Filing Closed -
Contests Going to Election on November 2, 2004 Please note: Candidate Statements are taken directly from the sample ballot and the links are separated by contest. In some instances you may need to scroll through the page to view a specific candidate's statement.
Contests listed with random alpha drawing order applied
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State Offices |
Offices |
Incumbent |
Candidate Statement
Click to view ballot infomation page for contest in PDF |
Ballot
Designation |
State Senate, 11th District
- vote for 1 - Filing Closed - Going to Election |
Joe Simitian |
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No |
California State Assembly Member |
Allen M. Rice |
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No |
Engineer/Technical Writer |
Jon Zellhoefer |
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No |
Father/Educator/Engineer |
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State Senate, 15th District
- vote for 1 - Filing Closed - Going to Election |
Brook Madsen |
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No |
Electrician |
Abel Maldonado |
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No |
Businessowner/Assemblymember |
Peg Pinard |
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No |
San Luis County Supervisor |
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State Assembly, 27th District
- vote for 1 - Filing Closed - Going to Election |
John Barlich |
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No |
Mayor, City of Del Ray Oaks |
John Laird |
X |
Yes |
State Assemblymember |
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State Assembly, 28th District
- vote for 1 - Filing Closed - Going to Election |
Simon Salinas |
X |
Yes |
Assemblymember/Educator |
Bob Perkins |
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Yes |
Farm Bureau Manager |
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County Board of Ed - Community College Districts |
Office |
Incumbent |
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Ballot
Designation |
Santa Cruz County Board of
Education TA 3 (1, 4-year term) |
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Arnie Levine |
X |
Yes |
Incumbent |
Ward Alksne |
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Yes |
Environmental
Engineer/Parent |
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West Valley-Mission
Community College TA2 - (1, 4-year term) |
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Robert T. Owens |
X |
Yes |
Incumbent |
Christopher R. Stampolis |
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Yes |
Educator/Planning
Commissioner |
Ronald Stasiak |
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No |
Financial
Advisor |
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West Valley-Mission
Community College TA2 - (1, 4-year term) |
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Frank Jewett |
X |
No |
Incumbent |
Chris Constantin |
X |
Yes |
Incumbent |
Joy Atkins |
X |
No |
Incumbent |
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Unified School Districts |
Office |
Incumbent |
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Ballot
Designation |
Aromas-San Juan Unified
School Dist. (3, 4-year terms) |
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Bonnie Mahler |
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Yes |
Business Owner |
Sylvia Rios-Metcalf |
X |
Yes |
Incumbent |
Rachel Ponce |
X |
Yes |
Incumbent |
Paul Goodman |
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No |
Engineer/Parent |
Donald M. Clark |
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No |
Emergency
Dispatcher/Businessman |
Leslie Austin |
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Yes |
Editor/Parent |
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Los Gatos-Saratoga Jt.
