League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Los Angeles County, CA June 3, 2014 Election
	State Senator; District 26 Voter Information A runoff will be held on 11/4/2014 between the top 2 candidates who received the most votes. The runoff will be held even if one candidate receives a majority of votes in this election.

Results as of Jul 1 4:10pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (570/570)

Runoff Election 11/4/2014 Candidates (Vote for 1) Click on highlighted name for additional information supplied by candidate. Contact non-highlighted candidates and encourage them to provide information for voters. Ben Allen 25,987 votes 22.2% Party: Democratic Occupation: School Board Member, Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Lecturer, UCLA School of Law Attorney, Richardson & Patel LLP Chair, Los Angeles County Committee on School Board Organization J.D. U.C. Berkeley (Boalt Hall), 2008 M. Phil. Cambridge University, 2001 B.A. magna cum laude, Harvard University, 2000 info@benallenforsenate.com Priorities: Strengthening our public education system Job creation and financial responsibility Fighting for a clean environment and strong transportation system Sandra Fluke 22,759 votes 19.4% Party: Democratic Occupation: Social Justice Attorney National leader on gender equality and reproductive justice Attorney representing victims of domestic violence and human trafficking Advocate for progressive legislation, including tackling student loan debt and expanding worker protections campaign@standwithsandra.org Priorities: Education, including access to early childhood education and affordability of higher education Environment, including finding solutions to California's water crisis, additional investment in transportation and protecting our coast Jobs and the Economy, including growing our middle class and connecting students to growing industry like high-tech and green-tech jobs Seth Stodder 20,419 votes 17.4% Party: No Party Preference Occupation: Law Professor sethstodder@yahoo.com Betsy Butler 19,301 votes 16.5% Party: Democratic Occupation: Nonprofit Organization Director Served in the State Assembly from 2010 to 2012 representing the 53rd District. The Governor signed 14 of her bills during her term. Focused on a safe and healthy environment, she passed the law banning the toxin BPA in baby products and carried the first moratorium on fracking. Named Legislator of the Year by the Vietnam Veterans of America and the American Veterans (AMVETS) recognizing her work for those who served. Serves on the boards of the Redondo Beach Veteran's Memorial Task Force, Planned Parenthood Advocacy Project of Los Angeles and Peace Over Violence. Spearheaded the effort to convert 6.2 acres of fallow land into multi-use sports fields in Torrance by organizing local, county and state agencies. Worked for the CA League of Conservation Voters, Environmental Defense Fund, served in the Clinton administration and on the CA Film Commission. betsy@betsybutler.com Priorities: Environment Seniors Veterans Amy Howorth 18,411 votes 15.7% Party: Democratic Occupation: Mayor/Education Advocate amy@howorthforsenate.com Vito Imbasciani 5,189 votes 4.4% Party: Democratic Occupation: California State Surgeon vito.uromd@gmail.com Patric M. Verrone 3,446 votes 2.9% Party: Democratic Occupation: Television Writer/Attorney Former President of the Writers Guild of America, West In 2007-2008, led the WGA, West through the 100-day strike that for the first time won writers fair pay for media distributed over the Internet Ranked by a 2008 Time Magazine Poll as one of 100 Most Influential People for efforts to make sure the Internet creates good-paying jobs J.D. Boston College Law School B.A. Harvard College, Magna Cum Laude patric@patricverrone.com Priorities: Preserve and expand high-wage jobs for middle class families Ensure our children receive the best educational opportunities from pre-kindergarten through college Improve home care and services for our seniors to retire with dignity Barbi S. Appelquist 1,630 votes 1.4% Party: Democratic Occupation: Attorney Masters of Public Policy, Pepperdine University (Valedictorian) Juris Doctor, University of California Hastings (International Law Review; Moot Court Oral Advocacy Award, Teaching Assistant Award) Bachelor of Arts, Barnard College, Columbia University (Student Government Officer of the Board, Resident Assistant, Class Officer, Alumnae Board) Of Counsel (Nonprofit & Government Affairs), Cohen & Gardner LLP Professor of Contracts Law, California School of Law Community Development Project Associate Attorney, Public Counsel info@barbiappelquist.com Priorities: Protect the environment by restricting hydraulic fracturing (tracking) and banning oil platforms off our coast Strengthen the economy with a more robust Film/TV tax credit, universal preschool for working families, & expanded opportunities for our veterans Promote safer communities with support to local law enforcement and improved rehabilitation programs Basic candidate data supplied by the Secretary of State. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

Candidates Answer Questions The League of Women Voters of California Education Fund has asked all candidates for this office to respond to 4 questions on Fiscal Choices, Water, Education, and Your Priorities. Official Information About Your District Map of District 26 - PDF of district published by CalVoter. See map of all districts Map of Calif. with Senate Districts - Select "2011 State Senate Districts" in pulldown then zoom in to see boundaries on top of road map. Can also find a district by street address. About Redistricting - from LWV California Education Fund State Senate State Senate Web site Calif. State Legislative Counsel (Leginfo) Bills Introduced - Check "Author(s)" and then type in the name of your current representative to see the bills introduced in the current Senate session. Enter a Bill Number to see the history of a bill including voting records. Campaign Finance Data VotersEdge.org Campaign Finance Data plus summary information for Candidates in District 26 - from our new Smart Voter / VotersEdge pilot project Secretary of State Campaign Finance Data for Candidates in District 26 - look for State Senate 26 on the linked page General Links Election Archives See the candidates, issues, and results from previous elections: 11/2/10, 6/8/10, 11/7/06, 6/6/06, 11/5/02, 3/5/02, 11/3/98, 6/2/98 This election is archived. Any links to sources outside of Smart Voter may no longer be active. No further links will be added to this page. Links to sources outside of Smart Voter are provided for information only and do not imply endorsement.

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