California

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Key Voting Dates in California

		Primary Voter Registration Deadline:		May 15
		Primary Absentee Ballot Request Deadline:		May 30
		Primary Election:		Jun 6
		General Voter Registration Deadline: (Mail)		Oct 10
		General Absentee Ballot Request Deadline: (Mail)		Oct 30

2006 Candidates

Senate Race

Incumbent:	Senator Dianne Feinstein (D)
	Dianne Feinstein has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 84 percent of the time.
	Go to Dianne Feinstein’s campaign website.
Challenger(s):	Don Grundmann (AI)
	Marsha Feinland (PF)
	Michael S. Metti (L)
	Richard Mountjoy (R)
	Todd Chretien (G)

Gubernatorial Race

Incumbent:	Arnold Schwarzenegger (R)
Challenger(s):	Art Olivier (L)
	Edward C. Noonan (AI) Peter Camejo (GREEN) Janice Jordan (PF)
	Phil Angelides (D)
	Go to Phil Angelides’ campaign website.

House Races

CA-1	Incumbent:	Mike Thompson (D)
		Mike Thompson has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 86 percent of the time.
		Go to Mike Thompson’s House of Representatives website.
	Challenger(s):	Timothy Stock (PF)
		John W. Jones (R)
		Pamela Elizondo (G)
CA-2	Incumbent:	Wally Herger (R)
		Wally Herger has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 91 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	E. Kent Hinesley (L)
		A. J.l Sekhon (D)
CA-3	Incumbent:	Dan Lungren (R)
		Dan Lungren has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 87 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	William E. Durston (D)
		Go to William E. Durston’s campaign website.
		Douglas Tuma (LIB)
		Michael L. Roskey (PF)
CA-4	Incumbent:	John Doolittle (R)
		John Doolittle has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 90 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	Charlie Brown (D)
		Go to Charlie Brown’s campaign website.
		Dan Warren (L)
CA-5	Incumbent:	Doris Matsui (D)
		Doris Matsui has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 93 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	Claire Yan (R)
		John Reiger (PF)
		Jeff Kravitz (G)
CA-6	Incumbent:	Lynn Woolsey (D)
		Lynn Woolsey has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 99 percent of the time.
		Go to Lynn Woolsey’s campaign website.
	Challenger(s):	Richard W. Friesen (L)
		Tod Hooper (R)
CA-7	Incumbent:	George Miller (D)
		George Miller has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 93 percent of the time.
		Go to George Miller’s Congressional website.
	Challenger(s):	Camden McConnell (L)
CA-8	Incumbent:	Nancy Pelosi (D)
		Nancy Pelosi has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 95 percent of the time.
		Go to Nancy Pelosi’s Congressional website.
	Challenger(s):	Kristine Keefer (G)
		Philip Z. Berg (L)
		Mike DeNunzio (R)
CA-9	Incumbent:	Barbara Lee (D)
		Barbara Lee has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 99 percent of the time.
		Go to Barbara Lee’s campaign website.
	Challenger(s):	Jim Eyer (L)
		John “JD” denDulk (R)
CA-10	Incumbent:	Ellen Tauscher (D)
		Ellen Tauscher has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 79 percent of the time.
		Go to Ellen Tauscher’s campaign website.
	Challenger(s):	Darcy Pearl Linn (R)
CA-11	Incumbent:	Richard Pombo (R)
		Richard Pombo has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 88 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	Jerry McNerney (D)
		Go to Jerry McNerney’s campaign website.
CA-12	Incumbent:	Tom Lantos (D)
		Tom Lantos has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 96 percent of the time.
		Go to Tom Lantos’ campaign website.
	Challenger(s):	Michael Moloney (R)
CA-13	Incumbent:	Pete Stark (D)
		Pete Stark has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 93 percent of the time.
		Go to Pete Stark’s campaign website.
	Challenger(s):	George Bruno (R)
CA-14	Incumbent:	Anna Eshoo (D)
		Anna Eshoo has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 89 percent of the time.
		Go to Anna Eshoo’s campaign website.
	Challenger(s):	Carol Brouillet (GREEN)
		Brian Holtz (L)
		Rob Smith (R)
CA-15	Incumbent:	Mike Honda (D)
