Candidates
(Vote for 1)
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Steven T. Kuykendall
66,520 votes
42.8%
- Party: Republican
(84.1% of votes in party)
- Occupation: Congressman/Businessman
Jane Harman
63,013 votes
40.5%
- Party: Democratic
(87.6% of votes in party)
- Occupation: College Professor/Businesswoman
Robert T. "Bob" Pegram
12,653 votes
8.2%
- Party: Republican
(15.9% of votes in party)
- Occupation: Computer Consultant
- Phone: 310-465-1083; Addr: PO Box 1122, Lomita, CA 90717; Email: mail@pegramforcongress.com
James C. Cavuoto
6,423 votes
4.2%
- Party: Democratic
(9% of votes in party)
- Occupation: Technology Magazine Publisher
- Founder and President, Micro Publishing Press, Inc.
- Member and Past President, Torrance Library Foundation and Torrance Library Commission
- Member, Venice Interactive Community
- Vice-President, Beach Cities Democratic Club
- Member, Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce
- Degree in Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
Priorities:
- Meaningful Campaign Finance Reform. Reduced postal rates and free airtime for candidates who accept spending limits. Enact limits on soft money.
- Long-Term Economic Development. Reduce South Bay's dependence on defense economy. Nurture new-technology industries like biomedical and multimedia.
- Improve Quality and Availability of Healthcare. Accelerate access to new treatments for debilitating diseases. Increase funding for medical research.
Daniel R. Sherman
2,635 votes
1.6%
- Party: Libertarian
(100% of votes in party)
- Occupation: Mechanical Engineer
- A.S. from San Diego Mesa College
- B.S. from University of California - Berkeley
- M.S. from University of California - Berkeley
- EMT-Paramedic from 1988 - 1992, San Diego
- Current employer: TRW Space and Electronics
Priorities:
- Provide real retirement savings for all Americans by ending Social Security.
- Bring health care costs under control by removing federal interference.
- Restore the Second Amendment to it's place in the Bill of Rights.
Farshad Rastegar
2,508 votes
1.6%
- Party: Democratic
(3.4% of votes in party)
- Occupation: Director, Non-Profit Agency
- Phone: 310-592-2000; Addr: 11960 Venice Blvd. #405, Los Angeles, CA 90066; Email: farshad@ri.org
John R. Konopka
1,044 votes
.6%
- Party: Reform
(100% of votes in party)
- Occupation: Businessman
- Phone: 310-645-5741; Addr: PO Box 45871, Los Angeles, CA 90045; Email: jkonopka@juno.com
Matt Ornati
868 votes
.5%
- Party: Natural Law
(100% of votes in party)
- Occupation: Software Account Executive
- Phone: 800-766-1230; Addr: 24351 Pasto Rd #D, Dana Point, CA 92629; Email: ornatim@ix.netcom.com
Basic candidate data supplied by the Secretary of State.
Order of candidates is random and changes daily.
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