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Elaine Alquist
156,321 votes
68.6%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Educator
- Adjucnt Professor, Santa Clara University, 2003
- Assemblymember, State of California, 1996-2002
- Fiscal Policy Chair, California Postsecondary Education Commission
- Trustee, Cupertino Union School Board, 1983-1991
- Financial Analyst, Stanford University
- M.A., Guidance and Counseling Education
Priorities:
- Education
- Economic Development/Jobs
- Children and Seniors
Shane Patrick Connolly
62,157 votes
27.2%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: Finance Manager - Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation
- MBA - Accounting
- BS - Business Administration
- Member, San Jose-Dublin (Ireland) Sister City Committee
- Board Member, Music at Trinity (non-profit)
- Vice President, Log Cabin Republicans - Silicon Valley Chapter
- Recognized by the New York State Commissioner of Labor for Innovation in the Delivery of Labor Services
Priorities:
- Economic Growth & Job Creation
- Balance the Budget - Combat Waste, Fraud, & Abuse
- Restore Excellence to California Schools
Mike Laursen
9,585 votes
4.2%
- Party: Libertarian
- Occupation: Software Engineer
Priorities:
- School Choice / Local Control of Public Schools
- Fiscal Responsibility
- Civil Liberties for All
John H. Webster
(Write-in)
- Party: Libertarian
- Occupation: Software Engineer
- Masters in Computer Science
- Vietnam Veteran
- Victim of Bad Cops altering evidence to enforce Bad Laws.
- Parent of two children now grown.
Priorities:
- Restoring and protecting our Freedoms lost or at risk due to Patriot Act and other laws enforcing Political Correctness.
- Stopping Government from making laws over things not even in the Public Domain.
- Changing the Gov./Citizen relationship to be more Provider/Customer rather than Lord/Serf.
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