United States Representative; District 17; Democratic Party Election Information March 2, 2004 Election

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Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz Counties, CA

March 2, 2004 Election

United States Representative; District 17; Democratic Party Voter Information

You can vote in this contest only if registered in the Democratic party, or as "Decline to State" requesting a Democratic ballot at your polling location.

Results as of Mar 26 4:14pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (295/295)

Candidates (Vote for 1)
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Sam Farr 65,805 votes 91.2%

Party: Democratic

Occupation: United States Representative

Member of House Appropriations Committee

Co-Chair of Congressional Travel & Tourism Caucus

Co-Chair of Congressional Organic Agriculture Caucus

Co-Chair of House Oceans Caucus

Member of House Rural Health Care Coalition

Priorities:

Education
Environment
Economy

Art Dunn

6,401 votes 8.8%

Party: Democratic
Occupation: Businessman
B.A.,M.A.. Columbia University
39 months active duty U.S.M.C. WW11

Priorities:

Reorganize Federal Reserve System to promote jobs.
Protective tariffs to keep jobs in the USA
Heavy investment in infrastructure to put people to work

Basic candidate data supplied by the Secretary of State. All candidates have been invited to supply additional information to Smart Voter. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

Candidates Answer Questions

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Official Information

Secretary of State

Live Election Results for all candidates in Congressional District 17 - results also posted on this Smart Voter page

Calif. Legislature

District 17 map and statistics - defines district boundaries for this election

U.S. House of Representatives

Official Web site

Nonpartisan Information

Campaign Finance Data

Campaign Contribution Analysis for District 17 candidates - from the Center for Responsive Politics (Opensecrets.org)

PoliticalMoneyLine - all candidates with active filings - Select "CA" and click on "List Candidates!". Then scroll down to District 17

League of Women Voters

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Project Vote-Smart

About the Candidates - Browse the page to find the link for US House 17. Then find Biography, Campaign Finances, Issue Positions (NPAT), Special Interest Groups, and Voting Record where available.

News and Analysis

Monterey County Herald

3/4/04 Risley to Run Against Farr

The Salinas Californian

2/19/04 Pair Seek Farr's Seat

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See the candidates and issues from previous elections: 11/5/02, 11/7/00, 3/7/00, 11/3/98, 6/2/98

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