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Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Ventura Counties, CA June 3, 2014 Election
United States Representative; District 24 Voter Information

A runoff will be held on 11/4/2014 between the top 2 candidates who received the most votes. The runoff will be held even if one candidate receives a majority of votes in this election.

Results as of Jul 1 4:10pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (373/373)

Runoff Election 11/4/2014

Candidates (Vote for 1)
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Lois Capps Click here for more information about this candidate 58,198 votes 43.7%

  • Party: Democratic
  • Occupation: Congresswoman
  • Was a school nurse in Santa Barbara schools
  • Was a part-time instructor of Early Childhood Education at Santa Barbara City College
  • Was head nurse at Yale New Haven Hospital
  • Received Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing with honors from Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington
  • Received Master of Arts degree in Religion from Yale University
  • Received Master of Arts degree in Education from University of California Santa Barbara
  • lois@cappsforcongress.com
Priorities:
  • Improving our economy by making vital investmets in our infrastructure and renewable energy to create jobs
  • Implementing health care reform to ensure that everyone has access to high quality, affodable health care.
  • Passing comprehensive immigration reform to support Central Coast families and businesses.
Christopher "Chris" Mitchum Click here for more information about this candidate 21,059 votes 15.8%
  • Party: Republican
  • Occupation: Actor/Writer/Businessman
  • University of Pennsylvania, U. of Arizona, Trinity College Dublin: BA Literature
  • National 1st VP, Screen Actors Guild
  • Chair, Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Commission, State of California, Office of the Governor
  • mitchumforcongress@cox.net
Priorities:
  • The economy and yes, this includes the budget, debt, taxes and regulations.
  • Health care. Get government out of health care, control cost and accessibility
  • Education. Stop Common Core. The government has no business taking over education.
Justin Donald Fareed Click here for more information about this candidate 20,445 votes 15.3%
  • Party: Republican
  • Occupation: Cattle Rancher/Small Business Owner
  • Vice President - Pro Band Sports
  • Former Legislative Aid in Washington for Congressman Ed Whitfield
  • Former Congressional Caucus on U.S.-Turkish Relations and Turkish Americans
  • Former Coach- UCLA Football
  • Former Player- UCLA Football
  • justin@justinfareed.com
Priorities:
  • (1) Free from Debt (2) Free to Succeed Economically (3) Free from an Intrusive Government
  • Bring local represntation back to Washington
Dale Francisco 15,575 votes 11.7% Bradley "Brad" Allen Click here for more information about this candidate 9,269 votes 7.0%
  • Party: Republican
  • Occupation: Pediatric Heart Surgeon
  • Small Business Owner
  • UCLA Surgery and Cardiac Surgery
  • Former Surgical Director Children's Heart Institute, University of Texas
  • Professor of Surgery, and Medical Researcher
  • National and International Medical Lecturer
  • Board Member, Farrah Fawcett Cancer Foundation
  • contact@drbradallenforcongress.com
Priorities:
  • Fix our Healthcare system, as a doctor with 30 years medical experience I know how to do this.
  • Fix our Economy and create Jobs, as a small business owner I understand we need to reign in government overreach
  • Bring real life experience back to Washington, not more politicians with political talking points
Sandra Marshall Click here for more information about this candidate 4,646 votes 3.5% Priorities:
  • Campaign Finance Reform
  • Climate Change
  • Health Care
Paul H. Coyne, Jr. Click here for more information about this candidate 2,144 votes 1.6%
  • Party: Democratic
  • Occupation: Bank Manager/Businessman
  • B.A., M.A., PhD studies in Political Science
  • U.S Army (reserves) Veteran
  • VP/Bank Branch Manager
  • UFCW member 22+ years
  • U.S Military Academy 1981-1984
  • 40 year resident of Central Coast of Ca.
  • paul.coyne@rabobank.com
Priorities:
  • Deregulation of small businesses and job creation
  • Federal deficit and debt reduction
  • Congressional term limits and balanced budget ammendments to U.S. Constitution
Steve W. Isakson, PhD Click here for more information about this candidate 1,249 votes 0.9%
  • Party: No Party Preference
  • Occupation: Electronics Engineer/Businessman
  • PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from UCSB
  • MS in Computer Science from Cal Poly SLO
  • BS in Physics from Cal Poly SLO
  • swi@steveisaksonforcongress.com
Priorities:
  • Help Break Congressional Dysfunction
  • Reduce Deficits and Move Towards a Balanced Budget
  • Contribute towards Improving all Five Sectors of the Local Economy
Alexis Stuart Click here for more information about this candidate 678 votes 0.5%
  • Party: Republican
  • Occupation: Consultant/Author/Broker
  • Credit Building Consultant
  • Author of "CAPITALIZE on CREDIT POWER"
  • Real Estate Broker / Mediator
  • Musical Instrument Store Owner
  • Founder of Credit Power Educational Foundation, Inc.
  • AA Degree from Phoenix College / Majored in Dietetics at Arizona State University
Priorities:
  • Reduce the size of the Federal Government! Send any Federal Government Department that is not allowed in the Constitution back to the States.
  • Once we reduce the size of the Federal Government it will be easier to Balance the Budget and eliminate our debt.
  • Rebuild the economy by reducing the big intrusive governement and over-burdensome regulations.

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