League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Los Angeles County, CA May 17, 2011 Election
	United States Representative; District 36 Voter Information Unexpired Short Term Ending 2012. A runoff may be held on 7/12/2011 between the top 2 candidates who received the most votes if neither receives a majority. If one candidate receives a majority of votes in this election, that candidate wins and no runoff will be held.

Results as of Jun 6 5:00pm (2 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.0%)

Final Results; Runoff Election 7/12/2011 Candidates (Vote for 1) All candidates are welcome to post their campaign material on Smart Voter. This is a FREE service of the League of Women Voters. For instructions on how to post, candidates should send an e-mail including a viable PHONE NUMBER to ca-south@smartvoter.org Click on highlighted name for additional information supplied by candidate. Contact non-highlighted candidates and encourage them to provide information for voters. Janice Hahn 15,647 votes 24.6% Party: Democratic Occupation: Los Angeles City Councilwoman, 15th District Chair of the City Council's Trade, Commerce and Tourism Committee Previously elected to the Charter Reform Commission in 1997 Former Middle School and High School Teacher info@janicehahn.com Priorities: I believe it's time we brought the money we are spending on wars abroad back home to create good jobs and provide universal healthcare coverage. I plan to fight for investments in clean, alternative energy, like wind and solar, to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. I will be a champion for local small businesses by providing emergency low-interest loans and tax credits for creating new jobs. Craig Huey 14,116 votes 22.2% Party: Republican Occupation: Small Business Owner California State University, Long Beach B.A., Political Science, History, Economics El Segundo High School Served on the Republican Central Committee craig@craighuey.com Priorities: Congress must operate under a balanced budget. I support a constitutional amendment that compels Congress to balance the federal budget annually. I will fight wasteful programs, oppose all subsidies and fight against costly pork barrel spending that rewards special interests. I will introduce legislation preserving jobs by cutting taxes and economy-killing regulations and giving business owners the incentive to grow jobs. Debra Bowen 13,407 votes 21.1% Party: Democratic Occupation: California Secretary of State California State Senator (1998-2006) California State Assemblymember (1992-1998) info@debrabowcn.com Priorities: Creating high-quality, good paying jobs and growing the middle class Protecting our environment, in particular our coastline Making government more transparent and responsive to the people it represents Marcy Winograd 5,905 votes 9.3% Party: Democratic Occupation: Public School Teacher Co-Chair, Foreign Policy Committee, Progressive Caucus, California Democratic Party Co-founder, Progressive Democrats of America's Los Angeles Chapter Co-founder, California Election Protection Network National Board Certified English Teacher; Teacher Trainer, State of California UCLA, Teaching Credential Award-Winning Radio Journalist (Three Golden Mike Awards for Outstanding News Broadcasting & Writing) Marcy@WinogradforCongress.com Priorities: I am committed to voting against future Iraq and Afghanistan war supplemental funding, except to bring our troops home safely. I will work to bring our war dollars home to create jobs rebuilding America - saving our schools, repairing our ports, and developing green energy. I will work with aerospace, energy companies, and local colleges to make the South Bay/Torrance the solar capitol of the United States. Mike A. Gin 4,997 votes 7.9% Party: Republican Occupation: Mayor, City of Redondo Beach mike@mikegin.com Priorities: Create jobs/revitalize the economy Preserve Social Security Be an advocate for green energy solutions Mike Webb 3,895 votes 6.1% Party: Republican Occupation: City Attorney/Prosecutor Redondo Beach City Attorney Past Deputy District Attorney Past City Prosecutor Married with Six Children BA - UC Santa Barbara JD - Hastings College of Law info@mikewebbforcongress.com Priorities: Homeland