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Patty Berg
22,160 votes
44.8%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Social Worker
- Founding Director of the Humboldt/Del Norte Area Agency on Aging
- Wrote Humboldt County Crime Prevention Plan and Chaired its first Crime Commission
- Founded Humboldt County's first Pro-Choice PAC
- Developed California's first K-12 comprehensive family life education curriculum
- Led successful "No on Measure J" Campaign, keeping Wal-Mart out of Eureka
Priorities:
- Health care and delivery of services to seniors, children and families
- Education-California currently ranks 36th in the Nation in per pupil spending. We used to be number 1. We need to be again.
- Economic development while protecting the coast and Environment
Ed Robey
12,062 votes
24.4%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: County Supervisor/Educator
- Graduated UC Berkeley 1968, BA Social Sciences
- Senior member, Board of Supervisors, 2nd Term
- County Planning Commissioner, 1988-1996
- Elected Clearlake City Council, 1980
- Served 3 terms on Council, twice as Mayor
- Active in successful Economic Development and Job Creation in his home county.
Priorities:
- Comprehensive Health Care reform, working toward Universal Health Care
- Responsible Environmental Stewardship, coastal protection, banning clear-cutting and regional governance of water
- Continued improvement of our schools at all levels
Robert "Bob" Jehn
8,017 votes
16.1%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Councilmember/Healthcare Advisor
- Mayor, City of Cloverdale
- Immediate Past Chairman, North Coast Railroad Authority
- Member, Humboldt County Prosperity 2000
- Member, Sonoma County Transportation Authority
- Immediate Past President, CA League of Cities Redwood Empire Division
- Former vice president, Visiting Home Care and the Council on Aging
Priorities:
- Jobs: High Wages and Good Benefits
- Environment: Preserve and Protect
- Health Care: Expertise and New Ideas
Jim Mastin
7,317 votes
14.7%
(This candidate has not responded to Smart Voter)
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Community College Administrator
- Phone: 707-463-0632; Addr: PO Box 332, Ukiah, CA 95482; Email: jwmastin@pacbell.net
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