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Dave Jones
20,020 votes
42.6%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Legal Aide Attorney/Sacramento City Councilmember
- Law Degree, Master's Degree, Public Policy Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
- Legal Counsel, U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno
- Legal Aid Attorney, Legal Services of Northern California
- Sacramento City Councilmember
Priorities:
- Universal Health Care
- Education
- Smart Growth
Roger Dickinson
12,234 votes
26%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: County Supervisor, District 1
Priorities:
- Health care access and coverage
- Education
- Regional leadership
Lauren Hammond
8,488 votes
18.1%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Sacramento City Councilwoman
- President, CA Elected Women's Association for educational Research (CEWAER)
- Member, SAcramento Metro Chamber
- Member, League of Women Voters
- Employed by the StateSenate for 21 years
- Graduate, California State University Sacramento
Priorities:
- Increasing the availability of early childhood education
- Expanding quality, affordable health care coverage
- Strengthening and diversifying our local economy
Manny Hernandez
4,229 votes
8.9%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: School Board Trustee
- Phone: 916-395-1430; Addr: 46 Moonlit Cir., Sacramento, CA 95831; Email: manny.hernandez@comcast.net
Leslie J. Cochren
1,098 votes
2.3%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Certified Fraud Examiner
- Chapter President Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
- Assistant Chief - California Public Employees Retirement System
- Masters of Science Education
- Receipent of Fraud Examiners Distinguished Achievement Award
- Recognized by U.S. Senate Subcomittee on Investigation
- Manager of Consumer and Student Protection
Priorities:
- Close the spigot on wasteful use and fraudulent abuse of taxpayer dollars
- Establish California as a major purchasers of pharmaceutical in order to reduce prescription drug cost
- Ensure that city and county governments have sufficient funds to provide for the public's safety
Donna Begay
1,032 votes
2.1%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Governor Appointee - Dept. Rehab. Council
- Chief Information Officer
- Tribal Liaison and Community Activist
- National Council on Urban Indian Health
- DCI America Consultant
- Community College Part-time Faculty Member
- Nominated State CIO Leadership Award
Priorities:
- Invest in Information Technology to fix our State's Financial Management Systems
- Healthier Communities - improved Health, Housing, Education, and Employment
- Promote equality and civil justice for all communities
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News and Analysis
- Assembly race rolls in dough
- Monday, March 1, 2004
- Sparks fly over Jones mailer
- Sunday, February 29, 2004
- PACs deliver big bucks to Assembly race
- Wednesday, February 25, 2004
- Democrats battle in wide-open primary
- Monday, February 2, 2004
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