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Richard Marks
1018 votes
22.03%
- Occupation: Mill Worker
- Union Organizer 1999-2004. Member since 1974
- Past and Present Member of the Humboldt County Democratic Central Committee
- President of Association of Western Pulp and PaperWorkers local 49
- Board of Directors for the Humboldt Domestic Violence Services
- Board of Directors for the Samoa Peninsula Fire District
- Director/Organizer/Coach of many Youth and Adult sport Teams/ Tournaments/Leagues
Priorities:
- Educate fellow democrats
- Help with voter registration, participation and turnout
- Spread Democratic principles district wide
Charlene Cutler-Ploss
1018 votes
22.03%
- Occupation: Homemaker and student
- Seven year member Humboldt County Democratic committee
- HCDCC Ways and Means Committee Chair
- Delegate to State Democratic conventions
- Served on state legislative staff, and numerous campaigns
- Board of Directors, College of the Redwoods Foundation
- Member, Eureka Redevelopment Advisory Board
Priorities:
- Educate and elect Democratic candidates
- Increase voter registration and participation
- Maintain organization and year-round headquarters
Pamela F. "Pam" Service
992 votes
21.46%
- Occupation: museum director
- 9 year member Humboldt Democratic Central Committee, past vice chair
- BA Political Science UC Berkeley, MA history University of London,
- delegate to state and national Democratic conventions,
- 20 year city council member in Bloomington, IN
- Eureka Plan Commission member, past Historic Preservation Commission member,
- North Coast Repertory Theater board, author of 22 books, fiction and non-fiction,
Priorities:
- maintaining a year-round Humboldt Democratic headquarters
- conducting a door-to-door voter registration drive
- working hard to elect Democrats at all levels
Robert G. "Bob" Service
787 votes
17.03%
- Occupation: Retired university professor
- CA Democratic Party District 1 (North Coast) Democrat of the Year 2004
- Eight-year member Humboldt County Democratic Central Committee
- HCDCC Operations Committee Chair, former Finance Committee Chair
- Served on congressional and state legislative staff
- Served on presidential, gubernatorial, congressional, and municipal campaign staffs
- Active in grassroots Democratic politics since 1968
Priorities:
- Elect the candidates of the Democratic Party in 2008
- Increase voter registration, participation, and turnout
- Extend party organization down to the precinct level
Jake Pickering
773 votes
16.72%
- Occupation: Social Worker
- Social Worker with Humboldt County Dept. of Health and Human Services CalWORKS Program
- 35-year-old writer, political activist, satirist, and regular contributor to numerous nationally-syndicated and local progressive radio shows
Priorities:
- Bring change to America by electing Democratic Senator Barack Obama to become our 44th President of the United States
- End the occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan. Reverse the foreign policy stance of the current administration.
- Bring democracy back to America by reforming our electoral process, requiring hand-counted paper ballots instead of privatized computerized voting
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