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Dennis A. Cardoza
53,621 votes
51.1%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Member, California Legislature
- Merced City Council, 1994-96
- Atwater City Council, 1984-87
- Legislator of Year - CA State Sheriffs Assn.
- Legislator of Year - Small Business Roundtable
- Legislator of Year - UC Alumni Assn.
- Gold Award - California Teachers Assn.
Priorities:
- Protecting Social Security and Improving Access to Healthcare
- Improving Air Quality and Transportation in the S.J. Valley
- Bringing New Industry and Job Opportunities to the Central Valley
Richard J. "Dick" Monteith
45,960 votes
43.8%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: State Senator/Agribusinessman
- B.A. Sociology, Stanford University
Priorities:
- Homeland Security
- Economic Recovery
- Education
Kevin H. Cripe
3,460 votes
3.2%
(This candidate has not responded to Smart Voter)
- Party: American Independent
- Occupation: Elementary School Teacher
- Phone: 209-576-4831; Addr: 2608 Sagemill Drive, Modesto, CA 95355
Linda Marie (Alves) De Groat
2,088 votes
1.9%
- Party: Libertarian
- Occupation: Escrow Assistant
- B.S. Organizational Behavior -1997 - University of San Francisco
- District Manager Pacific Bell - 33 years - Retired
- US Constitution and Bill of Rights Scholar
- Income Tax Reform Advocate
- States Rights Advocate
Priorities:
- Return the Fed. Gov. to the restraints of the US Constitution thus reviving the sovereignty of the states allowing them to manage their own affairs.
- Abolishment of the Income Tax and the I.R.S. Not one penny collected in income tax goes to the US Treasury it goes instead to the Federal Reserve.
- Ousting the Federal Reserve - a private corporation which effectively controls Federal gvmt. and our economy to benefit their own stockholders.
Donna Crowder
(Write-in)
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- Thursday, October 10, 7-8pm, City/County Chambers,
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News and Analysis
Modesto Bee
- Monteith campaign ads set to debut on TV
- 9/12/02, Modesto Bee
- Campaign violations alleged
- 9/20/02, Modesto Bee
- Cardoza fires back with own TV ads
- 10/2/02, Modesto Bee
- 18th District candidates, sans Monteith, tackle water, Iraq, energy crisis
- 10/12/02, Modesto Bee
- State candidates offer few surprises at forum
- 10/16/02, Modesto Bee
- Big guns visit area for Cardoza
- 10/23/02, Modesto Bee
- Down to the wire for Condit's seat
- 10/27/02, Modesto Bee
- Salesman turned politician fends off questions of age with tireless campaigning
- 10/27/02, Modesto Bee
- Big names aside, 2 more vie for 18th
- 10/27/02, Modesto Bee
- 18th Congressional District Candidate: Dennis Cardoza
- 10/27/02, Modesto Bee
- 18th Congressional District Candidate: Dick Monteith
- 10/27/02, Modesto Bee
- 18th Congressional District Candidate: Kevin H. Cripe
- 10/27/02, Modesto Bee
- 18th Congressional District Candidate: Linda Marie DeGroat
- 10/27/02, Modesto Bee
- Monteith, Cardoza hit campaign trail today
- 10/30/02, Modesto Bee
- All eyes on battle for 18th
- 11/3/02, Modesto Bee
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