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San Francisco, San Mateo County, CA June 6, 2006 Election
United States Representative; District 12; Democratic Party Voter Information

You can vote in this contest only if registered in the Democratic party, or as "Decline to State" requesting a Democratic ballot at your polling location.

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Results as of Jul 13 4:04pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (463/463)
Candidates (Vote for 1)
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Tom Lantos 61,510 votes 83.3%

  • Occupation: U.S. Congressman
Kevin James Hearle, Ph.D. Click here for more information about this candidate 6,973 votes 9.4%
  • Occupation: Poet/Scholar/Educator
  • M.A., Ph.D. in Literature--UC Santa Cruz; M.F.A. in English--University of Iowa; A.B. in English, with Distinction--Stanford University
  • Poems included in award-winning _California Poetry: from the Gold Rush to the Present_ and in _Unfolding Beauty: Celebrating California's Landscapes_
  • Recipient of Burkhardt Award as Outstanding Steinbeck Scholar of 2005
  • former President, Treasurer, and Secretary of City Arts of San Mateo
  • Master of Ceremonies for City of San Mateo's and City Arts of San Mateo's Central Park Music Series, 2003-2005
  • formerly adjunct faculty member at: University of Iowa, San Jose State, UC Santa Cruz, CSU L..A, Santa Clara U, Notre Dame de Namur U
Priorities:
  • Impeaching George W. Bush and Dick Cheney
  • Ending the War in Iraq
  • Strengthening the social safety network
Robert M. Barrows Click here for more information about this candidate 5,401 votes 7.3%
  • Occupation: Business Owner
  • President, R.M. Barrows, Inc. Advertising and Public Relations, Established in 1980, Incorporated in 1981
  • Prior work experience included various jobs in advertising, advertising sales and television production
  • Education: BS in Speech, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, June 1971, Majored in Radio, Television and Film
  • I am also a sculptor, the inventor of The Video Enhanced Gravemarker, an author and a songwriter.
Priorities:
  • End the war in Iraq. End the war in Afghanistan. Promote peace.
  • Balance the budget
  • Restore funding and increase funding to health, education, welfare and social programs

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