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Simon Salinas
40,796 votes
61%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Assemblymember, 28th District
- Former elementary school teacher
- Former community college professor
- Former City Councilmember
- Former County Supervisor
Priorities:
- Education
- Health
- Public Safety
Jane Howard
26,128 votes
39%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: Small Business Owner
- Jane is a successful business owner who handled marketing and advertising for seven retail tire stores from San Francisco to Salinas.
- Jane was a school board member and president of Gilroy Unified School District.
- She served as president of the Leadership Gilroy Education Foundation and chair of the South Valley Hospital Board of Directors.
- In 1999, she was honored as "Woman of the Year" by the Gilroy Chamber of Commerce for her many community activities.
Priorities:
- Education is my top priority. Every child has the potential to learn and succeed in a safe and successful environment.
- Leadership requires that we manage the state budget by setting priorities and reducing spending so that we live within our means.
- Public Safety is government's primary responsibility. We must provide law enforcement with the resources it needs to fight crime and terrorism.
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