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NewsBriefs:Oct Revise 10/15/08 11:53 PM Page 7 CNA/NNOC 2008 Election Endorsements se this handy list to learn which candidates and measures have gotten CNA/NNOC's stamp of approval in the 2008 election. Please visit the CNA/ NNOC website at www.calnurses.org and click the "legislative advocacy" link on the left for the most up-to-date information and endorsements on contests in other states. U * denotes the incumbent U.S. President California State Assembly Barack Obama (This is a partial list. Please check calnurses.org website for a complete list.) Alyson Huber, AD 10 Joan Buchanan, AD 15 Fran Florez, AD 30 Marty Block, AD 78 Victor "Manuel" Perez, AD 80 U.S. Senate Tom Allen, Maine Tom Udall, New Mexico U.S. House of Representatives John Thrasher, AZ 2 Mike Thompson, CA 1* Charlie Brown, CA 4 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* Hilda Solis, CA 32* Joe Baca, CA 43* Debbie Cook, CA 46 Bob Filner, CA 51* Mike Lumpkin, CA 52 Chellie Pingree, ME 1 Eric Massa, NY 29 Bill O'Neill, OH 14 Steve O'Donnell, PA 18 Andrea Miller, VA 4 Sam Rasoul, VA 6 California State Senate Mark Leno, SD 3 Lois Wolk, SD 5 Loni Hancock, SD 9 Joe Simitian, SD 11* Elaine Alquist, SD 13* Hannah-Beth Jackson, SD 19 Carol Liu, SD 21 Fran Pavley, SD 23 Roderick Wright, SD 25 Alan Lowenthal, SD 27* Christine Kehoe, SD 40* OCTOBER 2008 Arizona Propositions Proposition 101: Medical choice, OPPOSE California Propositions Proposition 1A: High speed rail, SUPPORT Proposition 2: Confining farm animal standards, position not yet determined Proposition 3: Children's hospital bond, SUPPORT Proposition 4: Parental notification, OPPOSE Proposition 5: Nonviolent offenders, sentencing, parole, and rehabilitation, SUPPORT Proposition 6: Criminal penalties and laws, OPPOSE Proposition 7: Renewable energy generation, no recommendation Proposition 8: Marriage limitation, OPPOSE Proposition 9: Criminal justice system, victims' rights, parole, OPPOSE Proposition 10: Bonds, alternative fuel vehicles and renewable energy, OPPOSE Proposition 11: Redistricting changes, no recommendation Proposition 12: Veterans' bond, no recommendation California Local Races Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Council Tom Bates, Mayor of Berkeley* Terry Doran, Berkeley City Council, District 4 Robert Lieber, RN, Albany City Council* Federal Glover, Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, District 5* W W W. C A L N U R S E S . O R G Jeff Ritterman, Richmond City Council Eric Mar, SF Board of Supervisors, District 1 Denise McCarthy, SF Board of Supervisors, District 3 Ross Mirkarimi, SF Board of Supervisors, District 5* Eric Quezada, SF Board of Supervisors, District 9 John Avalos, SF Board of Supervisors, District 11 Gerardo Sandoval, SF Superior Court Judge Teresa Proano, City Clerk of Daly City Michael Allen, RN, Santa Rosa City Council Shirlee Zane, Sonoma County Board of Supervisors, District 3 Rue Furch, Sonoma County Board of Supervisors, District 5 Richard Hobbs, Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, District 2 Henry T. Perea, Mayor of Fresno John Flynn, Ventura County Board of Supervisors, District 5* Paul Koretz, LA City Council, District 5 (March 2009 election) Mark Ridley-Thomas, LA County Board of Supervisors, District 2 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 Archimedes Ramirez, MD, Marin Healthcare District Board of Directors* Frank Parnell, MD, Marin Healthcare District Board of Directors Ravi Johal, Washington Township Hospital Board of Directors REGISTERED NURSE 7