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Los Angeles County, CA June 6, 2006 Election
Member of the State Assembly; District 42; Democratic Party Voter Information

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Results as of Jul 13 4:04pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (322/322)
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Mike Feuer Click here for more information about this candidate 22,026 votes 52.2%

  • Occupation: Attorney/ University Educator
  • Former Executive Director, Bet Tzedek Legal Services/The House of Justice
  • Former Member, Los Angeles City Council
  • Graduate, Harvard University and Harvard Law School
  • Courageous Leadership Award, Women Against Gun Violence
  • Education Advocacy Award, Amercian Civil Liberties Union
  • FAMMY Award, Jewish Family Services of Los Angeles
Priorities:
  • Education
  • Health care
  • Environment
Abbe Land Click here for more information about this candidate 15,292 votes 36.3%
  • Occupation: West Hollywood Councilmember
  • Director of the Free Clinic
  • Woman of the Year, Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
Priorities:
  • Universal Healthcare
  • Support of Organized Labor
  • Defense and Promotion of Social Rights
Eric Michael Fine 2,317 votes 5.5%
  • Occupation: Marijuana Legalization Coordinator
Cynthia Toussaint Click here for more information about this candidate 1,551 votes 3.6%
  • Occupation: Nonprofit Organization Director
  • Founder & Spokesperson, For Grace (http://www.forgrace.org), a nonprofit dedicated to ensuring the ethical and equal treatment of all women in pain
  • Ballerina before becoming ill with the chronic pain disease, RSD, 23 years ago
  • BA Dance, University of California Irvine
  • Championed two CA Senate Informational Hearings about chronic pain issues
  • Delivered CA RSD Education Bill to Gov. Schwarzenegger's Desk Year One in 2005
  • Award of Excellence, Southern California Cancer Pain Initiative
Priorities:
  • Universal Health Care
  • Chronic Pain Awareness & Education
  • Accessibility and Integration of People With Disabilities
Mark Gonzaga Click here for more information about this candidate 1,016 votes 2.4%
  • Occupation: Producer/Teacher/Author
  • Executive Producer, Educational Television Program: California Politics
  • Teacher: Media Arts, Producing
  • Author, 2002
  • Animal Welfare Campaigner
  • Los Angeles County: Board Appointee, the City of West Hollywood, 2001
  • LAUSD, UCLA, Fred Sands, Pepperdine, Bachelor of Science: Mercy College
Priorities:
  • Improving Education/Provide Schools More Flexibility in Spending Education Aid for Teachers
  • Provide State Healthcare/Support Senator Khuel's SB840 for State Healthcare & Addressing Nurse Shortages/Patient Ratio Rights
  • Support Animal Welfare/Pass Legislation for Criminal Penalties for Cruelty to Animals

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