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Francine P Busby
60,010 votes
43.7%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Trustee, Cardiff School Board
- Past President, Cardiff Education Foundation
- Wife, Mother, Community Leader
- Founder, Casa Theresa Central Guild
Priorities:
- Restore Honesty and Integrity to Congress
- Reduce the Cost of Health Care
- Implement Comprehensive Immigration Policy
Brian P. Bilbray
20,952 votes
15.3%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: Immigration Reform Consultant
- Former Member of Congress
- Former San Diego County Supervisor
- Former Mayor and City Councilman
- Co-Chairman, Federation for American Immigration Reform
Priorities:
- Secure our Nation's Borders and STOP Illegal Immigration
- Balance the Federal Budget, Reduce Government Spending
- End the Closed Door "Earmarking" process
Eric Roach
19,891 votes
14.5%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: Businessman
- Attended Brigham Young University
- Attended Pepperdine Executive MBA Program
- Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Lombard Brokerage
- Pioneered technology for online trading
- Executive Vice President, Direct Business Division, Morgan Stanley
- Altiris, Inc., Member, Board of Directors
Priorities:
- Stop the influence of lobbyists! Restore trust and confidence in government & attack the politics of greed.
- Secure Our Borders and Ports! End illegal immigration! No Amnesty
- Cut waste in Government. Eliminate 'earmarks' and 'pork spending'. Abolish the federal gasoline tax!
Howard Kaloogian
10,207 votes
7.4%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: Charitable Trust Attorney
- State Assemblyman (R-Escondido) (1994-2000)
- Founder and Chairman, Recall Gray Davis Committee
- Co-Founder and Chairman, Move America Forward
- Chairman, Defend Reagan Committee
Priorities:
- Secure our borders
- Promote fiscal responsibility by balancing the budget and cutting spending
- Support our troops and the War on Terrorism
Bill Morrow
7,369 votes
5.4%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: California State Senator
- California State Assemblyman
- Marine Corps Prosecutor
- Minuteman
- Jessica's Law Legislative Co-Sponsor
- Pro-Life PAC Legislator of the Year
- "A+" Rating - NRA
Priorities:
- End the Illegal Immigration Crisis
- Enact the Harshest Sentences Against Child Sex Offenders
- Eliminate Wasteful Government Spending & Cut Taxes
Alan Uke
5,477 votes
4.0%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: Business Owner
- Founder and Former President of the Midway Naval Museum in San Diego
- Former President of San Diego Taxpayers' Association
- Vice-Chair of the Desert Pacific Council of the Boy Scouts of America
- Former President of the North County Council on Aging
- Entrepreneur of the Year by the Entrepreneur Institute and the County Board of Supervisors
- Recipient of Dr. Lutz Award for Lifetime Service to the Senior Community
Priorities:
- Strenghten the Economy, Oppose Higher Taxes, and Stop Over-Spending
- Secure our Borders to Stop Illegal Immigration
- Remain Strong on the War on Terror
Richard Earnest
2,957 votes
2.2%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: Business Entrepreneur
- BS, Engineering, US Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.
- MS, Management, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA.
- President VM Software, Inc.
- CEO, Peregrine Systems
- Co-founder, past Chairman, International Forum for Corporate Directors, San Diego
- Mayor & City Councilman, Del Mar, CA 1996-2004
Priorities:
- Setting a Higher Standard of Integrity and Rebuilding Trust in Congress
- Removing the Restrictions on Federal Funding for Stem Cell Research
- Ending our Legacy of Debt by Controlling Federal Spending
Bill Hauf
2,207 votes
1.6%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: Business Owner
- B.A. Economics, Iona College, New Rochelle, NY
- MBA, Cal State Long Beach
- YMCA Board of Directors
- President, San Diego highway Association 1993 and 1997
Priorities:
- Cleaning up Congress
- Reform Immigration
- Securing our Homeland
Scott Turner
2,041 votes
1.5%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: Motivational Speaker
- Associate Pastor at Morning Star Christian Church in Carmel Valley
- 9 Year NFL Veteran
- Congressional Intern with Congressman Duncan Hunter
- University of Illinois Alum, BA Speech Communications, Working on Masters in Human Resource Development
Priorities:
- Maintain Strong National Defense
- Secure and Strengthen the Border..Stop Illegal Immigration
- Develop our Youth, Promote Traditional Famliy Values, Protect the Unborn
Chris Young
1,808 votes
1.3%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Retired Bank Executive
- 6th generation San Diego native
- Married 23 years to husband, Jeff
- Two children
- BA, Summa Cum Laude, Interdisciplinary Studies
- Graduating from law school in April 2006 with juris doctor degree
- Law clerk for US Attorney's Office and Los Angeles County Office of Independent Review
Priorities:
- Creating leadership that unites "red states" and "blue states" into red, white and blue states!
