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NewsBriefs. Oct 2006 10/12/06 1:59 PM Page 10 NewsBriefs OUR 2006 CALIFORNIA ELECTION ENDORSEMENTS Who's nurse friendly? Who supports ratios? Don't worry, we've done your homework for this year's elections. ith elections happening practically every year now in California, it's easy to get jaded about politics. But don't fall into that trap. It does matter whom we elect to represent us in Sacramento. They make the rules and control the purse strings. Getting a bill through the Legislature is how CNA/NNOC was able to pass our state's seminal RN-to-patient ratio laws. So are you informed about this year's W DISTRICT CITY CANDIDATE ENDORSED AD 76 AD 79 elections? The general election is Nov. 7. Don't worry, CNA/NNOC has done extensive interviews to identify the most nurse-friendly candidates. Check out our list to see whom and what we're endorsing. This list reflects endorsements available as of press time. Congressional district endorsements are only shown for open races. A full list of recommendations for those races, as well as a complete list of all endorsements, can be viewed on the CNA/NNOC website at www.calnurses.org. San Diego San Diego Lori Saldana Mary Salas Arcata Sacramento Hillsborough Sunol Sun Valley Los Angeles Marina del Rey Pomona Patricia Wiggins Darrell Steinberg Leland Yee Ellen Corbett Alex Padilla Mark Ridley-Thomas Jenny Oropeza Gloria Negrete McLeod ASSEMBLY AD 1 AD 6 AD 7 AD 8 AD 9 AD 12 AD 13 AD 14 AD 16 AD 17 AD 18 AD 19 AD 22 AD 24 AD 27 AD 28 AD 31 AD 35 AD 39 AD 41 AD 40 AD 42 AD 43 AD 44 AD 45 AD 47 AD 48 AD 49 AD 52 AD 53 AD 54 AD 56 AD 62 AD 66 AD 69 10 Eureka San Rafael Santa Rosa Davis Sacramento San Francisco San Francisco Berkeley Oakland Tracy San Leandro S. San Francisco Mountain View Campbell Santa Cruz Salinas Fresno Santa Barbara San Fernando Agoura Hills Van Nuys West Hollywood Glendale La CañadaFlintridge Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Monterey Park Compton Torrance Long Beach Norwalk San Bernardino San Diego Santa Ana REGISTERED NURSE Patty Berg Jared Huffman Noreen Evans Lois Wolk Dave Jones Fiona Ma Mark Leno Loni Hancock Sandre Swanson Cathleen Galgiani Mary Hayashi Gene Mullin Sally Lieber James Beall, Jr. John Laird Anna Caballero Juan Arambula Pedro Nava Richard Alarcón Julia Brownley Lloyd Levine Mike Feuer Paul Krekorian Diana Peterson-More Kevin DeLeon Karen Bass Anthony Willoughby Mike Eng Mervyn Dymally Ted Lieu Betty Karnette Tony Mendoza Wilmer Amina Carter Laurel Nicholson Jose Solorio SENATE SD 2 SD 6 SD 8 SD 10 SD 20 SD 26 SD 28 SD 32 STATEWIDE Governor Lt. Governor Attorney General California California Phil Angelides John Garamendi California Secretary of State Treasurer Controller Public Instruction Insurance Commissioner Board of Equalization, Dist 1 Board of Equalization, Dist 4 Congressional District 3 Congressional District 4 Congressional District 6 Congressional District 11 California California California California Edmund G. (Jerry) Brown Debra Bowen Bill Lockyer John Chiang Jack T. O'Connell California Cruz Bustamante San Francisco Betty Yee Los Angeles Bill Durston, MD Sacramento Charles Brown Santa Rosa Lynn Woolsey San Joaquin Fresno T.J. Cox Chula Vista Bob Filner STATEWIDE PROPOSITIONS Prop 85 Prop 87 Prop 89 Prop 90 No Yes Yes, yes, yes! No LOCAL Eden Township Healthcare Dist Antelope Valley Healthcare Antelope Valley Healthcare BD of Ed, Dist 1 BD of Ed, Dist 3 BD of Ed, Dist 5 Mayor Mayor County Supervisor, Dist 2 City Council, Dist 2 Superintendent School Carole Rogers, RN Roger Berger Long Beach Long Beach Long Beach Oakland San Jose June A. Snow, RN Jim D. Deaton Michael Ellis David Barton Ronald Dellums Cindy Chavez San Luis Obispo Judy Vick Oakland Aimee Allison Alameda Sheila Jordan Judy Chu Sacramento Congressional District 19 Congressional District 51 Jerry McNerney LOCAL PROPOSITIONS W W W. C A L N U R S E S . O R G Prop F Measure H Measure K Measure P Measure Q & R Measure W San Francisco L.A. Housing Bond Santa Cruz Santa Barbara Sacramento Arcata Yes Yes Yes Yes No No OCTOBER 2006