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Marin, Sonoma County, CA November 5, 2002 Election
United States Representative; District 6 Voter Information

Results as of Nov 14 11:14am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (632/632)
Candidates (Vote for 1)
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Lynn Woolsey 119,071 votes 66.5%

  • Party: Democratic
  • Occupation: U.S. Representative
  • Owner, Woolsey Personnel Service 1980-1992
  • Human Resource Manager, Harris Digital Telephone Systems, 1969-1980
  • BS, University of San Francisco - 1980
  • University of Washington - 1955-1957
  • Chair, Sonoma County National Women's Political Caucus
  • National Organization for Women
Priorities:
  • Education, Children and Families
  • Environment and clean energy
  • Welfare Reform re-authorization
Paul L. Erickson 53,489 votes 29.9%
(This candidate has not responded to Smart Voter)
  • Party: Republican
  • Occupation: Small Business Person
  • Phone: 707-578-8828; Addr: 530 Limelite Place, Santa Rosa, CA 95403
 Richard O. Barton 4,282 votes 2.3%
(This candidate has not responded to Smart Voter)
  • Party: Libertarian
  • Occupation: Respiratory Therapist/Author
  • Phone: 707-763-4952; Addr: 2004 Clydesdale Way, Petaluma, CA 94954
 Jeffrey L. Rainforth 2,420 votes 1.3%
  • Party: Reform
  • Occupation: Marketing Research Coordinator
  • Phi Theta Kappa International Honors Society
  • National Dean's Honors Recipient
  • Dean's Highest Honors Recipient (SRJC)
  • Dean's High Honors Recipient (SRJC)
Priorities:
  • Publicly Financed Elections. No more special interests in politics.
  • Stopping corporate welfare to companies who export U.S. jobs overseas.
  • DNA testing for all death penalty cases.
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