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Jerry Brown
4,167,439 votes
56.3%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Oakland Mayor/Attorney
- Governor of California, 1975-1983
- California Secretary of State, 1971-1975
- Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees, 1969-1971
- Various Legal Positions: Clerk to the California Supreme Court; Tuttle & Taylor, Associate; Fulbright & Jaworski, Associate
- J.D., Yale Law School
- B.A. in Classics, University of California, Berkeley
Priorities:
- Assist local police in fighting crime and making our streets safer
- Protecting the environment and controlling greenhouse gas emissions
- Protect a woman's right to choose in the face of mounting efforts to erode this fundamental right
Chuck Poochigian
2,831,519 votes
38.3%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: California Senator/Attorney
Priorities:
- I will work to protect Californians from dangerous sex offenders and online predators, and will utilize new technology to track child molesters.
- I will combat rising crime by advocating for increased penalties for gang violence and felons with firearms, and enforcing California's death penalty.
- I will work to protect consumers from identity theft by coordinating a statewide effort to pursue and prosecute identity thieves.
Michael S. Wyman
166,065 votes
2.3%
- Party: Green
- Occupation: Attorney-At-Law
- Graduate, Hastings School Of Law
- Graduate, University of Santa Cruz
- Alumnus, Pomona College
- Board Member, Progressive Asset Management
- Treasurer of the Green Party of California, 2000-2005
- Board Member, Voice of the Environment
Priorities:
- Opposition to the Death Penalty and Reform of Three Strikes
- Defend the Environment and the rights of Immigrants, Veterans, Workers and Citizens
- Prosecute Corporate Crimes and Defend the Right of Privacy
Kenneth A. Weissman
155,213 votes
2.0%
- Party: Libertarian
- Occupation: Attorney At Law
- B.A. in Math and Economics, Colby College, 1979
- Law degree (Juris Doctorate), U.S.C., 1982
- In private practice since 1982
Priorities:
- Personal Freedom -- I believe that you are the best person to make decisions regarding your life.
- Individual Responsibility
Jack L Harrison, Esq
86,593 votes
1.1%
- Party: Peace and Freedom
- Occupation: Attorney/Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Commissioner
- Criminal/Social Security/Workers' Comp. Attorney
- 25 year member, California Bar.
- Legal counselor and volunteer rehab counselor for various addiction rehab programs
Priorities:
- End the death penalty.
- Decriminalize marijuana; end minimum mandatory sentencing.
- Prosecute corporate thieves; retrieve stolen funds.
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