League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz Counties, CA November 2, 2010 Election
	United States Representative; District 17 Voter Information

Results as of Nov 30 4:33pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (381/381)

Candidates (Vote for 1) Click on highlighted name for additional information supplied by candidate. Contact non-highlighted candidates and encourage them to provide information for voters. Sam Farr 118,734 votes 66.7% Party: Democratic Occupation: United States Representative Member of House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee-Homeland Security Co-Chair, House Oceans Caucus Co-Chair, Travel and Tourism Caucus sam@friendsoffarr.org Priorities: Education Environmental Preservation and Protection Economic Revitalization Jeff Taylor 47,133 votes 26.5% (This candidate has not provided any information to Smart Voter) Party: Republican Occupation: Publisher/Rancher jeff@taylor4congress.com Mary V. Larkin 8,753 votes 4.9% Party: Libertarian Occupation: Resort Sales Manager Bachelor's degree in Biology Bachelor's degree in Theater Arts mlarkin2010@gmail.com Priorities: Dismantle the Health Care Bill and Cap & Trade bills if passed Reduce the size & power of government to end corruption & cronyism Reduce and simplify taxes and restore freedom Eric Petersen 3,429 votes 1.9% Party: Green Occupation: Commission Member/Promoter AA, Journalism, Canada College, Redwood City BA, History, College of Notre Dame, Belmont Attended San Jose State University (Mass Communications) Attended University of Maryland (various) Attended San Jose City College (labor law) Honorable Discharge, United States Army eric939@redshift.com Priorities: End the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan Increase and enhance social democracy More effective representation in Congress Ronald Paul Kabat (Write-in) Occupation: Certified Public Accountant B.S. in Commerce - DePaul University Master of .Science in Taxation - Golden Gate University U.S. Army (1970-1973) Vietnam Veteran (1972-73) Former Carmel Harrison Library Trustee C.P.A. License (California and Illinois) Tea Party Member Since 2009 RKabat@hotmail.com Priorities: Prioritize national debt issues and employ available controls Prioritize tax and economic policy to help create private sector jobs. Prioritize education system to strengthen our Nation's future. Basic candidate data supplied by the Secretary of State. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

Candidates Answer Questions The League of Women Voters of California has asked all candidates for this office to respond to 5 questions on Economy, Federal Budget, Energy, Health Care, and Campaign Financing. Official Information Calif. Legislature District 17 map and statistics - defines district boundaries for this election. See another map at govtrack.us U.S. House of Representatives Official Web site Campaign Finance Data Opensecrets.org Campaign Contribution Analysis for District 17 candidates - Browse the page to find District CA - 17 from the Center for Responsive Politics Nonpartisan Information Project Vote-Smart About the Candidates - Browse the page to find the line(s) for US House 17. Then find Biography, Campaign Finances, Issue Positions (NPAT), Special Interest Groups, and Voting Record where available. Open Congress Key Votes in Congress - Enter your zip and see how your Congressional Representative voted on many key issues Events Candidate Forums Monday, September 27, 2010 Tuesday, August 31, 2010. There will be a forum starting with a continental breakfast at 8 a.m. There will be a question and answer time following the forum. It is sponsored by the Monterey Commercial Property Owners Association and will be held at the Portola Plaza in Monterey. News and Analysis The Californian Four challenge Rep. Sam Farr for 17th District congressional seat-10/23/2010 Monterey County Herald Farr takes on three challengers for 17th congressional district-10/4/2010 General Links Election Archives See the candidates, issues, and results from previous elections: 6/8/10, 11/04/08, 06/03/08, 11/07/06, 6/6/06, 11/02/04, 3/2/04, 11/5/02, 11/7/00, 3/7/00, 11/3/98, 6/2/98   All links open in new window This election is archived. Any links to sources outside of Smart Voter may no longer be active. No further links will be added to this page. Links to sources outside of Smart Voter are provided for information only and do not imply endorsement.

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