United States Representative; District 6; Democratic Party Voter Information

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League of Women Voters of California

Marin, Sonoma County, CA

March 5, 2002 Election

United States Representative; District 6; Democratic Party Voter Information

Results as of Apr 10 12:24pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (591/591)

Candidates (Vote for 1)
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Lynn Woolsey 69,158 votes 80.5%

Party: Democratic

Occupation: U.S. Representative

Owner, Woolsey Personnel Service 1980-1992

Human Resource Manager, Harris Digital Telephone Systems, 1969-1980

BS, University of San Francisco - 1980

University of Washington - 1955-1957

Chair, Sonoma County National Women's Political Caucus

National Organization for Women

Priorities:

Education, Children and Families
Environment and clean energy
Welfare Reform re-authorization

Mike Martini 16,770 votes 19.5%

Party: Democratic
Occupation: Councilmember/Vintner/Businessman
Mayor City of Santa Rosa 2000-2002
Councilmember, City of Santa Rosa 1996-2000
Planning Commission, Santa Rosa 1991-1996
BS Georgetown University 1974
MS San Francisco State University 1979
Owner/VP/CFO Taft Street Winery 1982-Present

Priorities:

Return Fair Share of Resources to Improve Transportation
Correct Inequities in Medicare Reimbursements
Increase Federal Investment in Education

Basic candidate data supplied by the Secretary of State. All candidates have been invited to supply additional information to Smart Voter. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

Official Information

Secretary of State

Live Election Results for all candidates in Congressional District 6 - results also posted on this Smart Voter page

Calif. Legislature

New district 6 map and statistics - defines district boundaries for this election

U.S. House of Representatives

Official Web site

Nonpartisan Information

Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Candidate Martini answers questions

Candidate Woolsey answers questions

Campaign Finance Data

Campaign Contribution Analysis for District 6 candidates - from the Center for Responsive Politics (Opensecrets.org)

League of Women Voters

How to Judge a Candidate

Project Vote-Smart

About the Candidates - Browse the page to find the link for District 6. Then find Biography, Campaign Finances, Issue Positions (NPAT), Special Interest Groups, and Voting Record where available.

Events

KQED-FM 88.5 Public Radio

Candidates On-the-Air - RealAudio archive of Forum program aired 2/21/02 (30 min) hosted by Michael Krasny.
(Opens in new window). Part of KQED.org election coverage

Candidates forum

Wednesday, February 20, 7:00 p.m.
Newman Auditorium, SRJC, Santa Rosa
KRCB (Channel 22) rebroadcast, February 24, 11:00-noon
Santa Rosa Media Access will also rebroadcast this debate frequently

News and Analysis

The Petaluma Argus-Courier

Candidates at a Glance

San Francisco Chronicle

Santa Rosa mayor takes on Woolsey - 2/22/02

General Links

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See the candidates and issues from previous elections: 11/7/00, 3/7/00, 11/3/98, 6/2/98

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