League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	San Luis Obispo County, CA June 3, 2014 Election
	District Attorney; County of San Luis Obispo Voter Information 4 Year Term. A runoff may be held on 11/4/14 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 Jun 19 8:30am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (151/151) 41.5% Voter Turnout (62310/150302) (164 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.29%)

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. Dan L. Dow 30525 votes 53.83% Occupation: Deputy District Attorney Military Experience: 21 years of service. Currently: Major, Judge Advocate General Corps, CA Army National Guard Military Deployments: Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn (Iraq), Bronze Star Medal JD: Santa Clara School of Law (2005) Recipient: "Prosecutor of the Year" (2006) SLO Deputy DA: Felony sexual assault, domestic violence, child abuse, homicide: thousands of felony and misdemeanor cases prosecuted Recipient: "John L. Seitz Community Service Award," SLO County Bar Association (2013) Priorities: Growing Influence of Gangs: prevent gangs from Monterey & Santa Barbara from gaining a foothold, aggressively prosecuting gang crimes Hard Drugs in Schools: stop influence of hard drugs like Heroin, Methamphetamine or Cocaine from destroying young lives; no deals for dealers Cyber & Economic crime: establish task force to increase our capability to investigate cyber crime and economic fraud; aggressively prosecute crimes Tim Covello 24789 votes 43.71% Occupation: Assistant District Attorney Chief Deputy District Attorney 2007-2013 Felony Team Leader, 2002-2007 Deputy District Attorney 1993-2007 Raised in Bakersfield, California Graduate, University of California at Berkeley 1984 J.D. University of Wisconsin, Madison 1990 Priorities: Toughen sentencing for serious and violent felonies, including gang crimes, sex crimes and white collar crimes. Increase treatment and education programs for non-serious, non-violent and non-sex felonies. Complete modernization of office automation and courtroom automation to increase efficiency, accountability and transparency. Paul Phillips (Write-In) 1228 votes 2.17% Occupation: Lawyer B.S. Business Administration, Cal Poly, 1979 J.D. School of Law, Pepperdine, 1982 Priorities: Prioritize the prosecution of crime in order to effectively implement Assembly Bill 109, Public Safety Realignment, to efficiently use CA's resources. Ensure that incarceration is coupled with evidence-based treatment and education to reduce recidivism while keeping our community safe. Leadership with a fresh approach which comes from local roots and 32 years working in our SLO County criminal justice system. Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

Official Information San Luis Obispo County Nonpartisan Information Know Your County - 2012 The League of Women Voters of San Luis Obispo County compiled this booklet to help you become a more informed citizen. Events Candidate Forums Live Debate on KCBX: Issues and Ideas May 21, 2014 Latino Outreach Council Candidates Forum SLO District Attorney March 26, 2014 News and Analysis The Tribune There are now three candidates for District Attorney. 5/20/2014 Mr. Phillips announced his intention to see the office of District Attorney as a write-in candidate. What will this mean to this important race?05/07/2014 The Tribune asked 4 questions for Covello and Dow, candidates for district attorney. Read more here: 05/03/2014 District attorney's race focuses on management style, experience, priorities Learn more: 05/03/2014 District Attorney Candidates Emphasize Leadership.This debate was sponsored by The Tribune and the League of Women Voters. 4/17/2014 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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