League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	State of California (Butte, Shasta, Nevada, Tehama, Siskiyou, Placer, Lassen, Plumas, Modoc, Sierra, Glenn Counties) June 5, 2012 Election
	United States Representative; District 1 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 (627/627)

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. Doug La Malfa 66,527 votes 37.9% Party: Republican Occupation: Family Farmer/Senator doug@douglamalfa.com Jim Reed 43,409 votes 24.8% Party: Democratic Occupation: Tax Attorney Tax Attorney 2010 Campaign for Congress v. Wally Herger BS degree Electrical Engineering - UC Berkeley, MS - Taxation Golden Gate University, JD - San Francisco Law School info@jimreed2012.com Priorities: Saving Social Security and Medicare Equalizing tax rates for investors receiving income from dividends and capital gains above $200,000 with rates for working men and women Protecting Northern California water and other natural resources Sam Aanestad 25,224 votes 14.4% Party: Republican Occupation: Independent Businessman/Surgeon Former State Senator Former State Assemblyman Named Capitol Weekly's "Most Conservative Legislator" in 2009 sam@samaanestad.com Priorities: Balance the budget by immediate review of every department, every program, and every agency for immediate and deep spending cuts. Jump start the economy through immediate repeal of Obamacare and repeal of all other pending job killing regulations, mandates and fees. Immediate opening up of US oil and energy reserves for exploration. That includes building the Keystone Pipeline and making other immediate and ne Michael Dacquisto 10,530 votes 6.0% Party: Republican Occupation: Businessman/Bankruptcy Trustee mdacquisto@charter.net Priorities: Stop borrowing and spending money we do not have. Repeal Obamacare Develop proven energy reserves in this country. Pete Stiglich 10,258 votes 5.8% Party: Republican Occupation: Retired Colonel, USAF Native Californian 26 Year Veteran of the United States Air Force BS Education MS Management and Human Resources colonelpete4congress@yahoo.com Priorities: Balance the nation's budget Cut Spending Secure our borders by enforcing existing immigration laws and eliminating all incentives Nathan Arrowsmith 8,598 votes 4.9% Party: Democratic Gary Allen Oxley 5,901 votes 3.4% Occupation: Emergency Room Nurse gary@oxleyforcongress.com Gregory Cheadle, J.D. 4,939 votes 2.8% Party: Republican Occupation: Small Businessman Doctor of Jurisprudence Master of Public Administration Bachelor of Arts in Psychology California Real Estate Broker ER Volunteer cheadleforcongress@yahoo.com Priorities: Complete audit of the federal government Rein in government Curb the abuses of the IRS 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 5 questions on Economy, Budget, Energy, Health care, and Campaign financing. Official Information New Districts for 2012! Find your District - Select geography "Certified Congressional Districts" and click on "Find your district" to see a map and statistics Maps of Calif. and District 1 - Scroll down to find a map of Senate District 1 About Redistricting - from LWV California Education Fund U.S. House of Representatives Official Web site Campaign Finance Data Opensecrets.org Campaign Contribution Analysis for District 1 candidates - Click on blue tabs to see detail. (From the Center for Responsive Politics) Nonpartisan Information Project Vote-Smart About the Candidates - Browse the page to find the line(s) for US House 1. Then find Biography, Campaign Finances, Issue Positions (NPAT), Special Interest Groups, and Voting Record where available. Open Congress Key Votes in Congress - Enter your zip to see your representatives. Click on the person's name to see how your Congressional Representative voted on many key issues. Events Candidate Forums Monday, May 7, 7:00 - 10:00 PM Candidates for Congressional District 1 