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LWV League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
Santa Clara County, CA June 8, 2010 Election
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Melodi D. Masaniai
Answers Questions

Candidate for
Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Santa Clara; State Assembly District 22

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The questions were prepared by the Leagues of Women Voters of Santa Clara County and asked of all candidates for this office.
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Questions & Answers

1. What would you do to increase the number of voters registered in your party?

Build on the current effort that concentrates on tabling at public events, and expand voter registration to precincts in underrepresented neighborhoods. According to California Secretary of State Debra Bowen's January 2010 Voter Registration report, Santa Clara County has nearly 366,000 un registered voters, which is an increase of unregistered voters. We must stop going backward and begin going forward.

2. What would you do to help the campaigns of candidates of your party?

I serve on the Endorsements Committee of the Santa Clara County Democratic Party and the Dean Democratic Club of Silicon Valley. I walk precincts for three endorsed candidates and give money to endorsed candidates. In 2009, I walked precincts for all the Democratic candidates running for Sunnyvale City Council. In 2010, I have walked precincts for myself, Rich Gordon, who is running for Assembly District 21, and I have given money to candidates for County Board of Supervisors in Santa Clara and San Francisco counties. Also, I am doing everything I can for Former Assemblymember John Laird in his run for the Special Election in Senate District 15.

3. Why did you become a member of this political party?

I became a Democrat because Democrats stand together for equality, civil rights, equal opportunity, and freedom.

Responses to questions asked of each candidate are reproduced as submitted to the League.  Candidates' responses are not edited or corrected by the League.

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