League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Los Angeles County, CA November 4, 2008 Election
	Member of the State Assembly; District 53 Voter Information

Results as of Nov 26 1:08pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (279/279)

Candidates (Vote for 1) Click on highlighted name for additional information supplied by candidate. Contact non-highlighted candidates and encourage them to provide information for voters. Ted W. Lieu 125,507 votes 67.4% Party: Democratic Occupation: Assemblymember, 53rd District Former Torrance Councilmember Major, United States Air Force Reserves Former Commissioner, Environmental Quality & Energy Conservation Commission Honorary Board Member, Venice Historical Society Board Member, Switzer Center School Member, Heal the Bay Priorities: Education Environment Health Care Thomas H Vidal 60,890 votes 32.6% Party: Republican Occupation: Business Attorney Entertainment and corporate transactions Pepperdine School of Law (1999) University of Colorado (1996) Priorities: Economy - Reforming the budget and creating incentives to bring business back to California Health Care - Market based reforms to increase quality, accessibility, affordability, and portability Education - Protect education spending, increase local control and parental information, comprehensive curriculum reform; school choice options Basic candidate data supplied by the Secretary of State. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

Official Information State Assembly District 53 map and statistics - defines district boundaries for this election Assembly Web site Calif. State Legislative Counsel (Leginfo) Bills Introduced - Check "Author(s)" and then type in the name of your current representative to see the bills introduced in the current Assembly session. Enter a Bill Number to see the history of a bill including voting records. Candidate Forum Tuesday, October 28, 2008 time: 6:30-9:00 p.m. place: Westchester Christian Church 8740 La Tijera Bl, L.A. CA 90045 sponsor: Neighborhood Council of Westchester/Playa tentative schedule: 6:30-7:00 51st Assembly District 7:00–7:20 53rd Assembly District 7:20–7:50 35th Congressional District 7:50–8:10 36th Congressional District 8:10–8:30 25th State Senate District 8:30–8:50 2nd District County Supervisor Campaign Finance Data Secretary of State Campaign Finance Data for Candidates in District 53 - look for Assembly 53 on the linked page List of Candidates Accepting/Rejecting Voluntary Campaign Spending Limits - (PDF) Candidates who have voluntarily chosen to limit their spending in campaigns for State Assembly may spend no more than $845,000 in a general election. Established by Proposition 34. Around the Capitol Campaign finances, news articles, district information Nonpartisan Information Project Vote Smart Profiles of Candidates - Browse for district 53, candidate name General Links Election Archives See the candidates, issues, and results from previous elections: 11/7/06, 6/6/06, 11/2/04, 03/2/04, 11/5/02, 3/5/02, 11/7/00, 3/7/00, 11/3/98, 6/2/98 This election is archived. Any links to sources outside of Smart Voter may no longer be active. No further links will be added to this page. Links to sources outside of Smart Voter are provided for information only and do not imply endorsement.

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