League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Contra Costa, Alameda County, CA June 5, 2012 Election
	State Senator; District 7 Voter Information A runoff will be held on 11/6/2012 between the top 2 candidates who received the most votes. The runoff will be held even if one candidate receives a majority of votes in this election.

Results as of Jul 16 4:38am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (632/632)

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. Mark Desaulnier 91,224 votes 57.0% Party: Democratic Occupation: State Senator/Businessman mark@markdesaulnier.com Mark P. Meuser 68,730 votes 43.0% Party: Republican Occupation: Counselor at Law Small Business Owner Ex: Chief of Staff for Missouri Senator John Loudon contact@markmeuser.com Priorities: Eliminate unnecessary red tape that is preventing our employers from growing in California Pension reform Reduce government waste, increase governement efficiences, and establish better governement accountability Basic candidate data supplied by the Secretary of State. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

Candidates Answer Questions The League of Women Voters of California Education Fund has asked all candidates for this office to respond to 4 questions on Budget, Government reform, Higher education, and Major issues. Official Information New Districts for 2012! Find your District - Select geography "Certified Senate Districts" and click on "Find your district" to see a map and statistics Maps of Calif. and District 7 - Scroll down to find a map of Senate District 7 About Redistricting - from LWV California Education Fund State Senate State Senate 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 Senate session. Enter a Bill Number to see the history of a bill including voting records. Campaign Finance Data Secretary of State Campaign Finance Data for Candidates in District 7 - look for State Senate 07 on the linked page List of Candidates Accepting/Rejecting Voluntary Campaign Spending Limits - (PDF. Scroll to bottom) Candidates who have voluntarily chosen to limit their spending in campaigns for State Senate may spend no more than $780,000 in a primary election. Established by Proposition 34. Election Track Latest contributions Nonpartisan Information Project Vote Smart Profiles of Candidates - Browse for State Senate District 7, candidate name (near bottom of page) General Links Election Archives See the candidates, issues, and results from previous elections: 11/2/10, 6/8/10, 11/7/06, 6/6/06, 11/5/02, 3/5/02, 11/3/98, 6/2/98 Note All links above open in new window 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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