League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Alameda County, CA November 6, 2012 Election
	Member of the State Assembly; District 18 Voter Information

Results as of Dec 3 10:07pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (316/316)

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. Rob Bonta 75,865 votes 50.5% Party: Democratic Occupation: Alameda City Councilmember Deputy City Attorney, San Francisco City Attorney's Office Commissioner, Alameda County Transportation Commission Former Director, Alameda Health Care District Former Chair, Alameda Economic Development Commission Former President, Alameda Social Service Human Relations Board info@robbonta.com Priorities: Safer Streets - Public Safety Better Schools - Education More Prosperous Communities - Jobs Abel Guillen 74,422 votes 49.5% Party: Democratic Occupation: Oakland Educator/Boardmember Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Public Policy From UC Berkeley Educator and Community Advocate Community College Trustee Public Finance Advocate abel@abelforassembly.com Priorities: Funding Community Colleges Creating Jobs Locally Reducing Pollution and Creating Green Spaces 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 Assembly Districts" and click on "Find your district" to see a map and statistics Maps of Calif. and District 18 - Scroll down to find a map of Assembly District 18 About Redistricting - from LWV California Education Fund State Assembly Assembly 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 Assembly session. Enter a Bill Number to see the history of a bill including voting records. Campaign Finance Data Follow the Money Detailed contributions to candidates in District 18 - Click on candidate name Secretary of State Campaign Finance Data for Candidates in District 18 - look for Assembly 18 on the linked page List of Candidates Accepting/Rejecting Voluntary Campaign Spending Limits - (PDF) Candidates who have voluntarily chosen to limit their spending in campaigns for State Assembly may spend no more than $520,000 in a primary election. Established by Proposition 34. California Contribution Limits - the law Nonpartisan Information Project Vote Smart Profiles of Candidates - Browse for district 18, candidate name Events Candidate Forums Date: Thursday, October 25 Time: 7 - 8:30 PM Place: Mastick Senior Center, 1155 Santa Clara Avenue, Alameda Co-Sponsors: LWV Alameda and AAUW The public is invited to attend and submit written questions for the candidates. The forum will be videotaped, and the video posted for later viewing. Online Video of September 6 Forum Watch the September 6 forum online Broadcasts of Taped Candidate Forums Date: Saturday, October 27, 2012 Time: 2:00 - 3:00 PM Channel: KTOP Channel 10 Sponsor: League of Women Voters of Oakland Date: Saturday, October 13 Time: Approx 4:00 - 4:45 PM Place: KTOP, Cable Channel 10 Sponsor: Broadcast of Forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Oakland on September 6. Date: Thursday, October 4 Time: Approx. 6:30 PM Place: KTOP, Cable Channel 10 Sponsor: Broadcast of Forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Oakland on September 6. Date: Monday, October 1 Time: Approx. 7 PM Place: KTOP, Cable Channel 10 Sponsor: Broadcast of Forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Oakland on September 6. Date: Saturday, September 29 Time: Approx. 2:00 PM Place: Broadcast on KTOP Cable Channel 10 of forum taped 9/6/12 Sponsor: LWV Oakland News and Analysis The Oakland Tribune Two Democrats vie for Assembly District 18 seat - 10/23/2012 General Links Election Archives See the candidates, issues, and results from previous elections: 6/5/12, 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, 3/5/02, 11/7/00, 3/7/00, 11/3/98, 6/2/98 Note 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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