Candidate for
United States Representative; District 17

• Lobbyed for strict federal organic standards
• Facilitated the final agreement that conveys the former Fort Ord to civilian hands
• Created legislative initiatives that provide tax incentives to keep farmland in productive use
• Fought for comprehensive campaign finance reform (which recently passed!)
• Bolstered land and ocean resources with initiatives to save essential fish habitat and enhance funding for national marine sanctuaries
• Authored the original Oceans Act, a version of which passed Congress and was signed into law
• Forced the House of Representatives to initiate its own recycling program
• Brought millions of dollars to the district for local agriculture projects including methyl bromide alternatives research and organic farming support
• Obtained more than $65 million in defense conversion funds to start a new California State University at the closed Fort Ord military base
• Fought to designate California's Route 1 as an "All American Road" - one of only six nationwide
• Worked to add 7,960 acres to Pinnacles National Monument
• Stopped the Navy from bombing runs over Big Sur
• Secured the funding for the National Marine Fisheries Service lab in Santa Cruz
• Got funding for construction of Hartnell?s new regional health occupations training center
• Brought the Defense Finance and Accounting Service to Monterey
• Saved the Social Security data center in Salinas from being shut down