League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Monterey County, CA June 3, 2014 Election
	Judge of the Superior Court; County of Monterey; Office 3 Voter Information A runoff may be held on 11/04/14 between the top 2 candidates who received the most votes if neither receives a majority. If one candidate receives a majority of votes in this election, that candidate wins and no runoff will be held.

Results as of June 20 10:37am, 100.00%% of Precincts Reporting (194/194)

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. Andrew Liu 24,326 votes 53.50% Occupation: Attorney At Law Former New York District Attorney Special Victims Prosecutor & Supervisor 1994-2004 Former Monterey County District Attorney Major Felony Prosecutor 2005-2007 Private Monterey County Defense Attorney 2007-Present Award of Excellence from Monterey County Peace Officers Association 2007 Boston University School of Law 1994; UCLA 1991 Resident of Salinas, Married to Teresa Liu, with one 10 year old daughter. Priorities: Firm justice with a fair and balanced approach protects our communities and our way of life. Having broad and deep experience on both sides of the courtroom ensures impartiality and fairness for all. Community safety, crime prevention and wise use of judicial resources are top priorities. Steven Somers 21,139 votes 46.50% Occupation: Deputy District Attorney Criminal Prosecutor for over 16 years Picked to serve on Major Felony Trial Team at D.A.'s office Cum Laude from Vermont Law School University of California Santa Barbara Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) 2012 Award of Excellence from Monterey County Peace Officers Association Priorities: Public Service Public Safety Protecting Our Community Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

Campaign Finance Data Filings with Monterey County Election Department (alphabetical) Liu Somers Nonpartisan Information League of Women Voters Video of candidate's forum, 74 minutes Events Candidate Forums On Wednesday April 23, 2014 The Californian and it's sister publication, El Sol will join with the National Steinbeck Center to hose a forum. The event is free and open to the public and will run from 6:30 to about 9 p.m. Candidates will be asked question from both a panel of reporters and the audience. KION-TV/Telemundo 23 and Entravision will also be assisting. Spanish translation will be available. Questions, contact Jeff Mitchell at The Californian. The location is 1 Main Street in Salinas, CA. The public is invited on Wednesday, May 7th, to attend this forum. Forum starts at 7 p.m. at the Community Justice Center Auditorium of the Monterey College of Law. This is located at 100 Colonel Durham Street in Seaside, CA, on the former Fort Ord. This forum is co-sponsored with the Monterey County Bar Association. News and Analysis The Californian Liu, Somers square off once again-4/29/2014 Monterey County Weekly In an unusual year for the Monterey County bench, two judicial seats are contested.-4/3/2014 Monterey Herald Liu pulls ahead financially in judge race-5/23/14 Monterey County judges race: Candidates try to convey views without violating ethics-5/8/2014 Monterey County Election: Judicial candidates talk 'anointing'-4/25/2014 Monterey County judicial candidates air views on roles during forum-4/23/2014 Judges races: Much of candidates' campaign funds come from their own pockets-4/3/2014 Defense attorney crashes judges' anointing party-1/20/2014 InsuranceNewsNet.com Judgement Day-5/3/2014 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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