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Abel Maldonado
194,674 votes
52.8%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: Businessowner/Assemblymember
- Former Santa Maria Mayor
- Former Santa Maria Councilman
Priorities:
- Education
- Healthcare
- Environment
Peg Pinard
157,556 votes
42.7%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: San Luis Obispo County Supervisor
- Former Mayor of San Luis Obispo
- Former Council Member of San Luis Obispo
- Teacher
- Served in the Peace Corps
- Graduated with honors from Santa Clara University
Priorities:
- Addressing the state's fiscal crisis to bring accountability and fiscal responsibility to Sacramento.
- Improving the quality of our education system in the state by getting much-needed money into the classroom.
- Protection and restoration of our environment and coastal resources.
Brook Madsen
16,644 votes
4.5%
- Party: Green
- Occupation: Electrician
- Addr: 66 Southbank Rd., Carmel Valley, CA 93924
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Events
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- Council and Town Clerk candidates at 6 pm, State Sen. Dist 15 candidates at 7:30 pm, State Assembly Dist 21 candidates at 8:30 pm.
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- Saratoga Council candidates at 6 pm, State Sen. Dist. 15 candidates at 7 pm, State Assembly Dist 24 candidates at 8 pm.
- October 3, 2004 there will be a candidate's forum at the Best Western Beach Resort, 2600 San Dunes Drive in Monterey from 7 - 8 p.m. The forum is preceeded by a candidate's reception at 6:30 p.m. Co-sponsors of the forum are League of Women Voters of the Monterey Peninsula, The Monterey County Herald, KAZU 90.3 public radio, Best Western Beach Resort and the Watsonville Register Pajaronian. Public Access Channel 24 will be broadcasting this forum at later dates. Call Paul Congo at 333-1267 for times.
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