Union High School Dist. (2, 4-year terms) |
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Rosemary Rossi |
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Yes |
Retired Teacher/Parent |
Steven Kahl |
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Yes |
High School Teacher |
Lorrie Wernick |
X |
Yes |
Incumbent |
Carol Barmeier |
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Yes |
Community Volunteer |
Michele van Zuiden |
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Yes |
Healthcare Executive/Parent |
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Pajaro Valley Unified
School Dist. TA 2 (1, 4-year term) |
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David Mares |
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Yes |
Parent |
Doug Keegan |
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Yes |
Immigration Attorney |
Georgia Lynn Acosta |
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Yes |
Businesswoman/Parent |
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Pajaro Valley Unified
School Dist. TA 3 (1, 4-year term) |
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Karen S. Osmundson |
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Yes |
Educator/Union Organizer |
Daniel L. Hankemeier |
X |
Yes |
Incumbent |
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Pajaro Valley Unified
School Dist. TA 6 (1, 4-year term) |
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Sandra Nichols |
X |
Yes |
Incumbent |
Anastacio Andrade |
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Yes |
Agricultural Worker/Parent |
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San Lorenzo Valley Unified
School Dist. TA 5 (1, 4-year term) |
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Linnea M. (Lea) Dakota |
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Yes |
Retired Administrative
Assistant |
Karl Bergmann |
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Yes |
Certified Public Accountant |
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Santa Cruz City School
Dist. TA 1/inside city (1, 4-year term) |
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Ken Wagman |
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Yes |
College Math Instructor |
John W. Wasserburger |
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No |
Retired Teacher/Businessman |
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Scotts Valley Unified
School Dist. (3, 4-year terms) |
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Sue Roth |
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Yes |
University Financial
Assistant |
Carole Harris |
X |
Yes |
Incumbent |
Joseph W. Espinola, Jr. |
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Yes |
District Attorney/Parent |
Mike Smith |
X |
Yes |
Incumbent |
Chuck Walker |
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Yes |
Business Intelligence Analyst |
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Elementary School Districts |
Office |
Incumbent |
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Ballot
Designation |
Bonny Doon Union Elementary
School Dist. (2, 4-year terms) |
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Michael Zucker |
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No |
Appointed Incumbent |
Lisa J. Palm |
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Yes |
Homemaker |
Michelle M. Whitesell |
X |
No |
Incumbent |
Frank Wylie |
X |
Yes |
Appointed Incumbent |
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Live Oak Elementary School
Dist. (2, 4-year terms) |
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Susan King McClain |
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Yes |
Parent/Entrepreneur |
Charlie Rous |
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Yes |
Public Projects Manager |
Bernard 'Barney' Bricmont |
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Yes |
Irrigation Contractor |
James D. Bresnahan |
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Yes |
General Building Contractor |
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Loma Prieta Jt. Union Elem.
School Dist. (2, 4-year terms) |
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Patrick (Pat) McEntee |
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Yes |
Managing Partner |
Patricia Rasmussen |
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Yes |
Community Volunteer |
Lydia Dobyns |
X |
Yes |
Incumbent |
Randy Weeton |
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Yes |
Computer Consultant |
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Soquel Union Elementary
School Dist. (3, 4-year terms) |
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Judy Mc Gooden |
X |
Yes |
Incumbent |
Kevin G. McGibben |
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Yes |
Director, Opal Cliffs Park
and Recreation District |
Ted Donnelly |
X |
Yes |
Appointed Incumbent |
Keith P. Cahalen |
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Yes |
National Sales Manager |
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County Offices |
Offices |
Incumbent |
Candidate Statement
Click to view ballot infomation page for contest in PDF |
Ballot
Designation |
Supervisor, Fifth District
- vote for 1 - Filing Closed - Going to Election |
Mark W. Stone |
X |
Yes |
Incumbent |
Stephany E. Aguilar |
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Yes |
Council Member, City of Scotts Valley |
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City Offices |
Offices |
Incumbent |
Candidate Statement
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Ballot
Designation |
Capitola City Council
- vote for 2 - Filing Closed - Going to Election |
Kirby Nicol |
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Yes |
Businessman |
Daniel Passino |
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Yes |
Business Owner |
Richard "Rick"
Halterman |
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Yes |
Self-Employed |
Colleen Corrigan-Armstrong |
