Candidates
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Mike Honda
62,876 votes
39.3%
- Party: Democratic
(66.6% of votes in party)
- Occupation: Assemblymember/Educator
- Supervisor, Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors 1990-1994
- Board Member, San Jose Unified School District 1981-1990
- Master of Arts, Education, San Jose State University
- Bachelor of Science, Biological Sciences, San Jose State University
- Bachelor of Arts, Spanish, San Jose State University
Priorities:
- education
- health
- protecting a strong economy for high-tech and working families
Jim Cunneen
53,282 votes
33.3%
- Party: Republican
(86.1% of votes in party)
- Occupation: State Assemblyman
- Small Businessman
Priorities:
- Encourage private enterprise and entrepreneurship as a way to continue our economic prosperity
- Increase local control and innovation in our public school system to make sure all children have access to quality education
- Take steps forward to reduce our national debt and reduce the American family's tax burden
Bill Peacock
22,499 votes
14.1%
- Party: Democratic
(23.9% of votes in party)
- Occupation: Independent Small Businessman
- Phone: 408-225-0529; Addr: 6077 Snell Ave Box 347, San Jose, CA 95123; Email: billpeacock2000@yahoo.com
Dale C. Mead
8,638 votes
5.4%
- Party: Republican
(13.9% of votes in party)
- Occupation: Ebusiness Architect/Attorney
- Nortel Networks, eBusiness Group, 1997-
- Apple Computer, Advanced Technology Group 1989-1997
- Webmaster/Manager, http://www.apple.com 1994-1996
- Law Practice, Los Gatos, CA 1979-1989
- Continues to do legal work pro bono (free) with non-profit agencies
Priorities:
- Represent the high-tech and Internet interests of Silicon Valley
- Move Housing, Transportation, and Education decision-making to local level
- Make real progress in key social issues (e.g., abortion)
Dick Lane
3,968 votes
2.4%
- Party: Democratic
(4.2% of votes in party)
- Occupation: Professor/Businessman/Father
- Phone: 408-924-5650; Addr: PO Box 720891, San Jose, CA 95172; Email: dicklane@dicklane.org
Robin Parker
3,646 votes
2.2%
- Party: Democratic
(3.8% of votes in party)
- Occupation: World Wide Knowledge Engineering Manager
- Ph.D. and M.A., Stanford University
- B.A. with Distinction, Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Boston University
- At the state level served as President of the Peninsula Division of the League of California Cities.
- Served on State Controller Gray Davis's Santa Clara County Child Support Advisory Task Force.
- At the national level served as Vice-Chair, then Chair of the Community and Economic Development Committee of the National League of Cities.
- Honors:Phi Beta Kappa, Ford Foundation Fellowship Award for African-Americans, Child Development Fellow, Office of Child Development, DHEW, Region IX
Priorities:
- Education
- Transportation
- Strong Economy
Ed Wimmers
2,566 votes
1.6%
- Party: Libertarian
(100% of votes in party)
- Occupation: Computer Scientist
Connor Vlakancic
1,449 votes
.9%
- Party: Democratic
(1.5% of votes in party)
- Occupation: Businessman/Marketing Manager
- Phone: 408-483-9200; Addr: PO Box 2163, Los Gatos, CA 95031; Email: connor@connorvlakncic.com
Douglas C. Gorney
1,350 votes
.8%
- Party: Natural Law
(100% of votes in party)
- Occupation: Writer and Teacher
- Phone: 510-547-6643; Addr: 5909 Margarido Drive, Oakland, CA 94618; Email: gorney@california.com
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