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Santa Clara County, CA June 2, 1998 Primary

Members of County Central Committee; Republican Party; 5th Supervisorial District

Candidates (Vote for 6)
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Virginia G. Oaks 8,980 votes 9.9%

  • Party: Republican
  • Occupation: Businesswoman
  • Ambassodor for the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce
  • California State Central Committe-6 years
  • Santa Clara County Central Committe Member -2 years. Alternate to the County Central Committee 7 years
  • Successful entrepreneur of Virginia's Kitchen
  • Employed in a non profit organization as a volunteer coordinator
  • B.S. degree, CSUFresno
Priorities:
  • I work to elect Republicans who represent the consensus of the area they seeking to serve
  • I bring the power of the vote to every U.S. citizen and the longing to strive to become a U.S. citizen if the individual is not one at this point in time
  • It is my strong belief that people need empowerment, not necessarily a generational history of government assistance
Bob Burnett 8,379 votes 9.3%
  • Occupation: Physician
  • Board Certified Emergency Physician and Pediatrician
  • Past President, California Medical Association and County Medical Association
  • Founder, Former CEO LifeGuard HMO, presently Board of Directors
  • Santa Clara County Delegate to American Medical Association
  • Clinical Professor, Pediatrics, Stanford University Medical School
  • Chairman, Republican Central Committee, Santa Clara County
Priorities:
  • Elect outstanding, well-balanced, accomplished Republican candidates at all levels of government.
  • To build a strong precinct organization to enable the election of such canididates.
  • To help build a fiscally conservative and socially responsible Republican organization.
Pat Millar 8,129 votes 9.0%
  • Party: Republican
  • Occupation: Educator
  • Elected member of Santa Clara County Republican Committee
  • Member of the California State Republican Committee since 1992
  • Served as Legislative Aide for former State Senator Becky Morgan in Sacramento
  • Served as administrator at the College of Notre Dame and National University
  • Former teacher at San Jose State University and two public high schools
  • Ph.D. from Stanford University and B.A. from University of Vermont
Priorities:
  • Fiscal Conservatism
  • Social Responsibility
  • Party Unity
Donald J. Prolo 7,754 votes 8.6%
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  • Occupation: Neurosurgeon
  • Phone: (408) 354-8333; Addr: 19841 Glen Una Dr, Saratoga, CA 95070
Stanley Dickinson 7,527 votes 8.3%
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  • Occupation: Businessman
  • Addr: 1663 Whitham Ave, Los Altos, CA 94024
Roger Riffenburgh 7,122 votes 7.9%
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  • Occupation: Engineer
  • Phone: (650) 961-2309; Addr: 1285 Montecito Ave # 18, Mountain View, CA 94043
Ron Knecht 6,620 votes 7.3%
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  • Occupation: Engineer, Economist
  • Phone: (650) 968-0115; Addr: 1465 MARLBAROUHG AVENUE, LOS ALTOS, CA 94024
Karyn Morton 4,611 votes 5.1%
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  • Occupation: Small Business Owner
  • Phone: (650) 964-1017; Addr: 1016 E El Camino Real, Ste 133, Sunnyvale, CA 94087
Barry Chang 4,446 votes 4.9%
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  • Occupation: Businessman
  • Phone: (408) 996-9000; Addr: 21711 Alcazar Ave, Cupertino, CA 95014
Lou Thorpe 4,192 votes 4.6%
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  • Occupation: Small Business Owner
  • Phone: (408) 867-2637; Addr: 19550 Farwell Ave, Saratoga, CA 95070
Willem A. Kohler 3,851 votes 4.3%
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  • Occupation: Process Engineering Manager
  • Phone: (408) 867-4250; Addr: 21842 Via Regina, Saratoga, CA 95070
Elizabeth Boewer-Ambra 3,130 votes 3.5%
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  • Occupation: Educator
  • Phone: (650) 967-2003; Addr: 987 N Rengstorff Ave, Mountain View, CA 94043
Richard Bray 3,103 votes 3.4%
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  • Occupation: Electrical Engineer
  • Phone: (408) 756-3722; Addr: 6670 Ivy Ln, San Jose, CA 95129
Ed Vincent 2,541 votes 2.8%
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  • Occupation: Engineer
  • Phone: (408) 867-7081; Addr: 13617 Westover Dr, Saratoga, CA 95070
Karl Peterson 2,466 votes 2.7%
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  • Occupation: Property/Equity Management
  • Phone: (408) 867-4313; Addr: 18600 Woodbank Way, Saratoga, CA 95070
Anne Nichols 2,249 votes 2.5%
(This candidate has not responded to Smart Voter)
  • Phone: (650) 948-0253; Addr: 2166 Jardin Dr, Mountain View, CA 94040
David K. Schumann 2,028 votes 2.2%
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  • Occupation: School Choice Consultant
  • Addr: 1598 Quail Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94087
Richard L. "Dick" Blanding 1,750 votes 1.9%
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  • Phone: (650) 948-7174; Addr: 21 Marvin Ave, Los Altos, CA 94022
Omega "Maggie" Grantham 1,673 votes 1.8%
(This candidate has not responded to Smart Voter)
  • Phone: (408) 255-1637; Addr: 1122 Queen Anne Dr, San Jose, CA 95129

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