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Contra Costa, Solano County, CA November 7, 2000 Election
United States Representative; District 7 Voter Information

Results as of Dec 5 1:02pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (559/559)
Candidates (Vote for 1)
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George Miller 159,692 votes 76.5%

  • Party: Democratic
  • Occupation: U. S. Congressman
  • attorney
Priorities:
  • Improve Education - Raise Teacher Quality
  • Protect the Environment - Preserve Open Space
  • Create Jobs and Ensure a Safe Workplace
Christopher A. "Chris" Hoffman 44,154 votes 21.2%
  • Party: Republican
  • Occupation: Educator, Community Relations Manager
  • BA, MA UC Berkeley; Cert., Defense Language Institute
  • Combat Veteran, USMC (Desert Storm)
  • Current Chairman, Bay Point Municipal Advisory Council
Priorities:
  • Improve Transportation -- Neglect of heavy rail, light rail, and Tri-Delta Transit must end.
  • Rationalize Foreign Policy -- America cannot continue to operate as the world's police force.
  • Extend Civil Rights -- all American citizens must enjoy their right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Martin Sproul 4,943 votes 2.3%
  • Party: Natural Law
  • Occupation: Attorney/Educator
  • BA degree, Harvard College
  • JD degree, University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law
  • Graduate of the Certificate Program of the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
  • Meditation Instructor and Lecturer on Intellectual History
Priorities:
  • Reform the electoral process. Implement ways to reform campaign finance and correct the excessive influence of money in politics.
  • Promote natural, prevention-oriented solutions to national problems, including the areas of health, agriculture, crime, drugs, energy, and defense.
  • Develop the greatest untapped resource: the inner potential of the individual. Liberty & pursuit of happiness should not be forgotten political ideals

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