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Warren G. Harding
11,765 votes
11.42%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Incumbent
- Current Parks Director Arden Manor Recreation and Parks District, 29 years, elected 7 terms and continuing
- Former President, Sacramento County Management Association
- Created 3 Community Parks
- Founder and Board Member, AMNA Neighborhood Association
- Sacramento County Parks Award 1986
- Former Sacramento County Data Processing Professionals Association, 6 years
Priorities:
- I oppose our Board of Supervisors waiving rules to put houses on the bluffs of our American River Parkway.
- The Board of Supervisors should be controlled by citizens not big developer contributers. Build no more houses in floodplains behind unsafe levees.
- Reduce crime and violence in our neighborhood, reduce traffic congestion, protect the health of our citizens, encourage business growth, end blight.
Kerri Asbury
11,160 votes
10.83%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Special Education Teacher
- Member of the California Teachers Association
- Member of the National Education Association
- Vice-Chair of the Fundraising Committee for the Sacramento County Democratic Central Committee
Priorities:
- Electing Democrats at all levels of office: federal, state, and local
- Increasing the Democratic presence in Sacramento County and fostering growth and public awareness of the Democratic Party in the community
- Building a stronger, more progressive Democratic Party
Ann P Wangberg
9,275 votes
9.00%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Incumbent
- Mental Health Specialist
- Service Employees International Union
- Master of Public Policy & Administration
- Executive Board Member, Democratic Central Committee
- Chair Women's Caucus, Democratic Central Committee
- Chair, Organizational Development Committee, Democratic Central Committee
Priorities:
- Elect Democratic candidates throughout Sacramento County
- Ensure ethical standards in Sacramento County Democratic politics
- Ensure fiscal responsibility in Sacramento County Democratic politics
Bruce Pomer
9,057 votes
8.79%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Trustee, Los Rios Community College District
Karen Bernal
8,078 votes
7.84%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Union Organizer
- AD 5 Executive Board Representative to the Democratic State Central Commitee
- Northern CA State Coordinator, Progressive Democrats of America
- Officer-at-Large, Progressive Caucus, CA State Democratic Party
- Organizer, International Longshore & Warehouse Union
- Founder & Past Chair, Sacramento for Democracy
- Born on military base in Japan, raised in military family. Father is American, Mother is Japanese.
Priorities:
- To fight against the influence and agenda of the far right-wing and to influence our Democratic candidates to advocate for more progressive policies.
- Support, work for, and help get elected those candidates that will advance progressive political and social policies throughout the Sacramento area.
- Party building by involving new voters energized by the 2008 Primaries & Caucuses into the political process.
Owen Jackman
8,068 votes
7.83%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Incumbent
Richard Wake
7,852 votes
7.62%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Incumbent
- A.A. Degree, Sacramento City College, Social Science
- B.A. Degree, Government, CSU, Sacramento
- Supervising Program Technician II, Department of Health Care Services
- Member, Association of California State Supervisors ( union affiliation)
- Member, Sacramento County Democratic Central Committee since June 1992
Priorities:
- Electing Democrats at all levels of government, especially within the boundaries of the 5th Assembly District
- Supporting a progressive agenda for the Democratic Party
- Electing Progressive Democrats to the Central Committee
Mark Soble
7,567 votes
7.34%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Corporate Fraud Prosecutor
- Deputy Attorney General, State of California (occupation listed for identifying purposes only & does not imply endorsement by AG or any state agency)
- Former Senior Commission Counsel, Enforcement Division, State of California Fair Political Practices Commission
- Former public speaking instructor, Stanford University School of Engineering's Technical Communications Program
- Sacramento County resident for over twenty-two years, formerly active with local community associations, and a lifelong registered Democrat
- J.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- B.A., Stanford University, with departmental honors in economics
Priorities:
- Electing Democratic candidates in Sacramento County, making government more transparent, and restoring the public's faith in our governmental process
- Working to achieve safe neighborhoods, quality educational opportunities for our children, and protecting our environment and natural resources
- Electing Democratic candidates who are committed to promptly ending the huge U.S. military presence in Iraq and the economic drain resulting therefrom
Anna Solorio
6,270 votes
6.09%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: State Worker
Margy Rojas
5,459 votes
5.30%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Airline Pilot
Robert L. Rojas
5,189 votes
5.04%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Certified Public Accountant
Steve Reed
5,024 votes
4.88%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Manufacturing Foreman
Edward Diggs
4,891 votes
4.75%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: College Student
- Secretary, Placer County Democratic Central Committee
- Secretary-Treasurer, Young Democrats Pacific Caucus
- Executive Committee Member, Young Democrats of America Labor Caucus
- Membership Director, Sierra College Democratic Club
- Treasurer, 4th Assembly District Democratic Committee
- Recording Secretary, Auburn Area Democratic Club
Priorities:
- I think it is important that the central committee works to elect Democrats.
- It is vital to enable individuals to participate in the Democratic Party.
- I believe in the value of unions and laws that support workers rights.
Del Surette
3,175 votes
3.08%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Operating Engineer
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