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Los Angeles County, CA June 6, 2006 Election
Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Los Angeles; Assembly District 51 Voter Information

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Results as of Jun 27 2:22pm, 100.00% of Precincts Reporting (212/212)
Candidates (Vote for 7)
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Velma E. Anderson 10,992 votes 10.00%

  • Occupation: Member County Central Committee
Donald L. "Don" Dear Click here for more information about this candidate 10,880 votes 9.90%
  • Occupation: Director, West Basin Municipal Water Dist.
  • Served 19 years as Mayor of Gardena
  • Region A Teacher of the Year
  • Presently L.A. County LAFCO Commissioner
  • Member of Presidents' Commission on LAUSD Governance
  • Elected Gardena City Councilman three times
  • Former UTLA House of Reps. & PACE member
Priorities:
  • To unite different people thtrought our district for the good of all.
  • Support the government's role to protect the people, ensure justice, individual freedom & equal opportunity .
  • Bring quality public education & universal health care to California.
Patricia "Patt" Sanders Click here for more information about this candidate 10,287 votes 9.36%
  • Occupation: Incumbent
  • Democrat of the Year 2006
  • New Frontier Democratic Club Financial Secretary (Elected)
  • Inglewood Library Commissioner 2002-2005
  • EAA Union Board Member 1984-1992 Vice-President 1992-1998
  • SEIU -Local 660 member
  • League of Women Voters-Beach Cities member
Priorities:
  • Protect individual rights including the physically challenged and seniors
  • To fight for affordable health care and housing, quality education, a cleaner environment, a living wage, and safe communities.
  • Continue to fight for respect for diversity, economic stability and election reform.
Gloria Gray 8,928 votes 8.12%
  • Occupation: Retired Healthcare Administrator
Carolyn J. Fowler Click here for more information about this candidate 8,548 votes 7.78%
  • Occupation: Business Consultant
  • Member County Central Committee-Incumbent
  • Election Board Chair LACDP
  • Calif. Election Protection Network, Founder
  • Vice Pres. New Frontier Democratic Club
  • Retired AT&T Regional Learning Mgr.
  • IAM Local 1932 Member
Priorities:
  • Committed to Every Vote Being Counted As Cast in Elections
  • Promote the Platform & Growth of the Democratic Party
  • Activist on behalf of Universal Healthcare and Education
Joy D. Brown-Price Click here for more information about this candidate 8,162 votes 7.42%
  • Occupation: Appointed Incumbent
  • Wife, Mother of 2
  • Inglewood Police Commissioner
  • Board Member United Health Project
  • Kidz Vision City
  • Executive Director, African-American Community & Labor Leaders Alliance (ACLLA)
  • Political Chair, AFSCME Local 585
Priorities:
  • Promote positive and progressive direction of the Democratic Party
  • Address critical issues relating to education
  • Ensure that working families remain a top priority of the Democratic Party
Dan Medina Click here for more information about this candidate 7,782 votes 7.08%
  • Occupation: Public Relations Director
  • President-Gardena Valley Democratic Club
  • President-Gardena Cinco de Mayo Committee
  • VP-Gardena Valley Lion's Club
  • Chairman-Gardena/Carson YMCA Board of Managers
  • Public Relations-Gardena Valley Kiwanis
  • Viet Nam Veteran
Priorities:
  • Unite more Democratic Clubs to Participate in the Process
  • Support and Expand Universal Care for California
  • Expand Public Safety and Senior Programs
Joyce L. Randall Click here for more information about this candidate 6,547 votes 5.96%
  • Occupation: Educator
  • BA Psychology, Minor Life Sciences '79UCLA
  • Professionally Clear Teaching Credential '80UCLA
  • AME Church Elder
  • Church Women United Unit Secretary
  • Inglewood Women of Vision Chaplain
  • Boy Scouts of America Religion and Membership Chair, LA Area Council
Priorities:
  • Health Care
  • Employment
  • Economic Development
Marshae L. Kinney 6,199 votes 5.64%
  • Occupation: Member County Central Committee
Mary H. Bueno 5,874 votes 5.34%
  • Occupation: Attorney
Cleveland Brown 5,678 votes 5.16%
  • Occupation: Steamfitter
Terence J. Kennedy Click here for more information about this candidate 5,116 votes 4.65%
  • Occupation: Court Services Assistant
  • Peace Corps Volunteer, Colombia, 1964-1966
  • US Army, 1967-'69, Ft Ord & Phuoc Vinh Viet Nam
  • High School Spanish teacher, St. Anthony's High, Long Beach and Notre Dame High, Sherman Oaks, 1969-1971
  • Retired from US Customs Service as Customs Inspector, 1972-2003
  • Employed by Superior Court, Santa Monica Courthouse from 2004 to present
  • Member of Local 660, SEIU
Priorities:
  • Impeachment of President Bush for high crimes and misdemeanors
  • Defeat of current governor of California in November election
  • Discovering and responding to needs of Democrats at the local level
Alicia M. Brewster 4,706 votes 4.28%
  • Occupation: Community Volunteer
Alan V. Constantino 4,391 votes 3.99%
  • Occupation: Claims Examiner
Jack T. Wilson 3,173 votes 2.89%
  • Occupation: Aviation Museum Guide
Jean Williams Click here for more information about this candidate 2,672 votes 2.43%
  • Occupation: Real Estate Consultant
  • Planning Commissioner, City of Inglewood
  • Former Aviation Commissioner, City of Inglewood
  • President of Women's Council of Realtors, Southwest LA Chapter
  • Work with breast cancer survivors groups
  • Responsible for employment of more than 300 residents
  • Former Talent Editor of Billboard Magazine
Priorities:
  • Healthcare and emergency facilities
  • Education
  • Safe neighborhoods
Richard Schwartz Click here for more information about this candidate
  • Occupation: Engineer
  • Educated in Arcadia, California public schools. B.A. in Physics, 1964.
  • Long career in Aerospace/Defense automatic test systems and related sciences
  • Blinded in 1985 by a pretty immigrant computer programmer violin player (to whom I have been married since 1990)
  • Terminated from industry in 1993; began life as an independent inventor/investor
  • Ran 3 times for water district, seduced by my brilliant former opponent to switch from Libertarian to Democrat in 2004
  • Licensed pilot, radio ham, telescope maker, musician, etc.
Priorities:
  • Elect a Democratic Congress to curtail the power of a presidency gone bad.
  • Be open, accessible, and fair to all viewpoints. To be free, we must let the other guy be free.
  • Champion the rights of minorities, the poor, and other disadvantaged Californians.

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