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Jim Costa
25,355 votes
42.7%
Brian Daniel Whelan
15,053 votes
25.3%
Johnny M. Tacherra
6,776 votes
11.4%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: Dairyman/Business Owner
- Board Member - Oak Grove Veterans Memorial
- Member - California Dairy Campaign
- Member - Farmers Union
- Owner - JT Customs
- Director - Morningstar Dairy
- johnny@tacherraforcongress.com
Priorities:
- Job Creation - See my American Jobs 101 Plan
- Limited Government - Fewer restrictions on our Liberty
- Free and Fair Markets
Mark Garcia
6,529 votes
11.0%
Priorities:
- Lower the Deficit
- Cut Wasteful Spending
- Repeal Obama Care
Loraine Goodwin, M.D.,J.D.
5,703 votes
9.6%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Physician/Legal Arbitrator/ Community College Teacher
- Doctorate, Medicine (M.D.)
- Doctorate Law, (J.D.)
- Certification Arbitration & Mediation & Governance
- Elected Official Democratic Candidate Congress CD 19 in 2010
- Member, AFSCME, UAPD and past board member & steward
- Trustee, Madera Unified School District 2006-10
- saveourvalley@hotmail.com
Priorities:
- Jobs and I have plans for veterans
- Finance Reform-Families and Kids in Houses
- Health care - Seniors, Veterans, Families
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- Date: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Time: 7 - 8:30 PM
Place: Board of Supervisors' Chambers
2222 M Street, Merced
Sponsors: LWV Merced County, AAUW-Merced Branch, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, The Merced County Chamber of Commerce, and the National Council of Negro Women
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