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Sacramento County, CA November 2, 2004 Election
United States Representative; District 5 Voter Information

Results as of Dec 6 4:02pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (405/405)
Candidates (Vote for 1)
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Robert T. Matsui 138,004 votes 71.4%

  • Party: Democratic
  • Occupation: Member of Congress
  • Phone: 916-552-6887; Addr: PO Box 1347, Sacramento, CA 95812
Mike Dugas Click here for more information about this candidate 45,120 votes 23.4%
  • Party: Republican
  • Occupation: Statistical Consultant/Teacher
  • Immediate Past State Co-Chairman, California College Republicans
  • Board of Directors, Young Conservatives Foundation
  • Founder, Students Against Academic Discrimination
  • Currently finishing Ph.D. in Statistics at UC Davis
  • MA, Statistics, University of Florida, 2000
  • BA, Statistics, University of Florida, 1998
Priorities:
  • Greatly simplify the tax code
  • Allow individuals to privately invest Social Security funds
  • Eliminate the Federal deficit
Pat Driscoll Click here for more information about this candidate 6,593 votes 3.4%
  • Party: Green
  • Occupation: Software Developer
  • Founder Veterans For Peace Chapter 87
  • Member Sacramento Green Party County Council
  • Independent business owner
  • Professional musician
Priorities:
  • End the war in Iraq. Stop the draft. Reorganize military to reduce costs.
  • Provide education and healthcare for everyone. Put the interests of people before corporations.
  • Develop clean and sustainable energy alternatives. Hold corporations accountable for their pollution.
John C. Reiger Click here for more information about this candidate 3,670 votes 1.8%
  • Party: Peace and Freedom
  • Occupation: Potter
  • Commercial Art training, Art Center College, L.A.
  • B.A., Psychology, C.S.U.S.F.
  • Over 30 yers as self-employer potter.
  • Active with Peace & Freedom Party on county and state level since 1968.
  • Long time activist in local civic and progressive groups.
  • Co-host of progressive TV show from 1994 to 2003.
Priorities:
  • Create a national health care system covering all U.S. residents.
  • Election reform, with "proportional representation" and "instant runoff voting."
  • Get out of Iraq. Reduce the military. Seek peaceful solutions to international problems.

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