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State of California (Solano, Yolo, Sutter, Yuba, Sacramento, Lake, Glenn, Colusa Counties) November 6, 2012 Election
United States Representative; District 3 Voter Information

Results as of Dec 3 10:07pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (485/485)
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John Garamendi Click here for more information about this candidate 125,066 votes 54.1%

  • Party: Democratic
  • Occupation: Congressman/Rancher
  • California Lieutenant Governor, 2007-09
  • California Insurance Commissioner, 1991-95, 2003-07
  • U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Department of Interior, 1995-98
  • California Assemblyman/State Senator, 1974-1991
  • United States Peace Corps, Volunteer, 1966-1968
  • UC Berkeley Bachelor's Degree, Business, 1966; Harvard Business School Masters of Business Administration, 1970
  • info@garamendi.org
Priorities:
  • Honoring servicemembers by increasing VA funding & military pay, protecting vets from predatory lending, and providing incentives for hiring veterans
  • Revitalizing the American middle class by bringing high paying jobs back to the US
  • Maintaining our commitment to seniors by fighting against attempts to privatize Social Security and dismantle Medicare
Kim Vann 105,992 votes 45.9%
  • Party: Republican
  • Occupation: Businesswoman/County Supervisor
  • kim@kimvann.com

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