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Jane Harman
100,296 votes
63.4%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: U.S. Representative
- Ranking Member, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
- Former Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet, Carter Administration
- Former Special Counsel to the Dept. of Defense
- B.A. in Government, Smith College
- J.D., Harvard Law School
- Four Children; Daniel Guy (23), Justine (21), Hilary (30), and Brian(32)
Priorities:
- Proud to be pro-choice and pro-working family.
- Protect the environment, better education, and make healthcare accessible for all. Protect retirement, and seniors.
- Support our troops, end the failed strategy in Iraq, and make our nation secure while protecting our civil liberties.
Brian Gibson
50,758 votes
32.1%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: Retired Engineer
- 27 years at Hughes Space and Communications Group / Boeing Satellite Devopment Center designing and building electronics for communications satellites
- MS (1974), PhD (1978) physics, University of Illinois
- BS physics, California Institute of Technology, 1973
- Currently enrolled Trinity Law School, Santa Ana
- Born and raised in Des Moines, Iowa. Lived in South Bay since 1978, El Segundo since 1990
- Married (Patricia, "Pat," 1973) with a son, John (20, student at El Camino), and a daughter, Katie (18, student at Univ. of Colorado)
Priorities:
- Immigration -- Increase Legal Immigration * Secure Our Borders: "The Fence," Hi-Tech Surveillance, Increased Border Patrol
- Fiscal Responsibility -- $8.3T & getting worse. Don't Drown our Children in Debt
- Tariffs for China -- Sending $200B/year in jobs and industry to the government that brought us Tiananmen Square is bad policy
James R. "Jim" Smith
4,292 votes
2.7%
- Party: Peace and Freedom
- Occupation: Educator/Writer
- Teacher/co-founder, University of Venice
- Writer, Venice Beachhead newspaper
- Board, SoCal Americans for Democratic Action (ADA)
- Treasurer, Venice Neighborhood Council, 2003-05
- Communications Director, Calif. Faculty Assn. 1997-2002
- M.A., Sociology - Cal State, Northridege
Priorities:
- Save the Environment - Stop Global Warming
- Out of Iraq Now
- Guarantee quality health care, education, housing, equality & jobs for All
Mike Binkley
2,988 votes
1.8%
- Party: Libertarian
- Occupation: Author
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