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Santa Clara County, CA June 8, 2010 Election
Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Santa Clara; State Assembly District 22 Voter Information

2 Year Term.

This contest will only appear on Democratic party ballots.

Results as of Jun 23 2:21pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (240/240)
Candidates (Vote for 6)
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Gilbert Wong 15,866 votes 14.31%

  • Party: Democratic
  • Occupation: Member, Cupertino City Council
Alyson L. Abramowitz Click here for more information about this candidate 14,208 votes 12.81%
  • Party: Democratic
  • Occupation: Incumbent
  • Management Consultant
  • B.S. Carnegie Mellon University
Priorities:
  • Education - Strengthen CA's public education system to achieve success for ourselves, California, and the USA.
  • Economy & Budget - Have and grow jobs and companies in Silicon Valley and achieve this with a fiscally sound and balanced budget
  • Housing - Provide programs to help home owners retain their houses, safe from predatory lending practices.
Megan Kathleen Young Click here for more information about this candidate 13,105 votes 11.82%
  • Party: Democratic
  • Occupation: Student
  • Political Science Major, San Jose State University
  • Immediate past Vice President, Democratic Caucus at SJSU
  • Human Rights Commissioner, San Jose Human Rights Commission
  • Fmr. Platform Committee Member, California Young Democrats
Priorities:
  • Electoral Reform, including public financing of campaigns
  • Working for solutions to California's budget crisis
  • Fully funding all levels of education, from pre-k to university
Brandon L. Sulser Click here for more information about this candidate 12,663 votes 11.42%
  • Party: Democratic
  • Occupation: Incumbent
  • Sunnyvale Planning Commissioner (2004 - present)
  • Member, Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee (2009 - present)
  • Member, California State Democratic Central Committee (2003 - present)
  • Member, Political Committee, Loma Prieta Chapter of the Sierra Club (2003 - present)
  • Member, Santa Clara Citizen's Advisory Committee (2002 - 2003)
  • B.A. International Relations - George Washington University
Priorities:
  • Help demystify the Central Committee to rank and file party members
  • Help recruit good candidates to run for local office
  • Support the party's ideals
Herb Engstrom Click here for more information about this candidate 12,190 votes 10.99%
  • Party: Democratic
  • Occupation: Incumbent
  • AB Physics, UC Berkeley 1964, Phi Beta Kappa
  • Peace Corps, Malaysia 1964-67
  • Ph.D. Physics, UC Berkeley
  • Post Doc. Univ. of Paris, Orsay, France, 1972-74
Priorities:
  • Making public funding of campaigns a priority
  • Establishing and expanding Democratic clubs
  • Recruiting new, young activists to the Party
Aldyth Parle 12,094 votes 10.91%
  • Party: Democratic
  • Occupation: Incumbent
Craig Dunkerley 11,235 votes 10.13%
  • Party: Democratic
  • Occupation: Incumbent
Jordan Daniel Eldridge Click here for more information about this candidate 9,989 votes 9.01%
  • Party: Democratic
  • Occupation: Student
  • Santa Clara County Health Advisory Commission, Commissioner
  • Santa Clara County Emergency Medical Services Committee, Vice Chair
  • California Democratic Party State Central Committee, AD 22 Elected Delegate
  • Democratic Party County Central Committee, Club Representative
  • Silicon Valley Young Democrats, Executive Vice President
  • Foothill De Anza Community College District Student Trustee, 2007-2008
Priorities:
  • Fight for solutions to the state budget crisis and fully fund all levels of Education
  • Support progressive Democratic candidates running for local and state offices
  • Build stronger local Democratic activism by reaching out to young and experienced voters to get involved with the party
Melodi D. Masaniai Click here for more information about this candidate 9,524 votes 8.59%
  • Party: Democratic
  • Occupation: Administrator
  • Member, California State Democratic Central Committee
  • Co-Chair, Dean Democratic Club of Silicon Valley
  • Membership Coordinator, Obama Democratic Club of Silicon Valley
  • Co-founder, Congressional District 14 for Obama
  • Co-organizer, Congressional District 15 for Obama
  • Member, Democratic Club of Sunnyvale
Priorities:
  • Permanent Democratic office modeled after Center for Change offices in Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties
  • Transform Democratic Party into a Democratic Family
  • Restore discipline and unity

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Official Information

Santa Clara Co. Central Committee
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