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Lois Wolk
54,627 votes
58.3%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Yolo County Supervisor
- Eight years on Davis City Council, including 4 years as Mayor
- Brought new hospital to the region
- Enacted the Farmland Preservation Ordinance to protect agricultural land from development
- Restored flows to Putah Creek in Solano and Yolo Counties
Priorities:
- Improving Public Education & Expanding Healthcare for Children
- Preserving Open Space and Agricultural Land
- Protecting a Woman's Right to Choose
John R. Munn
39,175 votes
41.7%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: Soil Scientist
- Employment: John Munn has worked as a Soil and Water Scientist for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection since 1984.
- Personal: John grew up on a farm in the San Joaquin Valley, has been married to Shelley for 29 years, and they haved 3 children.
- Education: Bachelor of Science Degrees in Soil and Water Science and in Engineering and a Masters Degree in Soil Science from UC Davis.
- Community: John has been active in community affairs and was a member of the Davis School Board from 1997 through 2001.
- Professional: John has been President of the Professional Soil Scientists Association of California.
- Taken together, John has experience in agriculture, natural sciences, and public service that make him well qualified for the State Assembly.
Priorities:
- State spending must be based on carefully planned budgets for necessary services and realistic revenue projections.
- Education reform that reaches our students in the classroom and frees teachers from bureacracy so that they can spend more time with students.
- Infrastructure development that provides schools, roads, and water to meet current and future needs.
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