Security - National Defense Reduce Government Spending and Out of Control Deficit Repeal Obamacare and Start Over with Common Sense Reforms Patrick "Kit" Bobko 2,296 votes 3.6% Party: Republican Occupation: Independent Businessman/Councilmember Twice-Elected Hermosa Beach City Councilmember and Former Mayor Municipal Lawyer Fighting to Win Gang Injunctions for At Risk Neighborhoods Masters Degree in Philosophy and Law Degree Appointed to the U.S. Air Force Acedemy by President Ronald Reagan Son of an Air Force Fighter Pilot and Nephew of an Air Force Astronaut Child of Immigrants Kit@kit4congress.com Priorities: Cut Out-of-Control Spending Rein in Entitlements that are Mortgaging Our Nation's Future Grow the Economy by Supporting Small Businesses Steve Collett 896 votes 1.4% Party: Libertarian Occupation: Certified Public Accountant B.A. Colorado College Summa Cum Laude Masters In Business Taxation U.S.C. Ernst & Ernst (now Ernst & Young) 1976-1983 Managing Partner Collett & Levy, CPA's 1983-1998 President, Collett & Co., Inc., CPA's 1999-present Chief Financial Officer of Regulate Marijuana Like Wine Act of 2012 electcollett@gmail.com Priorities: Promote jobs and prosperity by enacting fewer laws and regulations while reducing excessive defense spending. Protect individual freedom, privacy and rights to choose in matters of personal health, marriage, education and lifestyle. Increase overall prosperity by providing an immigrant work visa program and a reasonable path to citizenship, just like our ancestors. Stephen Eisele 788 votes 1.2% Party: Republican Occupation: Businessman/Aerospace Entrepreneur Head of Marketing and Sales for a commercial spaceflight company that will provide reliable access to Space for exploration purposes, cargo & humans Provide expertise and consulting in business, aerospace and marketing for start-up companies Worked as a marketing and sponsorship consultant for the X PRIZE Foundation, promoting the benefits of space and innovation to humanity Advocated on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on behalf of preserving the aerospace and aeronautical industries Worked as a defense & aerospace analyst for a private consulting and strategy firm B.A. and M.A. from the Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Econ, Int'l. Relations, Strat. Studies contact@votestephenforcongress.com Priorities: Preserving Jobs: standing up for the aerospace and high-technology sectors that make up the backbone of our local economy and are leaving our state. Fostering an Environment for Growth: supporting our small businesses and making us more competitive in the global market so companies will stay here. Promoting Personal Freedoms: allowing taxpayers to make more decisions regarding education, healthcare and where their hard-earned money goes. Daniel H. "Dan" Adler 361 votes 0.6% Party: Democratic Occupation: Parent/Entrepreneur/Producer Launched ground-breaking campaign to secure the release of Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi A long-term supporter of Rock the Vote and Declare Yourself Advisor to or Board member of organizations from Causes.com to Seeds of Peace, from Communities in Schools to the American Jewish Committee Served a two-year term on the California Film Commission, helping ensure that thousands of high-paying jobs stay in our State Former Vice President, Talent & Business Development at Walt Disney Interactive and Vice President, Creative Development for Walt Disney Imagineering Founder and principal of Media Eagles, a business development advisory firm info@adler201l.com Priorities: I believe in Citizen Legislators I will use technology to make government more accessible I want to bring creativity, imagination, and a proven track record of getting things done, to Washington Loraine Goodwin, MD,JD 325 votes 0.5% Party: Democratic Occupation: Physician/Arbitrator/Teacher Ecologist goodwin4cd36@hotmail.com Priorities: Increase good-paying jobs Financial reform Reduce deficit - but protect seniors and middle class Maria E. Montaņo 324 votes 0.5% Party: Peace and Freedom Occupation: Public School Teacher Dr. of Education , UCLA, 1997 Administrative Credentials, UCLA, 1991 Natrional Board Certified, 2002 Bilingual Cross cultural teacher, 1981-2011 