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Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz Counties, CA November 7, 2000 Election
United States Representative; District 17 Voter Information

Results as of Dec 5 1:02pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (420/420)
Candidates (Vote for 1)
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Sam Farr 137,047 votes 68.8%

  • Party: Democratic
  • Occupation: United States Representative
Clint Engler 48,832 votes 24.5%
  • Party: Republican
  • Occupation: Businessman
  • B.A. Communications
  • M.A. Intercultural Studies
  • Post graduate work in education
Priorities:
  • Taxes and Social Security
  • Education, National Defense, 2nd Amendment Rights
  • Abortion and Health Care Issues
E. Craig Coffin 7,991 votes 4.1%
  • Party: Green
  • Occupation: Landscaping business
  • B.A.Philosophy,University of Southern California
  • Post Graduate in political science
  • Co-Founder Green Party of Monterey County
  • Select State Senate Legislative Committee for Envirommemtal Issues
  • National Strawberry Commission for workers' rights
  • Bilingual in Spanish and English
Priorities:
  • Candidacy based on voter input
  • Government based on voter input
  • Voter education
Rick S. Garrett 2,418 votes 1.2%
  • Party: Libertarian
  • Occupation: Businessman
  • Phone: 831-461-0113; Addr: 230 Creek Drive, Aptos, CA 95003; Email: rickg@happytours.com
Larry Fenton 2,165 votes 1%
  • Party: Reform
  • Occupation: Journeyman Ironworker
Scott R. Hartley 958 votes .4%
  • Party: Natural Law
  • Occupation: Software Developer
  • Founder/President of Shadowfax Software
  • Educational consultant in ten countries
  • President of Elkhorn Slough Docents
  • MA from UCLA, Computer Aided Instruction
  • MIT National Scholar
Priorities:
  • Moratorium on genetic engineering until proven safe
  • Campaign finance reform
  • Discard WTO and create a treaty for sustainable prosperity
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