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California State Government June 8, 2010 Election
Governor; Democratic Party Voter Information

This contest will only appear on Democratic party ballots.

Results as of Jun 29 4:19pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (22894/22894)
Candidates (Vote for 1)
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Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown Click here for more information about this candidate 1,948,662 votes 84.3%

  • Party: Democratic
  • Occupation: Attorney General of California
  • Former Mayor of Oakland
  • Former Governor of California
Priorities:
  • We must get California working again--both its government and its people
  • We need an honest budget, a government closer to the people
  • leadership that can attract investment and new jobs, promote quality education and protect public safety
Richard William Aguirre 93,228 votes 4.1%
  • Party: Democratic
  • Occupation: Businessman
Charles "Chuck" Pineda, Jr. Click here for more information about this candidate 92,161 votes 4.0%
  • Party: Democratic
  • Occupation: Parole Board Judge
  • Fellowship: Harvard Law School . Class of"73. Graduate of James A. Garfield where Jaime Escalante later taught.Class of Summer '58.
  • Personnel Administration. Harvard Bus. School. Received honors from LAPD and Honeywell Corp. for creating the CYA's Gang Project in ELA/Maravilla..
  • 37 years of California State Executive Branch experience!
  • Designed and directed the California Youth Authority's first gang violence reduction project in East Los Angeles/ Maravilla (1976-79).
  • Served our country in the Eighth Army in the Republic of Korea, 1959-1961
  • First American Hispanic to serve as a Parole Board Judge/ Examiner with the United States Parole Commission, United States Department of Justice.
Priorities:
  • Fiscal solvency; Cut the fat and waste in government. Create jobs by building desalination plants. Prosecution of entities for farmworkers deaths.
  • Veto any legislation that enriches an entity at the expense of the taxpayers. More money from our Federal taxes to our state..
  • Keep our children out of the criminal justice system by diverting prison building money into delinquency prevention thus saving billions!
Vibert F Greene Click here for more information about this candidate 52,659 votes 2.3%
  • Party: Democratic
  • Occupation: Mechanical Engineer/CEO
  • BA Math
  • BS Mechanical Engineering
  • PHD Researchn Bio-Engineering
  • Master of Science in Engineering
  • Master of Engineering
Priorities:
  • Economic Recovery
  • Education Reform
  • Immergration Reform
Joe Symmon Click here for more information about this candidate 52,140 votes 2.3%
  • Party: Democratic
  • Occupation: Non-Profit Organization President
  • Undergraduate: Intercultural Studies, Bible/Theology
  • Graduate: Intercultural Studies, Bible/Theology
  • Non-Profit Founder/President
  • Community Leadreship/Development
  • Church Denomination Founder
  • Students Body President
Priorities:
  • cut taxes to spur our economy, create jobs and take action to promote innovation
  • Firstclass Education in California
  • Family Protection, spokesperson and advocate
Lowell Dudley Darling Click here for more information about this candidate 38,981 votes 1.6%
  • Party: Democratic
  • Occupation: Independent Artist
  • MFA, Southern Illinois University
  • Hon PHD, National College Naturopathic Medicine
  • Hon Discharge, USCG
  • 4 Fellowships, National Endowment for the Arts
  • author: One Hand Shaking
  • Candidate for Governor of Calif, 1978
Priorities:
  • Reduce the 2/3 majority rule on budgets and revenues.
  • Focus on public education. It is necessary in order for democracy to continue. I paraphrase President Eisenhower.
  • Franchise the office of Governor for Reality TV. Everything the Governor says, sees and hears, 24/7. All revenues to education.
Peter Schurman Click here for more information about this candidate 34,438 votes 1.4%
  • Party: Democratic
  • Occupation: Non-Profit Organization Consultant
  • Founding Executive Director, MoveOn.org
  • Associate Director at a K-12 school science program
  • Clean air advocate at American Lung Association
  • National Student Organizer at Sierra Club
  • Organizer, Ellen Tauscher for Congress
  • M.B.A., Yale, 2000
Priorities:
  • Create new green jobs and keep the jobs we have.
  • Raise revenues to stop the budget cuts, by making wealthy interests pay their fair share.
  • Sign California's "Medicare for All" single-payer health care law.
Nadia B. Smalley (Write-in) Click here for more information about this candidate
  • Party: Democratic
  • Occupation: NADIA B. SMALLEY for CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR
  • MARIJAUNA LEGALIZATION
  • HOMELESS ADVOCATE
  • SPECIAL NEEDS ADVOCATE
  • LABOR/FARMER ADVOCATE
  • CIVIL RIGHTS ADVOCATE
  • FAMILY FIRST
Priorities:
  • MARIJAUNA IS OUR #1 CASH CROP MARIJAUNA WILL SOLVE OUR BUDGET CRISIS , LEGALIZE & DECRIMINALIZE MARIJAUNA
  • EDUCATION
  • FAMILY FIRST

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  • As the state's chief executive officer, oversees most state departments and agencies and appoints judges.
  • Proposes new laws and approves or vetoes legislation.
  • Prepares and submits the annual state budget.
  • Mobilizes and directs state resources during emergencies.
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