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Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz Counties, CA March 7, 2000 Election
United States Representative; District 17


Results as of Apr 10 2:36pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (378/378)

Candidates (Vote for 1)
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Sam Farr 83,275 votes 56.8%

  • Party: Democratic (82.2% of votes in party)
  • Occupation: United States Representative
Clint Engler 21,258 votes 14.5%
  • Party: Republican (54.3% of votes in party)
  • Occupation: Businessman
  • B.A. Communications
  • M.A. Intercultural Studies
  • Post graduate work in education
Priorities:
  • Taxes and Social Security
  • Education, National Defense, 2nd Amendment Rights
  • Abortion and Health Care Issues
Rob Roberts 11,467 votes 7.9%
  • Party: Republican (29.2% of votes in party)
  • Occupation: Health Care Provider
Joe Grossman 8,104 votes 5.6%
  • Party: Democratic (8% of votes in party)
  • Occupation: Retired Social Worker
  • Addr: 524 Buena Vista Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95062; Email: joegrossman@earthlink.net
Debra Whitmore 7,661 votes 5.2%
  • Party: Democratic (7.6% of votes in party)
  • Occupation: Educator
  • Graduated from Westmont College
  • Finishing Masters of Education at San Jose State University
  • Appointed by the Educational Testing Service as a reader of Advanced Placement essays
  • Currently teach Advanced Placement Government and Politics, Advanced Placement European History, College Prep Government
Priorities:
  • Providing educational access and opportunities to all high school graduates
  • The inclusion of all in our Constitutional rights, liberties and protections
  • Health care for all; insuring the future of Social Security and Medicare
CAROLE DOOLEY 6,495 votes 4.4%
  • Party: Republican (16.5% of votes in party)
  • Occupation: Management Consultant
  • BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FORT ORD ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
  • EXECUTIVE BOARD, CALIFORNIA WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE
  • BOARD OF DIRECTORS, MONTEREY OPERA ASSOCIATION
  • EXECUTIVE BOARD, COLLEAGUES OF THE ARTS
  • BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS, FORMER BOARD MEMBER
  • PAST VICE CHAIRMAN, COMMISSION OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
Priorities:
  • HEALTH CARE TAKING POWER AWAY FROM HMO'S & GOVERNMENT, GIVING PEOPLE DOCTORS THEY TRUST. PRESCRIPTIONS & TESTS THEY NEED AT AFFORDABLE RATES
  • EDUCATION IMPROVED AT EVERY LEVEL INCLUDING COLLEGE FOR STUDENTS, PARENTS AND FACULTY
  • ELIMINATE GOVERNMENT WASTE, BY CUTTING BUDGETS AS THOUGH THEY WERE IN A "BUSINESS FOR PROFIT" - THEY FORGET THAT IT IS "OUR MONEY" BEING WASTED
E. Craig Coffin 2,790 votes 1.9%
  • Party: Green (100% of votes in party)
  • Occupation: Landscaping business
  • B.A.Philosophy,University of Southern California
  • Post Graduate in political science
  • Co-Founder Green Party of Monterey County
  • Select State Senate Legislative Committee for Envirommemtal Issues
  • National Strawberry Commission for workers' rights
  • Bilingual in Spanish and English
Priorities:
  • Candidacy based on voter input
  • Government based on voter input
  • Voter education
Art Dunn 2,271 votes 1.5%
  • Party: Democratic (2.2% of votes in party)
  • Occupation: Small Business Owner-Telecommunications Firm in Monterey
  • 35 Year Resident of Monterey
  • 3 Years Active Duty USMC, WWII
  • Graduate of Columbia University with a Masters Degree in Public Law and Government
Priorities:
  • Fair Trade Not Free Trade
  • For National Sovereignty, Not One World Dictatorship
  • For Investment in Education, Science and Technology to Raise Living Standards
Rick S. Garrett 1,696 votes 1.1%
  • Party: Libertarian (100% of votes in party)
  • Occupation: Businessman
  • Phone: 831-461-0113; Addr: 230 Creek Drive, Aptos, CA 95003; Email: rickg@happytours.com
Larry Fenton 1,152 votes .7%
  • Party: Reform (100% of votes in party)
  • Occupation: Journeyman Ironworker
Scott R. Hartley 662 votes .4%
  • Party: Natural Law (100% of votes in party)
  • Occupation: Software Developer
  • Founder/President of Shadowfax Software
  • Educational consultant in ten countries
  • President of Elkhorn Slough Docents
  • MA from UCLA, Computer Aided Instruction
  • MIT National Scholar
Priorities:
  • Moratorium on genetic engineering until proven safe
  • Campaign finance reform
  • Discard WTO and create a treaty for sustainable prosperity

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