		Mike Honda has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 97 percent of the time.
		Go to Mike Honda’s campaign website.
	Challenger(s):	Raymond Chukwu (R)
CA-16	Incumbent:	Zoe Lofgren (D)
		Zoe Lofgren has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 90 percent of the time.
		Go to Zoe Lofgren’s campaign website.
	Challenger(s):	Charel Winston (R)
CA-17	Incumbent:	Sam Farr (D)
		Sam Farr has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 94 percent of the time.
		Go to Sam Farr’s campaign website.
	Challenger(s):	Anthony R. De Maio (R)
CA-18	Incumbent:	Dennis Cardoza (D)
		Dennis Cardoza has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 96 percent of the time.
		Go to Dennis Cardoza’s campaign website.
	Challenger(s):	John Kanno (R)
CA-19	Incumbent:	George Radanovich (R)
		George Radanovich has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 96 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	T.J. Cox (D)
		Go to T.J. Cox’s campaign website.
CA-20	Incumbent:	Jim Costa (D)
		Jim Costa has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 93 percent of the time.
		Go to Jim Costa’s campaign website.
CA-21	Incumbent:	Devin Nunes (R)
		Devin Nunes has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 84 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	Steven Haze (D)
		John Roger Miller (G)
CA-22	Open Race
	Candidate(s):	Sharon Beery (D)
		Kevin McCarthy (R)
CA-23	Incumbent:	Lois Capps (D)
		Lois Capps has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 87 percent of the time.
		Go to Lois Capps’ campaign website.
	Challenger(s):	Victor Tognazzini (R)
CA-24	Incumbent:	Elton Gallegly (R)
		Elton Gallegly has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 87 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	Jill Martinez (D)
		Go to Jill Martinez’s campaign website.
CA-25	Incumbent:	Howard McKeon (R)
		Howard McKeon has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 93 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	Robert Rodriguez (D)
		Go to Robert Rodriguez’s campaign website.
		David W. Erickson (L)
CA-26	Incumbent:	David Dreier (R)
		David Dreier has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 97 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	Cynthia Rodriguez Matthews (D)
		Go to Cynthia Rodriguez Matthews’ campaign website.
		Ted Brown (L)
		Eliot Graham (AI)
CA-27	Incumbent:	Brad Sherman (D)
		Brad Sherman has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 93 percent of the time.
		Go to Brad Sherman’s campaign website.
	Challenger(s):	Peter Hankwitz
CA-28	Incumbent:	Howard Berman (D)
		Howard Berman has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 90 percent of the time.
		Go to Howard Berman’s Congressional website.
	Challenger(s):	Kelley Ross (L)
		Byron De Lear (G)
		Stanley Kimmel Kesselman (R)
CA-29	Incumbent:	Adam Schiff (D)
		Adam Schiff has a lifetime AFL-CIO Congressional Voting  record of voting right on working family issues 89 percent of the time.
		Go to Adam Schiff’s campaign website.
	Challenger(s):	William M. Paparian (G)
		Jim Keller (L)
		Lynda Llamas (PF)
		William J. Bodell (R)
CA-30	Incumbent:	Henry Waxman (D)
		Henry Waxman has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 91 percent of the time.
		Go to Henry Waxman’s Congressional website.
	Challenger(s):	Adele M. Cannon (PF)
		David Nelson Jones (R)
CA-31	Incumbent:	Xavier Becerra (D)
		Xavier Becerra has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 91 percent of the time.
		Go to Xavier Becerra’s Congressional website.
CA-32	Incumbent:	Hilda Solis (D)
		Hilda Solis has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 97 percent of the time.
		Go to Hilda Solis’ campaign website.
	Challenger(s):	Leland Faegre (L)
CA-33	Incumbent:	Diane Watson (D)
		Diane Watson has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 93 percent of the time.
		Go to Diane Watson’s Congressional website.
CA-34	Incumbent:	Lucille Roybal-Allard (D)
		Lucille Roybal-Allard has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 96 percent of the time.
