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Karen Bass
26,367 votes
48.2%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Director, Community Organization
- Physician Assistant, County USC Medical
- Clinical Instructor, USC School of Medicine
Priorities:
- Education and eliminating the achievement gap
- Healthcare, improving access for all Californians
- Job creation and economic growth
Nate Holden
11,437 votes
20.9%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Retired L. A. City Council Member
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Physics
- MS Degree in Systems Engineering, West Coast Univeresity, Los Angeles, CA
- 17 Years in Aerospace Industry, Los Angeles, CA
- 1970 Elected as President of the California Democratic Council
- 1974 - 1978 Califonnia State Senator, representing the 30th Senate District
- 1988 - June 2003 Los Angeles City Council Member
Priorities:
- To provide quality education from K-12 and affordable education at the college level
- To make healthcare affordable to all citizens, especially seniors
- To reduce the rise of crime by providing more jobs and to increase funding for law enforcement.
Rickey Ivie
10,189 votes
18.7%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Consumer Attorney/Businessman
- Phone: 310-815-8775; Addr: 2999 Overland Ave., Ste 210, Los Angeles, CA 90064; Email: rivie@imwlaw.com
Richard P. Groper
5,433 votes
9.9%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Professor, California Government
Priorities:
- Education
- Budget Reform
- Health Care
David A. Cooper
1,312 votes
2.3%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Professor/Business Consultant
- Professor at OTIS College of Art & Design
- Currently consultiing Working Women Two
- Consultant on numerous political campaigns
Priorities:
- Community service requirement for all California high school students
- Equitable taxation and thorough tax reform
- Reduction of Workers' Compensation rates for businesses--at least 30% in the next five years
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- About the Candidates
- Click on "Assembly", then browse the next page to find the candidates with "District seeking" for 47. Then find Biography, Campaign Finances, Issue Positions (NPAT), Special Interest Groups, and Voting Record where available.
Candidate Forums
- February 12, 2004; 6-8:30pm
- Patt Morrison, Moderator; James West Alumni Center, UCLA;
info & RSVP 310/794-6810 or advocacy@support.ucla.edu
- February 19, 2004; 7pm
- Ladera Heights Homeowners' Association; Parent Elementary School, 5354 W. 64th Street
- February 25, 2004; 10am
- AARP; Holman United Methodist Church, 3320 W. Adams Blvd.
- February 25, 2004; 7pm
- West L.A. Homeowners' Association; St. Timothy's Catholic Church, 10425 Pico Blvd. (Corner of Pico & Beverly Glen)
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