State Commissioner Parks, 1981-1983 Education Commisioner, LAUSD, 1984-1986 votemontano2011@gmail.com Priorities: Public Education Funding at all levels, scholarships and grants. Affordable housing and sanitation for all citizens and residents. More green industry, aerospace and manufacturing in our district. George Newberry 234 votes 0.4% Party: Republican Occupation: Businessman South Bay Realtor USAF Lt. Col. (Ret.) 29-Year Veteran J.D., Suffolk Law School Pentagon Federal Budget Analyst DoD Chairman, International Standards Organization - Software San Pedro Chamber of Commerce Member mail@newberry4congress.com Priorities: Eliminating Budget redundancy and unnecessary overhead while stimulating job growth and exports Identifying improvements to the current Health Care Plan Working with the Auto Industry to quickly develop more efficient electric cars and affordable fuel-cell cars to eliminate our dependency on oil. Matthew Roozee 157 votes 0.2% Party: No Party Preference Occupation: Business Executive/Mathematician Ph.D. in Mathematics Law Degree MBA in progress Executive at 20th Century Fox Entrepreneur Educator roozeeforcongress@gmail.com Priorities: Fix the economy Fix the economy Fix the economy Katherine Pilot 126 votes 0.2% Party: No Party Preference Occupation: Longshore Office Clerk ILWU Local 63 OCU Member BS in Telecommunications - Purdue University pilot4congress@gmail.com Priorities: creating & protecting jobs in this district and in the USA becoming energy independent fiscal reform - eliminating bureaucracy within government Michael T. Chamness 108 votes 0.2% Party: No Party Preference Occupation: Non-Profit Organization Consultant Senior Development Analyst - UCLA Former candidate, CA State Senate Dist 28 Former candidate, US Congress Dist 3, CO Board of Directors, Stepstone Center, CO Board of Directors, KVNF Radio, CO Bachelor Degree in Non-Profit Mgt - NAU, AZ mchamness@yahoo.com Priorities: Build awareness about CA SB 6 and Prop 14, the Open Primary law Promote and work on behalf of increased citizen access to public office Increase understanding of alternative election options like Instant Runoff Voting & Single Transferable Vote Vince Flaherty (Write-in) Party: No Party Preference Occupation: Motion picture, real estate and construction industries Attended Santa Monica College, U.C.L.A. and Harvard Past President and Director of the Pacific Palisades Historical Society Pacific Palisades Community Council Former Palm Springs Mounted Police Officer Newspaper and internet political journalist vinceflaherty@aol.com Priorities: Vince seeks to change our American government that has shown itself to be a government for the corporation, into a government for the people. Vince is not afraid to break up the big banks into more manageable pieces, and instill trust in the financial marketplace. He will fight to reduce the deficit, and provide relief to taxpayers without cutting education or damaging transportation and trade. Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

Official Information District 36 Statistics District 36 Map Nonpartisan Information California Voter Foundation Candidate Forums Monday May 2, 2011 time: 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. place: Dave's Garage at Pelican Products, 23215 Early Av, Torrance co-sponsors: LWV Beach Cities; LWV Torrance Area Wednesday April 27, 2011 time: 6:30 p.m. place: Westminster Elementary School Auditorium, 1010 Abbot Kinney Bl, Venice map moderator: Brian Watt, KPCC radio reporter sponsors: Venice Neighborhood Council; Mar Vista Community Council submit questions to: CandidateQuestions@VeniceNC.org Thursday April 21 time: 6:15 p.m. (museum opens at 5 p.m) place: Toyota USA Auto Museum, 19600 Van Ness Av, Torrance map sponsor: South Bay Association of Chambers of Commerce admission charge: $20 per person March 24, 2011 format: live, online candidates: Bowen, Gin, Hahn, Winograd sponsor: Courage Campaign click for podcast This election is archived. Any links to sources outside of Smart Voter may no longer be active. No further links will be added to this page. Links to sources outside of Smart Voter are provided for information only and do not imply endorsement.

Home (Ballot Lookup) || About Smart Voter || Feedback