League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	San Mateo, Santa Clara County, CA June 5, 2012 Election
	State Senator; District 13 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 (576/576)

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. Jerry Hill 76,033 votes 51.1% Party: Democratic Occupation: Assemblymember/Business Owner San Mateo City Councilmember 1991-1998 San Mateo County Supervisor 1998 - 2008 Lifetime Secondary Teaching Credential, SFSU Former Member, California Air Resources Board Former Member, Blue Ribbon Task Force on Healthcare Coverage Expansion Former Member, Bay Area Air Quality Management District Board of Directors jerryhillforsenate@gmail.com Priorities: Create jobs and promote our local economy Improve public education and help educators train the workforce of tomorrow Balance the state budget Sally J. Lieber 33,566 votes 22.5% Party: Democratic Occupation: Environmental Policy Advocate State Assemblywoman (Ret.) Former Mayor and Councilwoman Advisor, San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority 2012@sallylieber.org Priorities: Greater support for education Environmental protection Government transparency John H. Webster 23,003 votes 15.4% Party: Libertarian Occupation: Software Engineer Vietnam vet. having served in Navy in Philippines and Vietnam. Masters in Computer Science, from Santa Clara U. Victim of Bad Cops altering evidence to enforce Bad Laws. jwebster@ix.netcom.com Priorities: To fight the dark side of democracy, by removing "Enforced Fairness" laws. To legalize "Victimless Crimes" where not committed on Public Property. Push to have California threaten to secede unless major changes are made in the Federal Government. Christopher Kent Chiang 16,317 votes 11.0% Party: Democratic Occupation: Public School Teacher Government, economics, and history teacher for the eight years (in Cupertino, New York City, Los Angeles, Mountain View, San Mateo) 2010 Teacher of the Year (Monta Vista High School) Education Technologist: Google Certified Teacher and Microsoft Innovative Educator MA in Teaching from Stanford University MA in Educational Leadership from Columbia University BA in Political Science from the University of California, Irvine chris@chiang2012.com Priorities: Fight for a "Children First" state policy agenda that aims at world leading schools and children services. Pass the governor's bold pension reform, oppose high speed rail, and cut prison construction to secure funding for children. Redesign state testing, teacher and principal state certification, and community college based job training to reflect the 21st century economy. 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. Events Candidate Forums Friday, May 18 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM Cupertino Community Hall 10350 Torre AVE Cupertino CA 95014 - Includes State Assembly Districts 24 and 28; State Senate Districts 13 and 15 video of candidates' forum Palo Alto Online 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 13 - Scroll down to find a map of Senate District 13 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 13 - look for State Senate 13 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 13, 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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