Candidates
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Phyllis A. Ward
17,288 votes
16.3%
(This candidate has not responded to Smart Voter)
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Incumbent
Jacquie Heffner
15,200 votes
14.4%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Public Relations Consultant
- Member City of San Jose Mobile Home Advisory Commission
- Former President Rosemary Gardens Neighborhood Association
- Member Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society for two-year colleges
- Member Honors Institute Evergreen Valley College
- Parent of the Year Bachrodt Elementary 1991
- Student San Jose University
Priorities:
- My top priority is to create more awareness of what the local Democratic Party does and how people can become involved with campaigns and elections.
- My second priority is to work to elect Democrats to local, state and federal offices.
- My third priority is to inform voters of the issues that most effect them.
David Cohen
14,831 votes
14.0%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Chemical Engineer
- Incumbent
- 4 term member of Alameda and Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee
- Founding Member of High Tech Dems
- Vice Chair of 20th Assembly District Committee
- Parliamentarian of Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee
- Education: Cornell University (BS) and UC Berkeley (PhD)
Priorities:
- Ensure equal opportunity for people of all races and socio-economic levels.
- Elect Democrats so that conservative judges won't be able to take over the judiciary system and attack reproductive rights
- Protect the environment for future generations to enjoy
Hope Allen
13,475 votes
12.7%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Assemblymember's District Representative
- Vice President Peninsula Young Democrats
- Peninsula Democratic Coalition Board Member
- Former Consumer Protection Advocate for District Attorney's Office
- Former High School English Instructor
- Former English Instructor to "At Risk" Middle School Students
- Former Red Cross Instructor
Priorities:
- Voter registration is my top priority in order to secure the Democratic policies of equal education, affordable housing, & environmental protection.
- I will work to educate citizens about the Democratic ideals of social activism, community involvement, & volunteerism.
- I will work to help elect candidates who will uphold the Democratic ideals.
Jean Cohen
13,308 votes
12.6%
(This candidate has not responded to Smart Voter)
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Government Policy Analyst
Joe Pandit
11,625 votes
11.0%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Social Worker/Engineer
- Former Chairman and Director of Santa Clara Valley Water District
- Former University Professor
- Former Committee Member of Charitable Care Foundation
- Founding Member of Indian Chamber of Commerce
- My entire family is democratic
- My son was active member of Clinton-Gore Campaign
Priorities:
- Active participation in development of Party platform
- Seek more involvement of minority groups in the democratic party
- Canvass elected officials for solution of regional issues such as transportation and housing
James L. Brady
10,562 votes
10.0%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Aerospace Engineer
- Member of Democratic Century Club
- Vice President and Founding Member of High Tech Dems
- Sartorette Science Fund 200/01
- Saratoga Education Foundation Board 1996-1998
- Current Parent Teacher Group Class Rep
- Physics and Electrical Engineering degrees from UC Santa Barbara
Priorities:
- Work with Local, State, and National Lawmakers to improve our transportation infrastructure to shorten our commutes
- Ensure affordable housing is available for teachers, law enforcement and public safety workers, and low income workers
- Protection of our civil liberties and privacy while we improve security in the aftermath of 9/11
Sam T. Liccardo
9,522 votes
9.0%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Attorney
- prosecutor in the areas of violent & white collar crime; formerly, a federal prosecutor of drug trafficking cases at the U.S. border
- tutor of youth residing in a local Emergency Housing Consortium development
- deputy director of the successful Measure A campaign in 2000, which will bring BART to San Jose, expand Light Rail, and improve CalTrain
- Degrees: Law--Harvard Law School; Masters in Public Policy-- Harvard University's J.F. Kennedy School of Government; B.A.--Georgetown University
- local Bellarmine alumnus, active in the school's development and alumni outreach
- born and raised in the Santa Clara Valley
Priorities:
- Keeping children at the top of the party's agenda, by focusing on child care, education, health insurance, and domestic violence
- Making the local party active in promoting Democratic values in the community , not merely getting candidates with party credentials elected
- Creating livable communities that emphasize long-term & regional perspectives in transportation and housing planning
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