Candidates
(Vote for 1)
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Thomas "Rico" Oller
127,231 votes
43.9%
- Party: Republican
(65.7% of votes in party)
- Occupation: Businessman/State Legislator
Thomas "Tom" Romero
45,205 votes
15.6%
- Party: Democratic
(50.2% of votes in party)
- Occupation: Public School Educator
Karen Knecht
32,114 votes
11.1%
- Party: Republican
(16.6% of votes in party)
- Occupation: Businesswoman/County Supervisor
Priorities:
- Education issues: quality, current teaching structure, and funding.
- Transportation: Crisis areas, preventative measures, current management practices.
- Government in general: making it work more efficently and effectively.
Merita A. Callaway
23,654 votes
8.2%
- Party: Democratic
(26.3% of votes in party)
- Occupation: Calaveras County Supervisor
- Retired PG&E Mother Lode Manager
- B.S. University of San Francisco&Second. Cred.
- Exec. Bd. Ca. State Assoc. of Counties
- Pres. of Sacto/Mother Lode Assoc. of Counties
- Calaveras Fish & Game Commission
- Active in many org e.g, Humane/Wine/Library
Priorities:
- Return of local property taxes to cities, counties and special districts
- Health Care that is accessible, affordable ex: universal health care
- Funding for local roads/transportation - priorities set locally
Scott Gruendl
21,249 votes
7.4%
- Party: Democratic
(23.5% of votes in party)
- Occupation: Public Administrator
- BA in Public Administration, Chico State
- Completed coursework for MPA
- Planning Commissioner, City of Chico
- 1998 Nominee to State Assembly
- Northern California AIDS Consortium
- Co-Founder of the Nor Cal Democrat Newspaper
Priorities:
- Access to Health Care in Rural California
- Protection of the Sierra-Nevada Mountain Range
- Domestic Violence
Mary Andrews
19,871 votes
6.8%
- Party: Republican
(10.2% of votes in party)
- Occupation: Realtor/Business Owner
- Phone: 530-345-1353; Addr: 33 Amber Way, Chico, CA 95926; Email: mandrews@mail.csuchico.edu
R. K. "Skip" Daum
14,595 votes
5%
- Party: Republican
(7.5% of votes in party)
- Occupation: Businessman
- Married 22 years with two great kids
- Successful as sole proprietor for 25 years
- US Air Force Navigator (10 years, including Reserves)
- Deep interest in public policy issues
Priorities:
- Public education: Restore local control and respect for our system by freeing teachers and parents to work more closely together.
- Healthcare: An ounce of prevention is truly worth a pound of cure. Children's health is a top priority. Doctors should decide treatment - not HMOs.
- Development , Growth, Environment: This issue deeply divides our fellow constituents in the district. I'll work to balance their interests.
Jon Petersen
5,945 votes
2%
- Party: Libertarian
(100% of votes in party)
- Occupation: Computer Consultant
- B.S. and M.S. from Stanford University
- Past Economic Development Commissioner
- Past corporate project manager
- Member/officer of many community org's
- Married to Marianne, 7 kids, 7 grandkids
Priorities:
- Solve concerns at local levels, avoid state interference
- Blend time-tested communication with modern technology
- Require sunset clauses in all legislation and agencies
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