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P&F Campaigns in Sacramento County

Local Candidates

State Senate

C.T. Weber of Sacramento ran for State Senate in the 6th Senatorial District, which is entirely within Sacramento County, containing the cities of Sacramento and Citrus Heights, part of Rancho Cordova, and some nearby unincorporated areas including all or part of the communities of Natomas, Elverta, Antelope, North Highlands, Florin, Rosemont and Arden. He came in third of four candidates, with 5,573 votes (2.8%).

U.S. House of Representatives

The name of Mike Roskey of Wilton appeared on the ballot as a P&F candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in the 3rd Congressional District, which includes much of Sacramento County (including the cities of Citrus Heights, Folsom, Galt, and almost all of Elk Grove, and the communities of Elverta, Antelope, Carmichael, Fair Oaks, Gold River, Rancho Murieta, Clay, Wilton, Courtland and Hood), as well as all of Alpine, Amador and Calaveras counties, and the northern and eastern portions of Solano County. He came in fourth of four candidates with 2,370 votes (1.0%) district-wide, with 1,915 votes (1.0%) in Sacramento County.

John Reiger of Sacramento is running for Congress in the 5th Congressional District, which is entirely within Sacramento County, containing the city of Sacramento, part of Rancho Cordova, and some nearby unincorporated areas including all or part of the communities of Florin, Rosemont, Arden and North Highlands. He came in fourth of four candidates with 2,018 votes (1.3%).

State Assembly

The name of Mike Lopez will appear on the ballot as the Peace and Freedom Party candidate for State Assembly in the 5th District, which includes northern parts of Sacramento County (Folsom, Fair Oaks, Orangevale, Citrus Heights, North Highlands, Foothill Farms, Arden-Arcade, Elverta, and parts of the city of Sacramento north of I-80, or east of CSUS and north of US-50, or in a neighborhood just north of Cal Expo), as well as Granite Bay in Placer County. He came in third of three candidates with 4,068 votes (2.9%) district-wide, with 3,921 votes (3.0%) in Sacramento County.

Albert R. Troyer is running for State Assembly in the 10th District, which includes parts of Sacramento County mostly to the east but including some southern suburbs of Sacramento (specifically including Rancho Murrieta; the parts of Carmichael south of Fair Oaks Boulevard; Rancho Cordova and Gold River, but not North Highlands, Fair Oaks or Folsom; La Riviera, Rosemont and Perkins, but not Arden-Arcade; the part of Florin east of Power Inn Road; the parts of Elk Grove north of Bond Road and west of Waterman Road or north of Elk Grove Boulevard and west of Highway 99; and the part of Vineyard north of Calvine Road and west of Bradshaw Road), as well as all of Amador County, the western edge of El Dorado County, and some north-central portions of San Joaquin County. He came in fourth of four candidates with 1,974 votes (1.4%) district-wide, with 1,081 votes (1.4%) in Sacramento County.

Local Non-partisan Offices

The webmaster is not aware of any endorsements by the Sacramento County Peace and Freedom Party organization of any candidates for local non-partisan offices which weree voted on in the November 7th general election.

Peace and Freedom Party Central Committees

There were two members of the Peace and Freedom Party Central Committees elected from Sacramento County in 2004 whose terms expired after the June 2006 elections. In addition, several people were appointed to the Sacramento County Peace and Freedom Party Central Committee whose terms also expired at that time. We had candidates elected to the Central Committees, on the ballot or as write-ins, from all five Supervisorial Disticts:

  • First Supervisorial District: 9 seats, two candidates on ballot, election open for write-ins.
  • Second Supervisorial District: 8 seats, three candidates on ballot, election open for write-ins.
    • Debra Reiger (Sacramento)
    • John C. Reiger (Sacramento)
    • C.T. Weber (Sacramento)
  • Third Supervisorial District: 4 seats, no candidates on ballot, election open for write-ins.
    • Pharell Hauser (write-in)
    • Lanric Hyland (write-in)
    • Karen Martinez (write-in)
  • Fourth Supervisorial District: 2 seats, no candidates on ballot, election open for write-ins.
    • Dina Padilla (Citrus Heights) (write-in)
  • Fifth Supervisorial District: 5 seats, three candidates on ballot, election open for write-ins.
    • Ray C. Reynolds (Rosemont)
    • Michael Roskey (Wilton)
    • Albert R. Troyer (Elk Grove)

