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NewsBriefs:4-8 11/20/08 11:02 PM Page 5 2008 Election Winners ongratulations to the following CNA/NNOC-endorsed candidates who won their races for office. Their victories have added to the numbers of representatives at the local, state, and national levels who support guaranteed, single-payer healthcare reform. A few races were still too close to call as of press time, so check our website at www.calnurses.org for the most updated results. C from left: Chellie Pingree of Maine, and Eric Massa of New York U.S. President California State Assembly Maine State Senate Barack Obama (This is a partial list. Please check calnurses.org website for a complete list.) Joan Buchanan, AD 15 Marty Block, AD 78 Victor "Manuel" Perez, AD 80 Justin Alfond, SD 8 Stan Gerzofsky, SD 10 Margaret Craven, SD 16 U.S. Senate Tom Udall, New Mexico Jeff Merkley, Oregon U.S. House of Representatives Mike Thompson, CA 1 Doris Matsui, CA 5 Lynn Woolsey, CA 6 George Miller, CA 7 Nancy Pelosi, CA 8 Barbara Lee, CA 9 Jerry McNerney, CA 11 Jackie Speier, CA 12 Pete Stark, CA 13 Henry Waxman, CA 30 Hilda Solis, CA 32 Joe Baca, CA 43 Bob Filner, CA 51 Chellie Pingree, ME 1 Robert Brady, PA 1 Chaka Fattah, PA 2 Kathy Dahlkemper, PA 3 Joe Sestak, PA 7 Patrick Murphy, PA 8 Christopher Carney, PA 10 Paul Kanjorski, PA 11 Allyson Schwartz, PA 13 Eric Massa, NY 29 California State Senate Mark Leno, SD 3 Lois Wolk, SD 5 Loni Hancock, SD 9 Joe Simitian, SD 11 Elaine Alquist, SD 13 Carol Liu, SD 21 Fran Pavley, SD 23 Roderick Wright, SD 25 Alan Lowenthal, SD 27 Christine Kehoe, SD 40 NOVEMBER 2008 California Local Races Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Council Tom Bates, Mayor of Berkeley Robert Lieber, RN, Albany City Council Federal Glover, Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, District 5 Jeff Ritterman, Richmond City Council Eric Mar, SF Board of Supervisors, District 1 Ross Mirkarimi, SF Board of Supervisors, District 5 John Avalos, SF Board of Supervisors, District 11 Gerardo Sandoval, SF Superior Court Judge Shirlee Zane, Sonoma County Board of Supervisors, District 3 Marti Emerald, San Diego City Council, District 7 Daniel J. Ullyot, MD, Peninsula Healthcare District Board of Directors Vin Sawhney, MD, Eden Township Healthcare District Board of Directors Kim Griffin, RN, Sequoia Healthcare District Board of Directors Charlene Anderson, Tri-City Healthcare District Board of Directors Maine State House Herbert Clark, HD 10 Adam Goode, HD 15 Steven Butterfield II, HD 16 Sara Stevens, HD 17 James Martin, HD 18 Emily Ann Cain, HD 19 Anne Perry, RN, NP, HD 31 Elsie Flemings, HD 35 Andrew O'Brien, HD 44 Joan Welsh, HD 46 Edward Mazurek, HD 47 Patsy Crockett, HD 57 Thomas Watson, HD 62 Charles Priest, HD 63 Seth Berry, HD 67 Margaret Rotundo, HD 74 Henry Beck, HD 76 Sharon Treat, HD 79 Sheryl Briggs, HD 93 Mike Shaw, HD 102 David Webster, HD 106 Ann Peoples, HD 125 Tim Driscoll, RN, HD 126 Peggy Pendelton, HD 128 Paulette Beaudoin, HD 135 John Tuttle, HD 143 Pennsylvania State Senate Arizona State Senate Daylin Leach, SD 17 Paula Aboud, LD 28 Pennsylvania State House Arizona State House Tom Chabin, HD 2 Phil Lopes, HD 27 Steve Santarsiero, HD 31 James Casorio, HD 59 Rick Taylor, HD 151 Bryan Lentz, HD 161 Arizona Proposition 101 Medical choice, oppose – Failed W W W. C A L N U R S E S . O R G REGISTERED NURSE 5