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California Primary Election

LIST OF CANDIDATES FOR STATEWIDE ELECTIVE OFFICE

Governor   BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
Lieutenant Governor   District 1
Secretary of State   District 2
Controller   District 3
Treasurer   District 4
Attorney General   Superintendent of Public Instruction
Insurance Commissioner    

Proposition 34 was adopted by the voters at the November 7, 2000 General Election. Under this measure, any candidate for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Controller, Treasurer, Attorney General, Insurance Commissioner, Superintendent of Public Instruction, or Member of the Board of Equalization, who accepted the voluntary expenditure limit, has an opportunity to purchase a statement, not to exceed 250 words, in the California Voter Information Guide.

The expenditure limit for candidates running for Governor in the June 6, 2006 Primary Election is $6,690,000. The expenditure limit for candidates running for Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Controller, Treasurer, Attorney General, Insurance Commissioner, and Superintendent of Public Instruction in the June 6, 2006 Primary Election is $4,460,000. The expenditure limit for candidates running for the Board of Equalization in the June 6, 2006 Primary Election is $1,115,000.

The following list of candidates for statewide elective office is current through March 13, 2006. For a current list of candidates, please see http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_cand.htm. In the following list, an asterisk (*) designates candidates who have accepted the voluntary spending limits.

GOVERNOR

   
Angelides, Phil   Democratic
* Becnel, Barbara   Democratic
Brouillette, Joseph Francis   Democratic
Burns, Jeffrey R.   Republican
* Camejo, Peter   Green
* Chambers, William S.   Republican
Gerst, Jerald Robert   Democratic
* Greene, Vibert   Democratic
Jordan, Janice   Peace and Freedom
Macaluso, Jr., Frank A.   Democratic
Newman II, Robert C.   Republican
* Noonan, Edward C.   American Independent
* Olivier, Art   Libertarian
Schwarzenegger, Arnold   Republican
* Strimling, Michael   Democratic
Westly, Steve   Democratic
       

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

   
* Alexander, Stewart A.   Peace and Freedom
Farmer, Tony   Republican
* Figueroa, Liz   Democratic
* Garamendi, John Raymond   Democratic
* King, James D.   American Independent
* McClintock, Tom   Republican
* Shaw, Lynnette Marie   Libertarian
* Speier, Jackie   Democratic
* Warren, Donna J.   Green
       

SECRETARY OF STATE

   
* Akin, Margie   Peace and Freedom
* Bowen, Debra   Democratic
* Hill, Forrest   Green
Lightfoot, Gail   Libertarian
McPherson, Bruce   Republican
McMillon, Jr., Glenn   American Independent
* Ortiz, Deborah   Democratic
       

CONTROLLER

   
* Barrón, Elizabeth C.   Peace and Freedom
Campbell, Warren M.   American Independent
* Chiang, John   Democratic
* Davis, Bret   Republican
* Dunn, Joe   Democratic
Harris, David Lawrence   Republican
* Maldonado, Abel   Republican
* Stieringer, Jim   Republican
* Strickland, Tony   Republican
* Tello, Donna   Libertarian
* Wells, Laura   Green
       

TREASURER

   
Lockyer, Bill   Democratic
* Noonan, E. Justin   American Independent
* Parrish, Claude   Republican
* Richman, Keith S.   Republican
* Sanders, Gerald   Peace and Freedom
* Smithson, Marian   Libertarian
* Thakker, Mehul M.   Green
       

ATTORNEY GENERAL

   
Brown, Jerry   Democratic
Delgadillo, Rocky   Democratic
* Harrison, Jack   Peace and Freedom
Poochigian, Charles S.   Republican
* Weissman, Kenneth A.   Libertarian
* Wyman, Michael Sutton   Green
       

INSURANCE COMMISIONER

   
Burden, Jay Earl   American Independent
* Bustamante, Cruz   Democratic
* Cafiero, Larry   Green
* Condit, Tom   Peace and Freedom
* Kraft, John   Democratic
Ogden, Dale F.   Libertarian
Poizner, Steve   Republican
       

BOARD OF EQUALIZATION

   

District 1

   
Campbell, David   Peace and Freedom
Neighbors, David J.   Republican
* Watson, Kennita   Libertarian
* Yee, Betty T.   Democratic


District 2
   
Bright, Tom   Democratic
* Leonard, Bill   Republican
Michlin, Willard Del   Libertarian
* Perry, Richard   Peace and Freedom
* Raboy, Tim   Democratic
* Streichman, Ed   Republican


District 3
   
Christian-Heising, Mary   Democratic
Da Silva, Lewis A.   Republican
Finley, Mary Lou   Peace and Freedom
* Haynes, Ray   Republican
* Petruzzo, Steve   Republican
* Steel, Michelle   Republican
* Styles, Hal "Jimbo"   Republican


District 4
   
* Abbot, Vonny T.   Democratic
Chu, Judy May   Democratic
* Forsch, Glen   Republican
* Henderson, Cindy Varela   Peace and Freedom
Horton, Jerome Edgar   Democratic
* Kadera, Monica W.   Libertarian
* Park, Sam Song Yong   Republican
* Rogers, Rita   Democratic
* Siddall, Eric W.   Republican
* Wong, John Y.   Republican
       

SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION

   
* Bunting, Daniel   Nonpartisan
* Knopp, Sarah L.   Nonpartisan
* Lenning, Diane A.   Nonpartisan
* McMicken, Grant   Nonpartisan
* O'Connell, Jack T.   Nonpartisan
       
   
*Candidate has accepted voluntary spending limits.
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