- National security, Affordable Healthcare and Improved Education through Proper Border Enforcement
- Common Values and Common Sense for San Diego
William Griffith
1,111 votes
0.8%
- Occupation: Father/Math Teacher
- MA, Ed. Admin. - CSUDH/SDSU ('92)
- Law School, 3 years
- BA, Economics - CSULB ('84)
- Disabled Veteran (service-connected, 50% - training injury while at West Point)
- US Military Academy, West Point (Class of 1978))
Priorities:
- LIMITED Federal government, in compliance with Constitutional principles, will be my primary focus as a member of the House of Representatives.
- Illegal Immigration must be stopped, the FTAA must be defeated, and the U.S. MUST withdraw from the UnitedNations - and banish it from our shores.
- Energy independence is vital to our national and fiscal security. Production of new fuels and technologies should be the "To the moon" for our time.
Victor E. Ramirez
912 votes
0.7%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: Retired Judge
- Current Private Legal Practice: Arbitrations, Mediations, Public Advocacy
- Prior Private Legal Practice: Civil, Real Estate, and Criminal Defense
- Founder/Organizing Chairman of Board of Directors of Hidden Valley National Bank, a publicly-traded corporation
Priorities:
- Campaign Reform: No fund raising! Personal expenditures under $5,000
- Working for the good of ALL residents in the 50th Congressional District
- Anticorruption, pro-integrity leadership with respectful cooperation
Paul King
819 votes
0.6%
- Party: Libertarian
- Occupation: Small Business Owner
- small business owner
- Tax fighter
Priorities:
- To get the politicians out of Washington and back to their district.
- Make our legislature read the bills before they can vote on them.
- Change "use it or lose it" budgeting to "save it and keep it"
Jeff M Newsome
574 votes
0.4%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: Highway Patrol Sergeant
- Bachelors Degree in Business Administration
- Big Bear City Community Services District Director
- Five time Mothers Against Drunk Drivers Award winner (for exceptional enforcement
- US Navy Submarine Service veteran 1979-1985
- CA. Army National Guard Tank Commander
Priorities:
- Immigration reform
- Development of domestic energy production and energy jobs
- Welfare reform
Scott Orren
345 votes
0.3%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: Military Defense Consultant
- Retired Navy Veteran
- Business-owner
- Personal Priorities - faith, family, country
Priorities:
- Stopping Illegal Immigration and Government Financial Support of Illegal Immigrants
- Balancing the Federal Budget
- Congressional Ethics Reform
Delecia Holt
261 votes
0.2%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: Intelligence Security Analyst
- Helped to make Jessica's law a realtiy and will make it national law when I go to Congress
- Immigration Reformist and Border Security Specialist
- Homeland Security Analyst and Statitsical Researcher,
- Military Personnel and Veterans Advocate
- Child and Family Advocate, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Counselor
- Author, Business Owner, Real Estate Investor
Priorities:
- Secure our Borders and STOP illegal immigration, it's unconstitutional.
- Congressional Ethics Reform begins with me - NO salary for 1st year, Social Security, Medicare & Healthcare Reform & BALANCE the Federal Budget
- Provide better pay & pensions for our military, police, & border patrol, etc. why aren't we paying them $160,000/year?
William Charles "Bill" Boyer, IV
204 votes
0.1%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: Businessman
- Director of Sales-AudioQuest
- Regional Manager-Tweeter Home Entertainment
- Consultant Vista Councils and Gerson-Lehrman
- District Manager-Circuit City
- 32 years in Sales and Retail Management
Priorities:
- Secure the Border/Immigration Reform
- Health Care; Affordable Access
- Congressional Ethics Reform
Milton Gale
58 votes
0.0%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: Retired Ship Inspector
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