Local Measures

The Sacramento County Peace and Freedom Party took positions on three local measures that are on the ballot November 7th in Sacramento County:

  • Measure L (Sacramento Municipal Utility District): Allow SMUD to provide electrical service to the cities of Davis, West Sacramento, Woodland and other portions of Yolo County currently in PG&E's service area. Expanding the role of publicly-owned and (somewhat) democratically-managed utilities and reducing the power of investor-owned utilities like PG&E is a good thing. The Sacramento County Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote YES on L. Despite our support, Measure L was defeated by a vote of 206,345 No (61.43%) to 129,552 Yes (38.57%).
  • Measure Q (County of Sacramento): Part of a package to allow the county to raise the sales tax to build an sports arena for the Maloof brothers. (Normally, such a special tax would require a two-thirds majority, but the arena supporters split it into this advisory measure on how to spend the sales tax money and a separate measure to raise the sales tax, so each could pass with a bare majority.) The county shouldn't be spending public money to subsidize wealthy sports team owners. The Sacramento County Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote NO on Q. With our opposition, Measure Q was defeated by a vote of 250,039 No (71.43%) to 100,031 Yes (28.57%).
  • Measure R (County of Sacramento): Part of a package to allow the county to raise the sales tax to build an sports arena for the Maloof brothers. (Normally, such a special tax would require a two-thirds majority, but the arena supporters split it into this to raise the sales tax and a separate advisory measure on how to spend the sales tax money, so each could pass with a bare majority.) No matter how it's spent, a sales tax is regressive. The Sacramento County Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote NO on R. With our opposition, Measure R was defeated by a vote of 279,907 No (80.38%) to 68,339 Yes (19.62%).

Regional Candidate

Richard Perry ran for Board of Equalization in the 2nd Board of Equalization District, which includes all of Sacramento County. He came in third of four candidates, with 75,419 votes (3.6%) district-wide and 11,800 votes (3.6%) in Sacramento County.

Statewide Candidates

The Peace and Freedom Party candidates for statewide partisan public offices were:

  • Governor: Janice Jordan (5th of 6 candidates on the ballot with 69,934 votes (0.8%) statewide, in 6th place with 2,636 votes (0.7%) in Sacramento County)
  • Lieutenant Governor: Stewart Alexander (6th of 6 candidates with 43,319 votes (0.5%) statewide, 1,728 votes (0.4%) in Sacramento County)
  • Secretary of State: Margie Akin (6th of 6 candidates with 91,483 votes (1.0%) statewide, 2,801 votes (0.8%) in Sacramento County)
  • Treasurer: Gerald Sanders (6th of 6 candidates with 71,726 votes (0.8%) statewide, with 2,910 votes (0.8%) in Sacramento County)
  • Controller: Liz Barrón (4th of 6 candidates with 212,383 votes (2.5%) statewide, in 5th place with 5,539 votes (1.5%) in Sacramento County)
  • Attorney General: Jack Harrison (5th of 5 candidates with 100,797 votes (1.1%) statewide, 3,888 votes (1.1%) in Sacramento County)
  • Insurance Commissioner: Tom Condit (5th of 6 candidates with 187,618 votes (2.2%) statewide, 10,351 votes (2.9%) in Sacramento County)
  • U.S. Senator: Marsha Feinland (5th of 6 candidates on the ballot with 117,764 votes (1.3%) statewide, in 4th place with 5,053 votes (1.5%) in Sacramento County)

Statewide Measures

There were thirteen propositions on the statewide ballot November 7th, assigned proposition numbers 1A through 1E and 83 through 90. At its August 26th-27th State Convention, the Peace and Freedom Party took positions supporting Proposition 87 (oil severance tax to support alternative energy) and Proposition 89 ("Clean Money" public financing of candidates for state offices, limit corporate funding of ballot measure campaigns) and opposing the other eleven propositions.

