United States Representative; District 11; Republican Party Voter Information

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Alameda, Contra Costa, San Joaquin, Santa Clara Counties, CA

March 5, 2002 Election

United States Representative; District 11; Republican Party Voter Information

Results as of Apr 10 12:24pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (644/644)

Candidates (Vote for 1)
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Richard W. Pombo 53,525 votes 87.1%
(This candidate has not responded to Smart Voter)

Party: Republican

Occupation: Rancher

Addr: 2705 N. Corral Hollow Road, Tracy, CA 95377

Thomas A. "Tom" Benigno 7,982 votes 12.9%

Party: Republican
Occupation: Retired Farmer
Chabot College -Elements of Supervision, Physiology 1 - no degree
Los Positas-CIS-50 Computers-Business-Marketing-Business Law - no degree
Mgmt Training Safeway Stores (job requirment) S.C.O.R.E helped people with jobs and business opportunities
Military accommodation Air Force fire crew life saving efforts
Scout Master and Scouting programs ten years
Owner-operator C&T Farms, Benigno Orchards,Benigno Farms,Tom's Tracy Produce,Tri Valley Produce,Tom's Produce@ Veronicas Tom's Produce San Ramon.

Priorities:

Safer and better schools, rebuild old schools, build new ones,more computers,tools to educate, books other materials, qualified teachers
Strong on National Defense. Strong anti-terrorist campaign, Protect our borders, our airports and our schools
Strong on water, power and smart growth, Transportation Hwy, Rail, Air. Housing needs, Jobs, the use of power & water for ag and business.

Basic candidate data supplied by the Secretary of State. All candidates have been invited to supply additional information to Smart Voter. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

Official Information

Secretary of State

Live Election Results for all candidates in Congressional District 11 - results also posted on this Smart Voter page

Calif. Legislature

New district 11 map and statistics - defines district boundaries for this election

U.S. House of Representatives

Official Web site

Nonpartisan Information

Campaign Finance Data

Campaign Contribution Analysis for District 11 candidates - from the Center for Responsive Politics (Opensecrets.org)

League of Women Voters

How to Judge a Candidate

Project Vote-Smart

About the Candidates - Browse the page to find the link for District 11. Then find Biography, Campaign Finances, Issue Positions (NPAT), Special Interest Groups, and Voting Record where available.

News and Analysis

Stockton Record

Cardoza raking in receipts - 03/02/02

Lodi News Sentinel

Pombo faces challenges in newly configured 11th District - 2/14/02

Tri-Valley Herald

Pombo opponent says it's a new district
Redrawn boundaries encourage Democratic opponent - 03/02/02

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See the candidates and issues from previous elections: 11/7/00, 3/7/00, 11/3/98, 6/2/98

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