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Barbara Boxer
4,410,056 votes
53.1%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: U.S. Senator, 1993-present
- Congresswoman, U.S. House of Representatives, 1982-1992
- Supervisor, Marin County, 1976-1981
- First woman president of the Marin County Board Supervisors
- Former stockbroker and journalist
- B.A. in Economics from Brooklyn College
Priorities:
- Quality education, with smaller class sizes, higher standards and after school programs.
- More community police and getting rid of assault weapons and junk guns.
- An HMO patient protection act to guarantee quality care is never denied.
Matt Fong
3,575,078 votes
43.1%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: California State Treasurer
- Prior Member, State Board of Equalization
- U.S. Air Force Academy Graduate
- Pepperdine University, MBA
- Southwestern University School of Law, J.D. degree
- Former Small Business Owner
- Member, National Commission on Economic Growth and Tax Reform
Priorities:
- Ensure that we have a world-class education system.
- Completely overhaul the tax code as we know it.
- Have a criminal justice system that truly protects the innocent.
Ted Brown
93,926 votes
1.2%
- Party: Libertarian
- Occupation: Insurance Adjuster/Investigator
- B. A. in political science, UCLA
- Chair, Libertarian Party of California, 1988-89
- Chair, Libertarian Party of L. A. County, 1990-95
- Former candidate for Insurance Commissioner
- Married for 14 years; 1 daughter
- Resident of San Gabriel Valley
Priorities:
- Repeal the federal income tax and abolish the IRS
- End the War on Drugs and decriminalize drug use
- Withdraw all U. S. troops from overseas
Timothy R. Erich
82,918 votes
1.0%
- Party: Reform
- Occupation: Teacher/School Principal
- Phone: (209) 847-5010; Addr: 640 Eucalyptus Avenue, Oakdale, CA 95361; Email: terich@earthlink.net
H. Joseph Perrin, Sr.
54,699 votes
0.6%
- Party: American Independent
- Occupation: Researcher
- Married with 3 successful adult children
- Master of Science - Univ. of San Francisco
- Mem. American Legion & Ben Ali Shrine P.O.
- Past Community Services Chairman - Rotary
- Disaster relief volunterr
- Elder, Greenhaven Lutheran Church
Priorities:
- Stop exporting high paying jobs, and reduce unnecessary regulation for small business.
- Guarantee our elderly the retirement that has been promised to them.
- Reduce federal taxes to constitutionally allowable levels.
Ophie C. Beltran
48,685 votes
0.5%
- Party: Peace and Freedom
- Occupation: Political Union Organizer
Brian M. Rees
46,543 votes
0.5%
- Party: Natural Law
- Occupation: Physician
- Author and teacher
- Colonel, U.S. Army Reserve
- Commander, 349th General Hospital (HUM)
- M.D., and Master's degree in Public Health
- Member of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars
- Father of two beautiful children in public schools
Priorities:
- Campaign reform; eliminate soft money, reclaim our process from moneyed special interests
- Tax reform (cuts); throw our current tax code out and replace with a low flat tax.
- New and better jobs through innovative education and economic stimulation
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