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John Garamendi
1,045,097 votes
42.6%
- Occupation: California State Insurance Commissioner
- Issued a comprehensive report on the state of health care in California, "Priced Out: The Crisis in California Health Care"
- 1995, Appointed by President Bill Clinton to the number two position in the U.S. Department of the Interior, Deputy Secretary
- Elected to the California State Assembly in 1974 and the State Senate in 1976
- Received MBA from Harvard Business School
- Peace Corps volunteer in Ethiopia with wife, Patti
- Graduate of UC Berkeley where he was an All-Conference football player and champion wrestler
Priorities:
- California must have the best education system so our workers can compete with knowledge and skill in the competitive world market place.
- We must maintain the environmental quality of our Golden State.
- I will work toward every Californian having universal access to affordable health care.
Jackie Speier
975,530 votes
39.7%
- Occupation: California State Senator
- Assistant Pro-Tem of the Senate
Priorities:
- Continue Fighting for Consumer Protection
- Be the Guardian of Higher Education
- Keep Government Accountable to the People It Serves
Liz Figueroa
436,849 votes
17.7%
- Occupation: California State Senator
- Fought for California children and working families throughout my entire career.
- Daughter of Salvadoran immigrants, I went to my first day of school not knowing a word of English.
- I worked hard, overcame obstacles, and became the first Latina from Northern California elected to the Legislature
- I'm a mother and a grandmother, and now I'm trying to take the fight for California's chidlren and working families to the statewide level.
Priorities:
- Use the office of Lt. Governor to fight for California's children and working families.
- Use my position as a UC Regent to fight against the scandals and waste that have recently come to light
- Use my position on the State Lands Commission and the California Coastal Commission to protect our environment, coastline, and natural resources.
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