United States Representative; District 23 Election Information November 2, 2004 Election

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League of Women Voters of California Education Fund

San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura Counties, CA

November 2, 2004 Election

United States Representative; District 23 Voter Information

Results as of Dec 6 4:02pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (415/415)

Candidates (Vote for 1)
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Lois Capps 153,980 votes 63.1%

Party: Democratic

Occupation: Member of Congress

Public School Nurse - Health Care Advocate

M.A. in Religion from Yale University

M.A. in Education from the University of California, Santa Barbara

Commerce Committee Member, US House

Budget Committee Member, US House

Priorities:

Protecting Social Security, Medicare and Public Education
Providing for our National Security
Preserving the Environment

Don Regan

83,926 votes 34.3%

Party: Republican
Occupation: Doctor/Business Owner
Ph.D. Audiology

Priorities:

The Economy
National Security
The Environment

Michael Favorite

6,391 votes 2.6%

Party: Libertarian
Occupation: Financial Advisor

Priorities:

Reduce Government Regulation
Reduce Taxes
Encourage Government to be fiscally responsible

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 23 - results also posted on this Smart Voter page

Calif. Legislature

District 23 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 23 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 23

League of Women Voters

How to Pick a Candidate

Project Vote-Smart

About the Candidates - Browse the page to find the link for US House 23. Then find Biography, Campaign Finances, Issue Positions (NPAT), Special Interest Groups, and Voting Record where available.

News and Analysis

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