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California State Government June 2, 1998 Primary

Secretary of State

Candidates (Vote for 1)
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Bill Jones 2,423,602 votes 50.1%

  • Party: Republican (100.0% of votes in party)
  • Occupation: Secretary of State
Priorities:
  • To have 100% of eligible voters participate each election. Secretary Bill Jones has implemented an unprecedented voter outreach program to register new voters. More than 1,000,000 citizens have registered since Bill Jones took office in 1994.
  • Eliminate voter fraud. Secretary Jones has referred more than 130 voter fraud cases to District Attorneys.
  • Secretary Jones is working to improve services to the public. Including the opening of a new customer service center that provides one stop shopping for all Secretary of State Agency functions.
Michela Alioto 1,896,245 votes 39.2%
  • Party: Democratic (100.0% of votes in party)
  • Occupation: Small Business Owner
  • Congressional Candidate for 1st District 1996
  • Domestic Policy Advisor to Vice President Gore 1993-1995
  • Seconded Vice President's Nomination at Democrat Convention 1996
  • Anthropology BA from UCLA 1992
  • Member of National Women's Political Caucus, Women's Leadership Forum and EMILY's List
  • Partner in a wine business
Priorities:
  • Make voting easier and more accessible through communications technology and electoral innovations
  • Reach out to non-voters, minorities and the young
  • Modernize and streamline voter registration and business filing practices
Gail K. Lightfoot 171,344 votes 3.6%
  • Party: Libertarian (100.0% of votes in party)
  • Occupation: Registered Nurse
  • LPC Chair, 1990, 1995-1996
  • Charter member LP
  • studies in Early Childhood Education
  • studies in Political Science
  • mother of three , grandmother of five
  • coordinated regional training sessions, 1994
Priorities:
  • easy to understand voter and candidate materials
  • permanent absentee voting status for any voter
  • unlimited contributions from individuals
Jane Ann Bialosky 96,560 votes 2.0%
(This candidate has not responded to Smart Voter)
  • Party: Natural Law (100.0% of votes in party)
  • Occupation: Teacher
  • Phone: 805 969-3434; Addr: PO Box 5283, Santa Barbara, CA 93150; Email: RICHARDAIA@AOL.COM
Carolyn Rae Short 76,813 votes 1.5%
(This candidate has not responded to Smart Voter)
  • Party: American Independent (100.0% of votes in party)
  • Occupation: Small Business Owner
  • Phone: 530 345-4224; Addr: PO Box 180, Durham, CA 95938
Valli Sharpe-Geisler 61,999 votes 1.2%
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  • Party: Reform (100.0% of votes in party)
  • Occupation: Educator/Technology Coordinator
  • Phone: 408 997-9267; Addr: 4718 Meridian Avenue #228, San Jose, CA 95118; Email: SiliconV@bena.com
Israel Feuer 59,641 votes 1.2%
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  • Party: Peace and Freedom (50.3% of votes in party)
  • Occupation: Political Reform Educator
  • Phone: 310 473-3498; Addr: PO Box 24858, Los Angeles, CA 90024
Marisa Helene Palyvos-Story 59,124 votes 1.2%
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  • Party: Peace and Freedom (49.7% of votes in party)
  • Occupation: Supermarket Retail Clerk
  • Phone: 818 255-0298; Addr: 10153 1/2 Riverside Drive, Toluca Lake, CA 91602-2533

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