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Contra Costa, Alameda County, CA November 4, 2014 Election
Member of the State Assembly; District 15 Voter Information

Results as of Dec 14 10:50am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (328/328)
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Tony Thurmond Click here for more information about this candidate 66,661 votes 54.3%

  • Party: Democratic
  • Occupation: Youth Education Director
  • Former Richmond City Councilmember and West Contra Costa School Board Member
  • Led the campaign that reduced school suspensions by 27%
  • Worked with our business community to raise over $300,000 to support the creation of 300 jobs for youth
  • Social worker and lifelong youth mentor
  • Convened an elected officials summit to explore restoring the I-80 Public Safety Corridor Partnership
  • Former member of the California League of Cities Environmental Policy Committee
  • tony@tonythurmond.com
Priorities:
  • Improve Public Schools & Increase Access to Higher Education
  • Create High-Wage Jobs and Job Training Programs
  • Increasing Public Safety
Elizabeth Echols Click here for more information about this candidate 56,071 votes 45.7%
  • Party: Democratic
  • Occupation: Former Obama Administration Official
  • President Obama's former Regional Head of the Small Business Administration and Senior Advisor on Clean Tech and Energy Efficiency
  • Director: U.S. Green Building Council N. CA: Passed legislation to protect environment & create jobs
  • OpNet CEO (non-profit): Trained low-income youth to get jobs in tech industry with 80% success rate
  • Clinton White House Official: Developed Internet policy and raised $20 million to close digital divide
  • Former Director of Policy at Google
  • BA, Economics and Political Science, Yale University; JD, Stanford Law School
  • info@echolsforassembly.com
Priorities:
  • Expanding Educational Opportunity
  • Creating Quality Jobs
  • Protecting and Preserving Our Environment

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