Candidates
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Kathryn L. Gerwig
13,985 votes
12.44%
- Occupation: Incumbent
- Artist
- Photographer
Priorities:
- Environmentalist
- Support of Personal Freedoms
- Anti-nuclear, and guns
Warren G. Harding
12,829 votes
11.41%
- Occupation: Parks Director
- Parks Director Arden Manor Recreation and Parks District, 22 years, elected 6 terms and continuing
- President, Sacramento County Management Association, 5 years
- Created 3 Community Parks
- Founder and Board Member, AMNA Neighborhood Association
- Sacramento County Parks Award 1986
- President, Sacramento County Data Processing Professionals Association, 6 years
Priorities:
- The American River Parkway will be saved, protected and maintained. The River flows through cities that should support it.
- Empower County Employees, not just Management, to propose budget cuts and efficiencies.
- Adjust County work hours to reduce traffic congestion.
Bruce Pomer
11,920 votes
10.60%
- Occupation: Trustee Los Rios Community College District
Owen Jackman
11,244 votes
10.00%
Richard R. Wake
10,794 votes
9.60%
- Occupation: Incumbent
- Supervising Program Technician II, State of California
- B.A Degree Political Science, CSU Sacramento
- Member, Assoc. of California State Supervisors (Union Affiliation)
Priorities:
- Defeating Gov. Schwarznegger and retaining majorties in the California Legislature
- Regaining control of the U.S. Congress
- Electing Democrats at all level of goverment; federal, state and local
Ann Wangberg
10,199 votes
9.07%
- Occupation: Business Owner
Mary Alice Coverdale
10,078 votes
8.96%
- Occupation: Writer
- B.A. Education/English,Journalism. (San Jose State Univ.) M.A. Education-Reading Specialist (Sonoma State Univ.)
- Born in San Francisco. Raised in Bay Area. Have lived also at South Lake Tahoe and Santa Rosa.
- Background includes teaching, journalism, editing/writing for media and high-tech companies. Raised three children, grandmother of ten.
- Self-employed freelance writer/editor
- An active Democrat since mid-'60s. Helped spearhead the incorporation of the City of South Lake Tahoe.
- Former member/secretary, Sonoma County Democratic Central Committee
Priorities:
- Find capable Democrats and work to elect them to positions at all levels, including nonpartisan offices.
- Bring abilities in networking, publicity, and promotion to increase public awareness of the Democratic Party in the community.
- Improve opportunities for people of all ethnic backgrounds, creeds, and gender orientations to fully participate in seeking the American dream.
Karen Bernal
9,339 votes
8.31%
- Occupation: Political Organizer
- B.F.A. Fine Arts/ Emphasis Sculpture and Art History, Univ of Nevada, Las Vegas
- Co-founder, current Officer, Sacramento for Democracy
- Chair, Peace and Justice Committee, CDP Progressive Caucus
- AD 5 delegate to State Central Commitee
- Born on military base in Japan, raised in military family. Father is American, Mother is Japanese.
Priorities:
- To fight against the influence and agenda of the far right-wing and to regain control of Congress.
- Support candidates that will help advance progressive political and social policies.
- To encourage progressive grassroots participation in the political process
Margaret Jane "Margie" Metzler
8,821 votes
7.85%
- Occupation: Writer/Web Designer
- BA English, and MS, Education, Univ. of Chicago
- Certificate in Technical Communications, De Anza College
- Officer, Town and Country Democrats
- Officer, Sacramento for Democracy
- Webmaster and Project manager, Gray Panthers
- Born in Washington DC, raised in Chicago, left my heart in San Francisco (and Bay Area and Sacramento!)
Priorities:
- Using my computer, Web, writing and speaking skills, help reframe the conversation in elections at all levels; bring back honesty and civility
- Communicate more effectively among progressive groups, Democratic clubs, and Democratic party
- Encourage (and enable) higher level candidates and legislators to be more responsive to voters
Corin D. Choppin
6,853 votes
6.10%
- Occupation: Political Organizer
John "Jack" Miche
6,197 votes
5.51%
- Occupation: Entrepreneur,Information Systems
- University of Oregaon, BS Mathematics, 1983
Priorities:
- Organize
- Organize
- Organize
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