and State Assembly District 3 Ballot Measures - Pros & Cons City Council Chambers, 421 Main, Chico Sponsors: League of Women Voters of Butte County and the Chico Enterprise Record Candidates' forums planned Monday, Friday 05/06/12 Congressional candidates to appear on Paradise ridge on Friday 05/17/12 News and Analysis Chico Enterprise Record Congress, Assembly candidates' forum slated for May 7 04/29/12 Aanestad and LaMalfa squabble over website 05/16/12 Aanestad files complaint against LaMalfa campaign 05/16/12 Aanestad absolutely an oral surgeon; has credentials 05/18/12 Aanestad now mum on Muslim comment 05/23/12 1st Congressional District candidate: Oxley wants to cut foreign spending 06/01/12 1st Congressional District candidate: LaMalfa says he's "battle tested" 06/01/12 1st Congressional District candidate Stiglich to focus on balancing budget 06/02/12 1st Congressional District candidate: Oxley wants to cut foreign spending 06/02/12 Chico News and Review Herger's monkey wrench - Scramble for position ensues following news of his retirement 01/12/12 The overlooked candidate - Happy Valley man wants seat 02/16/12 Primary concerns - Democratic candidate is worried about June primary's lack of appeal 03/08/12 Herger's hot seat - Seven of eight congressional candidates square off 05/10/12 Web of deceit - Race for congressional seat gets dirty 05/17/12 Eight is enough - Herger's retirement leaves a crowded race for Congress 05/24/12 Sam Aanestad, bottom feeder - By saying the president is a Muslim, the candidate shows he lacks judgment 05/24/12 Corning Observer Water, farms, debt are top issues at candidates' night 05/25/12 KHSLTV.com Aanestad Says LaMalfa Campaign is Guilty of Fraud 05/15/12 Aanestad Receives Two Endorsements 05/21/12 KNVN.com Editorial Describes LaMalfa Campaign as 'Weaselly' and 'Cowardly' 05/17/12 KRCRTV.com Congress Hopeful Sam Aanestad Says Senator LaMalfa Violated Election 05/15/12 Mount Shasta Herald - mtshastanews.com Candidates' spat: conspiracy or political satire? 05/15/12 Congressional candidate: Dacquisto isn't taking contributions 05/23/12 Record Searchlight - redding.com - m.redding.com State GOP chairman uninvited to speak; Tehama group: Del Beccaro did not uphold values 03/31/12 Political signs as campaign strategies; candidates decide when to devote resources 04/21/12 'Dirty tricks' allegations fly in congressional race; Aanestad calls out LaMalfa over suspicious site 05/15/12 Aanestad begins process of filing FEC complaint against LaMalfa in 'dirty tricks' probe 05/16/12 Aanestad files complaint against LaMalfa in 'dirty tricks' probe 05/16/12 IP addresses involved in 'dirty tricks' probe not linked to Legislature - Aanestad files complaint with FEC 05/17/12 Silas Lyons: LaMalfa's denial doesn't add up 05/20/12 Reports show LaMalfa payments; staffer linked to an attack website 05/29/12 State of the north state congressional campaigns; 8 candidates crowd race for House seat 06/02/12 Red Bluff Daily News Candidates turn out to Tehama County Farm Bureau Candidates Forum 05/25/12 Sacramento Bee - sacbee.com 1st Congressional rivals Aanestad, La Malfa disagree on federal farm subsidies 04/21/12 Committee drops six figures on TV ad for Redding's Rick Bosetti 05/01/12 Aanestad campaign: LaMalfa aide behind attack website 05/15/12 SiskiyouDaily.com - GateHouse News Service WEB UPDATE: LaMalfa campaign manager accused of creating Aanestad attack website 05/16/12 TheUnion.com - Swift Communications, Inc. Aanestad now mum on Muslim comment 05/23/12 LaMalfa, Aanestad lead in campaign fundraising 06/02/12 General Links Election Archives See the candidates, issues, and results from previous elections: 11/2/10, 6/8/10, 11/4/08, 6/3/08, 11/7/06, 6/6/06, 11/2/04, 3/2/04, 11/5/02, 11/7/00, 3/7/00, 11/3/98, 6/2/98   All links 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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