United States Representative; District 9; Democratic Party Voter Information

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Alameda County, CA

March 5, 2002 Election

United States Representative; District 9; Democratic Party Voter Information

Results as of Apr 10 12:24pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (501/501)

Candidates (Vote for 1)
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Barbara Lee 68,550 votes 84.9%
(This candidate has not responded to Smart Voter)

Party: Democratic

Occupation: Member of Congress

Phone: 510-663-1207; Addr: 1736 Franklin St., #500, Oakland, CA 94612; Email: campaign@leeforcongress.org

Kevin A. Greene 12,257 votes 15.1%

Party: Democratic
Occupation: Civil Engineer
U.C. Berkeley grad, 1978
20 Year's experience as civil engineer
Ten years of active political organizing
Member, Alameda Co. Dem. Central Comm.
Recent work exp: Mostly transit projects

Priorities:

Expedite turnover of Oakland Army Base and Oak Knoll to city.
Increase security at Port and airport, to foil future attacks.
Conduct series of hearings on other neglected local issues.

Basic candidate data supplied by the Secretary of State. All candidates have been invited to supply additional information to Smart Voter. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

Official Information

Secretary of State

Live Election Results for all candidates in Congressional District 9 - results also posted on this Smart Voter page

Calif. Legislature

New district 9 map and statistics - defines district boundaries for this election

U.S. House of Representatives

Official Web site

Nonpartisan Information

Campaign Finance Data

Campaign Contribution Analysis for District 9 candidates - from the Center for Responsive Politics (Opensecrets.org)

League of Women Voters

How to Judge a Candidate

Project Vote-Smart

About the Candidates - Browse the page to find the link for District 9. Then find Biography, Campaign Finances, Issue Positions (NPAT), Special Interest Groups, and Voting Record where available.

Events

KQED-FM 88.5 Public Radio

Candidates On-the-Air - RealAudio archive of Forum program aired 2/15/02 (.5 hour) hosted by Angie Coiro.
(Opens in new window). Part of KQED.org election coverage

League of Women Voters' Candidates' Forum

Friday, February 8 at 6:30 PM, Oakland City Hall, Hearing Room 1, 1 Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland CA 94612

Co-sponsored by Nat'l Coalition of 100 Black Women, Bay Area/Oakland Chapter

The public is invited to attend and submit questions for the candidates.

The tape of this forum will be broadcast on KTOP, Cable Channel 10 in Oakland from 7:30 - 8:30 PM Saturday, March 2 and from 11 AM - Noon on Tuesday, March 5.

News and Analysis

Oakland Tribune

Greene making strides in race against Lee - February 25, 2002

Lone vote looms large in Lee campaign; Oakland representative says her 'big issues' are education, AIDS - February 25, 2002

The Daily Review

San Lorenzo man takes on Barbara Lee; Civil engineer stages grassroots campaign - January 23, 2002

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