League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Contra Costa, Alameda County, CA November 4, 2014 Election
	Member of the State Assembly; District 15 Voter Information

Results as of Dec 14 10:50am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (328/328)

Candidates (Vote for 1) Click on highlighted name for additional information supplied by candidate. Contact non-highlighted candidates and encourage them to provide information for voters. Tony Thurmond 66,661 votes 54.3% Party: Democratic Occupation: Youth Education Director Former Richmond City Councilmember and West Contra Costa School Board Member Led the campaign that reduced school suspensions by 27% Worked with our business community to raise over $300,000 to support the creation of 300 jobs for youth Social worker and lifelong youth mentor Convened an elected officials summit to explore restoring the I-80 Public Safety Corridor Partnership Former member of the California League of Cities Environmental Policy Committee tony@tonythurmond.com Priorities: Improve Public Schools & Increase Access to Higher Education Create High-Wage Jobs and Job Training Programs Increasing Public Safety Elizabeth Echols 56,071 votes 45.7% Party: Democratic Occupation: Former Obama Administration Official President Obama's former Regional Head of the Small Business Administration and Senior Advisor on Clean Tech and Energy Efficiency Director: U.S. Green Building Council N. CA: Passed legislation to protect environment & create jobs OpNet CEO (non-profit): Trained low-income youth to get jobs in tech industry with 80% success rate Clinton White House Official: Developed Internet policy and raised $20 million to close digital divide Former Director of Policy at Google BA, Economics and Political Science, Yale University; JD, Stanford Law School info@echolsforassembly.com Priorities: Expanding Educational Opportunity Creating Quality Jobs Protecting and Preserving Our Environment Basic candidate data supplied by the Secretary of State. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

Candidates Answer Questions The League of Women Voters of California Education Fund has asked all candidates for this office to respond to 4 questions on Fiscal Choices, Water, Education, and Your Priorities. News and Analysis Daily Cal Article State Assembly candidates speak to UC Berkeley political science class - 2/6/2014 Videos Campaign Spots and Debate Thurmond vs Echols Official Information About your District Map of District 15 - PDF of district published by CalVoter Map of Calif. with Assembly Districts - Select "2011 State Assembly Districts" in pulldown then zoom in to see boundaries on top of road map. Can also find a district by street address. About Redistricting - from LWV California Education Fund. New districts were drawn in 2011 based on 2010 census data State Assembly Assembly Web site Calif. State Legislative Counsel (Leginfo) Bills Introduced - Check "Author(s)" and then type in the name of your current representative to see the bills introduced in the current Assembly session. Enter a Bill Number to see the history of a bill including voting records. Campaign Finance Data VotersEdge.org Campaign Finance Data plus summary information for Candidates in District 15 - from our new Smart Voter / VotersEdge pilot project Secretary of State Campaign Finance Data for Candidates in District 15 - look for Assembly 15 on the linked page List of Candidates Accepting/Rejecting Voluntary Campaign Spending Limits - (PDF) Candidates who have voluntarily chosen to limit their spending in campaigns for State Assembly may spend no more than $520,000 in a primary election. Established by Proposition 34. Nonpartisan Information Project Vote Smart Profiles of Candidates - Read about positions, voting records, public statements and more Vote-CA Compare Candidates on the issues - See side-by-side comparison of qualifications and many issues (as available) General Links Election Archives See the candidates, issues, and results from previous elections: 6/3/14, 11/6/12, 6/5/12, 11/2/10, 6/8/10, 11/4/08, 6/3/08, 11/7/06, 6/6/06, 11/2/04, 3/2/04, 11/5/02, 3/5/02, 11/7/00, 3/7/00, 11/3/98, 6/2/98 Note All links open in new window 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.

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