		Go to Lucille Roybal-Allard’s Congressional website.
	Challenger(s):	Wayne Miller (R)
CA-35	Incumbent:	Maxine Waters (D)
		Maxine Waters has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 98 percent of the time.
		Go to Maxine Waters’ Congressional website.
	Challenger(s):	Gordon Mego (AI)
		Paul T. Ireland (L)
CA-36	Incumbent:	Jane Harman (D)
		Jane Harman has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 75 percent of the time.
		Go to Jane Harman’s campaign website.
	Challenger(s):	Mike Binkley (L)
		James R. Smith (PF)
		Brian Gibson (R)
CA-37	Incumbent:	Juanita Millender-McDonald (D)
		Juanita Millender-McDonald has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 95 percent of the time.
		Go to Juanita Millender-McDonald’s Congressional website.
	Challenger(s):	Herb Peters (L)
CA-38	Incumbent:	Grace Napolitano (D)
		Grace Napolitano has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 98 percent of the time.
		Go to Grace Napolitano’s Congressional website.
	Challenger(s):	Sidney W. Street (R)
CA-39	Incumbent:	Linda Sanchez (D)
		Linda Sanchez has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 98 percent of the time.
		Go to Linda Sanchez’s campaign website.
	Challenger(s):	James L. Andion (R)
CA-40	Incumbent:	Edward Royce (R)
		Edward Royce has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 90 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	Florice Orea Hoffman (D)
		Go to Florice Orea Hoffman’s campaign website.
		Philip H. Inman (L)
CA-41	Incumbent:	Jerry Lewis (R)
		Jerry Lewis has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 87 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	Louie Contreras (D)
CA-42	Incumbent:	Gary Miller (R)
		Gary Miller has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 94 percent of the time.
CA-43	Incumbent:	Joe Baca (D)
		Joe Baca has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 97 percent of the time.
		Go to Joe Baca’s Congressional website.
	Challenger(s):	Scott Folkens (R)
CA-44	Incumbent:	Ken Calvert (R)
		Ken Calvert has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 93 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	Louis Vandenberg (D)
		Go to Louis Vandenberg’s campaign website.
		Kevin Akin (PF)
CA-45	Incumbent:	Mary Bono (R)
		Mary Bono has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 84 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	David Roth (D)
		Go to David Roth’s campaign website.
CA-46	Incumbent:	Dana Rohrabacher (R)
		Dana Rohrabacher has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 87 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	Jim Brandt (D)
		Go to Jim Brandt’s campaign website.
		Dennis Chang (L)
CA-47	Incumbent:	Loretta Sanchez
		Loretta Sanchez has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 92 percent of the time.
		Go to Loretta Sanchez’s campaign website.
	Challenger(s):	Tan Nguyen (R)
CA-48	Open Race
	Candidate(s):	Steve Young (D)
		Go to Steve Young’s campaign website.
		John Campbell (R) Bruce Cohen (L)
CA-49	Incumbent:	Darrell Issa (R)
		Darrell Issa has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 86 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	Lars Grossmith (L)
		Jeeni Criscenzo (D)
		Go to Jeeni Criscenzo’s campaign website.
CA-50	Open Race
	Candidate(s):	Francine Busby (D)
		Go to Francine Busby’s campaign website.
		Brian Bilbray (R) Paul King (L) Miriam E. Clark (PF)
CA-51	Incumbent:	Bob Filner (D)
		Bob Filner has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 95 percent of the time.
		Go to Bob Filner’s campaign website.
	Challenger(s):	Dan Litwin (L)
		Blake L. Miles (R)
CA-52	Incumbent:	Duncan Hunter (R)
		Duncan Hunter has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 81 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	Michael Benoit (L)
		John Rinaldi (D)
		Go to John Rinaldi’s campaign website.
CA-53	Incumbent:	Susan Davis (D)
		Susan Davis has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 89 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	Ernie Lippe (L)
		John "Woody" Woodrum (R)

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