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Contra Costa, Alameda County, CA June 3, 2014 Election
Smart Voter Sam Kang

Candidate for
Member of the State Assembly; District 15

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Biographical Highlights
  • Party: Democratic
  • Occupation: Civil Rights Organizer
  • Saved $1.7 billion CalGrants college financial aid program during 2011 budget cuts.
  • Defeated Prop 23 in which Texas oil companies tried to roll back environmental protections.
  • Led national effort to block the largest telecom merger in U.S. history.
  • Wrote and passed state legislation on variety of issues, including more education funding, environmental protections, greater access to health care,
  • Serves on BART Civil Rights & Environmental Justice Committee
  • Sierra Club member and Alameda County Parks, Recreation & Historical Commission, former member
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Top Priorities if Elected
  • Bringing down the cost of health care, especially for seniors, families and underserved communities.
  • Increase K-12 funding, and bringing down the cost of higher education.
  • Greater environmental protections, including ban on fracking
Questions on Issues

The League of Women Voters of California Education Fund asked questions on the issues of all candidates for this office.
Read the answers from Sam Kang
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Key Endorsements
  • Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones
  • California Small Business Association
  • California Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus
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Campaign Contact Information
Website: http://www.samkang2014.com
E-mail: samkang2014@gmail.com

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