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Jared Huffman
22,544 votes
32.5%
Official Ballot Statement
- Occupation: Environmental Attorney/Water District Director
- Three-term Board President, Marin Municipal Water District
- Senior Attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
- Served on Marin County Adult Criminal Justice Commission, ABAG CALFED Task Force and State Desalination Task Force
- Recipient, "Millennium Leadership Award" (Marin IJ/Marin Community Foundation), "Carla Bard Advocacy Award" (California Water Policy Conference)
- B.A., U.C. Santa Barbara, magna cum laude, 1986; J.D., Boston College Law School, cum laude, 1990
- Member, World Champion USA Volleyball Team, 1987
Priorities:
- Protecting our environment
- Reforming our broken health care system
- Revitalizing public education
Pamela Torliatt
19,518 votes
28.2%
Official Ballot Statement
- Occupation: Petaluma City Councilmember
- Email: please@vote4pam.com
- Metropolitan Transportation Commissioner
- Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) Director
- Committee member, Sonoma County Water Agency, Zone 2A Advisory Committee
- Alternate, Executive Board, Association of Bay Area Governments
- Vice Chair, BAAQMD Greenhouse Gas Emission Ad Hoc Committee
Priorities:
- Ensure adequate, stable funding for education
- Protect the environment and open space
- Provide access to quality, affordable health care for all
Cynthia L. Murray
12,617 votes
18.2%
- Occupation: Member, County Board of Supervisors
- Board of Supervisors - 8 years
- Novato City Council - 7 years
- Transportation Authority of Marin
- North Bay Watershed Association
- ABAG Regional Planning Committee
- Bay Area Economic Forum
Priorities:
- Transportation Improvements; fix Narrows, ferry service @ Pt. Sonoma
- Health Care Reform - Universal Health Care
- More Money for Schools with Local Control
Damon Matthew Connolly
8,470 votes
12.1%
Official Ballot Statement
- Occupation: Deputy Attorney General/School Board President
- Found evidence that helped expose Enron's manipulation of California's energy market.
- As president of the Dixie School District Board of Trustees he has worked to improve our local schools. His efforts at the Dixie School District have
- Received his undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley and his law degree from Boalt Hall School of Law.
- Director, University of California Alumni Association
Priorities:
- Improving public education
- Encouraging the use of alternative energy and protecting our environment
- Addressing our region's transportation issues
John Alden
5,150 votes
7.4%
Official Ballot Statement
- Occupation: Consumer Protection Attorney
- Chair, Marin Democratic Party
- Member, CA Democratic Party Executive Board
- Former Chair of the San Rafael Planing Commission
- Fomer Policy Analyst, Office of the Majority Leader, CA State Assembly
- Former Prosecutor, Marin and Sonoma Counties
Priorities:
- Increasing education funding through fair taxation of corporate real estate
- Ensuring equal rights for all Californians, including access to quality health care, public education and marriage equality
- Protecting and preserving our environment through sustainable planning, increased investment in public transit and reducing toxic emissions
Alex Easton-Brown
1,135 votes
1.6%
Official Ballot Statement
- Occupation: Sociologist/Social Researcher
- MA Sociology, University of Washington
- Sociology Instructor, Fresno State Univ. 1971
- Democratic nominee, 32nd Assembly District, 1972
- Past Treasurer, Marin Co. Democratic Central Committee
Priorities:
- Limit candidate campaign spending and contributions. Build a firewall between lobbyists and the legislature, no more free lunches or ski trips.
- Overhaul school funding to reduce the burden on homeowners. Raise teacher salaries and students' levels of achievement .
- Increase corporate taxes and marginal rates on the wealthy. Reduce regessive sales and property taxes in favor of a Split Roll for corporations.
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