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Don Perata
248,614 votes
77.1%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Member, California State Senate
- Teacher - 16 years
Priorities:
- Increased Funding for Education
- Reducing Traffic Congestion and Improving Public Transit
- Ensuring a Clean, Safe Water Supply in California for Decades
Patricia Deutsche
50,110 votes
15.6%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: Public Relations Executive
- B.A. degree in Rhetoric, UC Davis
Priorities:
- Economic Development
- Education
- Health Care
Tom Condit
17,412 votes
5.4%
- Party: Peace and Freedom
- Occupation: Writer
- SDS national membership secretary, 1966-68
- Picket captain, Teamsters Local 923
- Peace and Freedom Party candidate for Insurance Commissioner, 1990 and 1994
- 45 years activity in labor, peace and social justice movements
Priorities:
- Create a state workers' compensation fund to lower costs and raise benefits without insurance company profits
- Double the minimum wage
- Close maximum security prisons
Peter Von Pinnon
6,383 votes
1.9%
- Party: Libertarian
- Occupation: Project Manager
- Phone: 510-531-8300; Addr: 4833 Park Blvd., Oakland, CA 94602; Email: pvonpinnon@yahoo.com
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