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Yes |
Mom |
Michael V. Termini |
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Yes |
Small Business Owner |
Jacques Bertrand |
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Yes |
Marketing Manager |
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Capitola City
Treasurer - Filing Closed August 6, 2004 Going to Election |
Robert "Bob"
Begun |
X |
Yes |
Incumbent |
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Santa Cruz City
Council - vote for 4 - Filing Closed - Going to Election |
Tony Madrigal |
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Yes |
Union Representative/Union
Organizer |
Emily Reilly |
X |
Yes |
Incumbent |
Mark Primack |
X |
Yes |
Incumbent |
Ed Porter |
X |
Yes |
Councilmember/Santa Cruz
Teacher |
Mark Fogel |
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No |
Specialty Painting Contractor |
Scott Kennedy |
X |
Yes |
City Councilmember |
Ryan Coonerty |
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Yes |
Bookseller/University
Lecturer |
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Scotts Valley City
Council - vote for 3 - Filing Closed - Going to Election |
Randy Johnson |
X |
Yes |
Incumbent |
Debbie Muth |
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Yes |
Planning
Commissioner/Appraiser |
Dene Bustichi |
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Yes |
Scotts Valley Fire Protection
District Director |
Cliff Barrett |
X |
Yes |
Incumbent |
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Watsonville
City Council-- Dist. 1 - vote for 1 - - Filing Closed - All Incumbents Have Filed |
Gabriel Gonzalez |
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Yes |
Real Estate Agent |
Manuel Q Bersamin |
X |
Yes |
Educator/Appointed Councilmember |
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Watsonville City Council--
Dist. 2 - vote for 1 - Filing Closed - All Incumbents Have Filed |
Oscar A. Rios |
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Yes |
Business Agent/Translator |
Richard de la Paz, Jr. |
X |
Yes |
Incumbent |
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Watsonville City Council --
Dist. 6 - vote for 1 - Filing Closed - All Incumbents Have Filed |
Judy Doering-Nielsen |
X |
Yes |
Incumbent |
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Fire Districts |
Office |
Incumbent |
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Ballot
Designation |
Aptos/La
Selva Fire (3, 4-year terms) |
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Marilyn Ramos |
X |
Yes |
Incumbent |
Park Cuseo |
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No |
Chief Fraud Investigator |
Michael Weatherford |
X |
Yes |
Incumbent |
Chuck Anderson |
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No |
Journalist |
David Barbin |
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Yes |
Educator |
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Ben
Lomond Fire (2, 4-year terms) |
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Roger "Boots" Lee |
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Yes |
President/CEO |
Robert B. Hampson |
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Yes |
Insurance Private
Investigator |
William "Biff" Beltz |
X |
No |
Incumbent |
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Ben Lomond Fire (2 new terms if approved) |
Mary Clark |
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No |
Ben Lomond Fire Protection
District Director |
Dave H. Bingham |
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Yes |
Director of Facilities |
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Pajaro
Valley Fire (3, 4-year terms) |
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Joan Peros |
X |
No |
Incumbent |
Russell Farnam, Jr. |
X |
No |
Incumbent |
Bob Stokes |
X |
No |
Incumbent |
Pablo Andres Barreto |
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Yes |
Fire Captain |
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Water Districts |
Office |
Incumbent |
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Ballot
Designation |
San Lorenzo Valley Water
Dist. (2, 4-year terms) |
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David Ross |
X |
Yes |
Incumbent |
Jim Nelson |
X |
Yes |
Incumbent |
Paul Storm |
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Yes |
Software Engineer |
Gordon Stewart, Jr. |
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Yes |
Environmental
Planner/Consultant |
Dan Terrell |
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Yes |
Mechanical Designer |
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Parks and Recreation Districts |
Office |
Incumbent |
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Ballot
Designation |
Boulder Creek Recreation
and Park (3, 4-year terms) |
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Heidi Lindsay |
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Yes |
Human Resources Vice-President |
Eric C. Hammer |
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Yes |
Businessman/Construction Superintendent |
Thetis Sammons |
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No |
Organic Farmer/Businesswoman |
April M. Terrell |
X |
No |
Incumbent |
Eric P. Barbour |
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Yes |
Chemical Engineering Student |
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Port District |
Office |
Incumbent |
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Ballot
Designation |
Santa Cruz Port District
(3, 4-year terms) |
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Ron Merrall |
X |
Yes |
Incumbent |
Lou Mata |
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Yes |
Aquatic Sports Retailer |
Bill Lee |
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Yes |
Boat Builder/Broker |
Paul J. Cogswell |
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No |
None |
Jim Thoits |
X |
Yes |
Appointed Incumbent |
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