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Anna E. Song
13,313 votes
14.7%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Trustee, Santa Clara County Board of Education
- Fair Housing Coordinator, Project Sentinel
- JFK, Jr. Award, 2001, California Democratic Party
Priorities:
- Representing issues of young families and those concerned with education
- Involving more Democrats in setting local Party priorities
- Advocating for minority residents of the County
Alyson L. Abramowitz
13,307 votes
14.7%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Incumbent
- Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee
- Member County of Santa Clara Housing Task Force
- B.S. Carnegie Mellon University
- President, High Tech Dems (see http://www.hightechdems.com)
- California State Central Committee Member
- California State Elections & Organizaton Committee Member
Priorities:
Vince Cortese
13,062 votes
14.4%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Retired Teacher
- Born in California. Santa Clara County Resident over 30 years. Life, long Democrat.
- Elementary School Teacher 37 years.
- Earned BA and MA from San Francisco State
- Was an active union leader with the California Teachers Association
- Served ten years on the CTA Board of Directors
- Have been elected from the 22nd Assembly District to serve on the California Democratic Party State Central Committee
Priorities:
- Work to get Democratic Party candidates elected to office.
- Preserve a woman's right to choice; insure a free quality public education for all children; protect the environment.
- Work to insure our government is truly a government for all the people and not the chosen few.
Aldyth Parle
11,993 votes
13.3%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Santa Clara City Council Member
- M.A. Columbia University, New York
- B.S. University of California, Los Angeles
- Santa Clara City Council Member 1996-2004
Priorities:
- Affordable Housing
- Economic Development (short/long term plans)
- Transportation
Stephen A. "Steve" Chessin
11,942 votes
13.2%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Software Engineer
- Party: Democratic
- County Committee member/alternate since 1990
- State Central Committe member since 1987
- State Executive Board member since 1993
- Producer of Democratic Television since 1995
Priorities:
- Openness/transparency - explain what County Committee is to people
- Fairness - make sure all points of view receive a fair hearing
- Efficiency - make County Committee meetings as efficient as possible
Herbert "Herb" Engstrom
11,724 votes
13.0%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Optical materials engineer
- Native of San Francisco
- Ph.D., physics from UC Berkeley
- Served in Peace Corps, Malaysia
- Worked at Univ. of Paris, National Labs
- Workied 20 years in Silicon Valley
- Disk drives, semiconductor metrology
Priorities:
- More effective Democratic Party.
- Achieve effective campaign finance reform.
- Achieve real energy independence - less use of fossil fuels.
Bill James
7,983 votes
8.8%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Patent Attorney
- Counsels and works to obtain patents for high tech companies.
- Recipient of Fulbright Binational Business Grant to Mexico.
- Proficient in Spanish.
- Graduated from Stanford Law School (1994) in top 10% of his class.
- Served on Active Duty in the U.S. Navy (1986-1991), including 2-1/2 years assigned to a ship based in Japan.
- Graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1986 (B.S. Mechanical Engineering & History) in the top 1% of a class of more than 1,000.
Priorities:
- Voter Outreach: I will reach out to progressive-minded voters, especially in the Latino and High Tech communities.
- Candidate Recruitment and Support: I will work hard to recruit and support candidates who will win, and who will fight for progressive causes.
- Advance Progressive Causes: I will mobilize grass roots support for progressive policies and our Democratic officeholders who fight for them.
Charles Ahern
7,165 votes
7.9%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Technical Writer
- Treasurer, Santa Clara County Democratic Club
- Club Representative, Democratic Central Committee
- Editorial Board, Democratic Central Committee newsletter
- Leadership Cupertino and Cupertino Community Congress participant
- My wife teaches developmentally disabled adults. My son attends Cupertino HS.
- BA-Political Science and Education, MBA-Finance
Priorities:
- Support life-long education and training opportunities
- Develop our regional transportation infrastructure
- Promote the interests of working- and middle-class families
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