  • Proposition 1A (the voter pamphlet's summary, analysis, arguments for and against and rebuttals, and the full text (as PDF) are available): "Transportation Funds." This measure eliminates the loopholes in provisions of the state constitution requiring gas sales tax money to be used for transportation. We don't think the legislature's hands should be tied to require the state to spend money on roads and transit even if it may be needed more urgently for education and health care. The Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote NO on 1A. Despite our opposition, Proposition 1A passed by a statewide vote of 6,400,587 (77.0%) Yes to 1,916,925 (23.0%) No. In Sacramento County, the vote was 264,598 (75.6%) to 85,849 (24.4%).
  • Proposition 1B (the voter pamphlet's summary, analysis, arguments for and against and rebuttals, and the full text (as PDF) are available): "Transportation Bonds." This measure authorizes the sale of $19.9 billion in bonds to be used for various transportation projects. We generally oppose bonds, that require ordinary people to pay taxes to those who can afford to invest in bonds, instead of taxing those who can afford to pay in order to meet social needs. The Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote NO on 1B. Despite our opposition, Proposition 1B passed by a statewide vote of 5,112,142 (61.4%) Yes to 3,218,657 (38.6%) No. In Sacramento County, the vote was 220,609 (63.0%) to 129,750 (37.0%).
  • Proposition 1C (the voter pamphlet's summary, analysis, arguments for and against and rebuttals, and the full text (as PDF) are available): "Housing Bonds." This measure authorizes the sale of $2.85 billion in bonds to be used for various housing-related programs. We generally oppose bonds, that require ordinary people to pay taxes to those who can afford to invest in bonds, instead of taxing those who can afford to pay in order to meet social needs. The Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote NO on 1C. Despite our opposition, Proposition 1C passed by a statewide vote of 4,814,850 (57.8%) Yes to 3,521,055 (42.2%) No. In Sacramento County, the vote was 205,666 (58.9%) to 143,555 (41.1%).
  • Proposition 1D (the voter pamphlet's summary, analysis, arguments for and against and rebuttals, and the full text (as PDF) are available): "School and College Bonds." This measure authorizes the sale of $10.4 billion in bonds to be used for construction projects at K-12 schools and public universities and community colleges. We generally oppose bonds, that require ordinary people to pay taxes to those who can afford to invest in bonds, instead of taxing those who can afford to pay in order to meet social needs. The Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote NO on 1D. Despite our opposition, Proposition 1D passed by a statewide vote of 4,754,868 (56.9%) Yes to 3,602,055 (43.1%) No. In Sacramento County, the vote was 199,518 (57.1%) to 149,931 (42.9%).
  • Proposition 1E (the voter pamphlet's summary, analysis, arguments for and against and rebuttals, and the full text (as PDF) are available): "Flood Control Bonds." This measure authorizes the sale of $4.1 billion in bonds to be used for various flood control projects. We generally oppose bonds, that require ordinary people to pay taxes to those who can afford to invest in bonds, instead of taxing those who can afford to pay in order to meet social needs. The Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote NO on 1E. Despite our opposition, Proposition 1E passed by a statewide vote of 5,305,852 (64.2%) Yes to 2,962,546 (35.8%) No. In Sacramento County, the vote was 251,854 (71.9%) to 98,503 (28.1%).
  • Proposition 83 (the voter pamphlet's summary, analysis, arguments for and against and rebuttals, and the full text (as PDF) are available): "Punishment for Sex Crimes." This measure increases the penalties for people convicted of sex crimes, prevents all registered sex offenders from ever living in a city, and requires life-long electronic monitoring of many registered sex offenders. This measure will waste money by increasing the number of people in prison and harassing low-risk ex-prisoners while failing to reduce crime. The Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote NO on 83. Despite our opposition, Proposition 83 passed by a statewide vote of 5,926,800 (70.5%) Yes to 2,483,597 (29.5%) No. In Sacramento County, the vote was 245,292 (69.5%) to 107,923 (30.5%).
  • Proposition 84 (the voter pamphlet's summary, analysis, arguments for and against and rebuttals, and the full text (as PDF) are available): "Bonds for Water & Natural Resources." This measure authorizes the sale of $5.4 billion in bonds for water quality, flood control and parks. We generally oppose bonds, that require ordinary people to pay taxes to those who can afford to invest in bonds, instead of taxing those who can afford to pay in order to meet social needs. The Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote NO on 84. Despite our opposition, Proposition 84 passed by a statewide vote of 4,431,945 (53.8%) Yes to 3,807,005 (46.2%) No. In Sacramento County, the vote was 183,327 (53.0%) to 162,686 (47.0%).
