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Sacramento County, CA November 2, 2010 Election
United States Representative; District 5 Voter Information

Results as of Nov 30 4:33pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (525/525)
Candidates (Vote for 1)
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Doris O. Matsui Click here for more information about this candidate 124,220 votes 72.1%

  • Party: Democratic
  • Occupation: Member of Congress
  • BA, UC Berkeley
  • Senior Advisor, President Bill Clinton
  • Director of Government Relations, Collier, Shannon, Scott
  • sacramento4doris@gmail.com
Priorities:
  • Flood protection
  • Transportation
  • Healthcare
Paul A. Smith Click here for more information about this candidate 43,577 votes 25.3%
  • Party: Republican
  • Occupation: Small Business Owner
  • Talk Radio host
  • Guest Lecturer at Los Rios Community College
  • Writer for Hogue News in Sacramento
  • Performed at Carnegie Hall
  • Reading tutor at Jonas Salk Elementary
  • Ran in 2008
  • Paul@PaulSmithforCongress.org
Priorities:
  • Create Jobs by cutting restrictions and taxes
  • Become energy independent
  • Secure the border
Gerald Allen "Jerry" Frink Click here for more information about this candidate 4,594 votes 2.6%
  • Party: Peace and Freedom
  • Master's in Music from the University of Wisconsin
  • Became a Peace Advocate during the Vietnam War.
  • Moved to California from Illinois in 1970 to "be gay".
  • Worked for the State of California for 26 years.
  • I demonstrate once monthly against the death penalty.
  • The millionaires and billionaires need to pay more taxes.
  • ctwebervoters@att.net
Priorities:
  • Close the gap between the rich and the poor.
  • War is obselete. We are a country--not an empire.
  • Create jobs through the development of alternative energies.
Tony Lacy (Write-in)
(This candidate has not provided any information to Smart Voter)
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