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Nancy Skinner
 
164,929 votes
86.8%
- Party: Democratic
 - Occupation: Member, California State Assembly
 - Received B.S. in Conservation and Resource Studies, M.A. in Education from U.C. Berkeley
 - Served as Berkeley City Councilmember 1984-1992
 - Founded the international association Local Governments for Sustainability
 - Elected to the East Bay Regional Park District Board in 2006
 - Elected State Assemblymember 2008 - served as Chair of the Assembly Natural Resources Committee and now as Chair of the Rules Committee
 - Authored and passed E-Fairness legislation requiring internet retailers to pay sales tax, bringing California up to $500 million in new revenue
 - skinnerforassembly@gmail.com
  
Priorities:
- Establishing equity in our tax system so millionaires and high profit corporations pay their fair share to fund schools and safety net services
 - Creating and maintaining jobs for Californians
 - Sustaining a healthy environment with clean air, clean water, and less reliance on fossil fuels
  
Eugene E Ruyle
 
25,167 votes
13.2%
- Party: Peace and Freedom
 - Occupation: Retired Anthropology Professor
 - Professor of Anthropology, CSU, Long Beach
 - PhD Anthropology, Columbia University (1971)
 - MA Anthropology, Yale University (1965)
 - BA Anthropology, UC. Berkeley (1963)
 - US Marine Corps, enlisted (1957-1960)
 - cuyleruyle@mac.com
  
Priorities:
- End the Wars & Tax the Rich. Power to the People
 - Demilitarize and Democratize the University of California
 - Protect and Restore our Mother Earth
  
  
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