  • Proposition 85 (the voter pamphlet's summary, analysis, arguments for and against and rebuttals, and the full text (as PDF) are available): "Parental Notification about Abortion." This initiative was part of the anti-choice movement's strategy to chip away at legal abortion in the United States. It would have endangered the lives of teenage women who are afraid to tell their parents about preganancies. The Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote NO on 85. With our opposition, Proposition 85 was defeated by a statewide vote of 3,868,714 (45.8%) Yes to 4,576,128 (54.2%) No. In Sacramento County, the vote was 165,699 (46.8%) to 187,913 (53.2%).
  • Proposition 86 (the voter pamphlet's summary, analysis, arguments for and against and rebuttals, and the full text (as PDF) are available): "Cigarette Tax." This measure would have quadrupled the state tax on cigarettes and used the money raised for various health and child development programs. We oppose cigarette taxes as regressive, making lower-income people pay relatively more than higher-income people. More lower-income people are smokers, and low-income smokers would pay a much higher part of their incomes in cigarette taxes than higher-income smokers. The Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote NO on 86. With our opposition, Proposition 86 was defeated by a statewide vote of 4,136,358 (48.3%) Yes to 4,425,689 (51.7%) No. In Sacramento County, the vote was 150,729 (42.0%) to 207,958 (58.0%).
  • Proposition 87 (the voter pamphlet's summary, analysis, arguments for and against and rebuttals, and the full text (as PDF) are available): "Oil Severance Tax for Clean Energy." This measure would have created a new oil severance tax, raising $4 billion that would have been used for research, development and promotion of alternative clean and renewable energy. The Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote YES on 87. Despite our support, Proposition 87 was defeated by a statewide vote of 3,861,217 (45.4%) Yes to 4,635,265 (54.6%) No. In Sacramento County, the vote was 140,874 (39.6%) to 214,262 (60.4%).
  • Proposition 88 (the voter pamphlet's summary, analysis, arguments for and against and rebuttals, and the full text (as PDF) are available): "Parcel Tax for Education." This measure would have created a new, regressive statewide parcel tax to be used for various programs in K-12 education. The Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote NO on 88. With our opposition, Proposition 88 was defeated by a statewide vote of 1,947,312 (23.3%) Yes to 6,396,956 (76.7%) No. In Sacramento County, the vote was 74,112 (21.1%) to 275,890 (78.9%).
  • Proposition 89 (the voter pamphlet's summary, analysis, arguments for and against and rebuttals, and the full text (as PDF) are available): "Public Funding of Political Campaigns." This is the "Clean Money" initiative put on the ballot by the California Nurses Association. It would have provided public funding of campaigns for state elective offices to candidates who agree not to spend any other money and show broad support by collecting enough $5 "qualifying contributions" from potential constituents, funded by an increase in the corporate income tax. The measure would have also limited corporate contributions to campaigns for and against ballot measures. While this measure wasn't perfect (among other things, Demopublican candidates can much more easily qualify for more public funding than can progressive third party and independent candidates), it would still have been a big step forward to reducing the control of corporations and the rich over electoral politics. The Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote YES on 89. Despite our support, Proposition 89 was defeated by a statewide vote of 2,124,728 (25.7%) Yes to 6,132,618 (74.3%) No. In Sacramento County, the vote was 71,738 (20.6%) to 274,873 (79.4%).
  • Proposition 90 (the voter pamphlet's summary, analysis, arguments for and against and rebuttals, and the full text (as PDF) are available): "Property Rights." This measure was a deceptive Trojan Horse. While promoted as protecting small property owners from losing their homes or businesses to well-connected developers, what it actually would have done was to restrict government's ability to take any action that might reduce the value of property (e.g., protect the environment, regulate land use, require fair treatment of tenants). The Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote NO on 90. With our opposition, Proposition 90 was defeated by a statewide vote of 3,932,043 (47.6%) Yes to 4,324,722 (52.4%) No. In Sacramento County, the vote was 169,782 (49.0%) to 176,511 (51.0%).
 

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