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.
Alex Padilla
3,799,711 votes
53.6%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: California State Senator
- Los Angeles City Council President, 2001-2006
- B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Mechanical Engineering
- President, National Association of Latino Elected Officials (NALEO)
- Grew up in Pacoima. Husband and Dad
- State Senator - worked across party lines to pass 80 laws
- ideas@alex-padilla.com
Priorities:
- Create Jobs by making it easier to start a business.
- Restore trust in government with tough campaign finance laws to increase transparency.
- Protect voting rights for all. Register a million more voters and increase voter turnout to strengthen our democracy.
Pete Peterson
3,285,334 votes
46.4%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: Educator/Institute Director
- Masters Public Policy, Pepperdine
- BA, History, George Washington University
- Public Policy Fellow, Hoover Institution
- Exec Dir, Davenport Inst for Public Engagement @ Pepperdine Univ
- Adjunct Prof, Pepperdine School of Public Policy
- 12-yr career in printing/direct mktg
- pete@petesos.com
Priorities:
- Complete statewide voter database
- Bring an "open data" approach to campaign finance database
- Make it easier and cheaper to start a small business in CA
Basic candidate data supplied by the Secretary of State.
Order of candidates is random and changes daily.
|
|
Official Information
Job Description
- As the state's chief elections officer, oversees statewide elections and provides public access to campaign and
lobbying financial information.
- Maintains certain business filings, authenticates trademarks, regulates notaries public, and enables secured
creditors to protect their financial interests.
- Preserves California's history by acquiring, safeguarding, and sharing the state's historical treasures.
Campaign Finance Data
Secretary of State
Events
Candidate Forum
News and Analysis
KQED News Election Watch
- Election Guide
- Click on "Secretary of State" to see a summary, overview of what each candidate would do if elected, the "inside scoop" about the race by correspondent John Myers, and links to other KQED coverage.
- Coverage of this race
KPCC Coverage
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.
|