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SEBA Chief of Administration
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President, William Abernathie
Chief of Labor Relations, M. Eagleson
Chief of Administration, Jim Erwin
Senior Field Representative, Nancy Tate
Senior Field Representative, Mary Blanco

Chief of Administration's Message

July 2006

SEBA Election Successes Continue

The slate of candidates endorsed by SEBA enjoyed great success in the Primary Election held on June 6th, with twenty-one out of twenty-two candidates either scoring outright wins or securing a run-off.

SEBA has always stood on the principle of supporting candidates who believe in strong and effective public safety, and who foster good government ideals. The success of our political action committee is a hallmark of the overall success of the organization as a whole.

Here are the results from the June 6th Primary Election:

State Office	Candidate	Result
Governor	Phil Angelides (D)	Won
Lieutenant Governor	John Garamendi (D)	Won
Attorney General	Jerry Brown (D)	Won
State Treasurer	Bill Lockyer (D)	Won
Insurance Commissioner	Cruz Bustamonte (D)	Won
State Senate – 18th District	Roy Ashburn (R)	Won
State Senate – 32nd District	Gloria Negrete-McLeod (D)	Won
State Assembly – 36th District	Sharon Runner (R)	Won
State Assembly – 59th District	Anthony Adams (R)	Won
State Assembly – 60th District	Bob Huff (R)	Won
State Assembly – 61st District	Nell Soto (D)	Won
State Assembly – 62nd District	Jeremy Baca (D)	Lost
State Assembly – 63rd District	Bill Emmerson (R)	Won

The winners listed above will face-off against opposing party candidates in the November 7, 2006 General Election.

County Office	Candidate	Result
Board of Supervisors – 2nd District	Paul Biane (NP) (R)	Won
Board of Supervisors – 4th District	Gary Ovitt (NP) (R)	Won
Sheriff-Coroner	Gary Penrod (NP) (R)	Won
District Attorney	Mike Ramos (NP) (R)	Won
Assessor	Bill Postmus (NP) (R)	Runoff
Auditor-Controller-Recorder	Larry Walker (NP) (D)	Won
Judge of the Superior Court – No. 4	Steve Malone (NP)	Runoff
Judge of the Superior Court – No. 7	Ken Barr (NP)	Won
Judge of the Superior Court – No. 17	Jon Ferguson (NP)	Won

* The winners listed above have been elected to new terms that will commence in either December 2006 or January 2007 depending upon the office. Candidates labeled “Runoff” did not receive more than fifty percent of the vote and will face the candidate who received the second highest vote percentage.
D = Democrat R = Republican NP = Non-Partisan Office

Assessor Candidate Bill Postmus garnered over 46% of the vote while the incumbent Assessor Don Williamson received just over 33%. Two other candidates received approximately 20%.

Candidate for Superior Court Judge, Deputy District Attorney Steve Malone received over 43% of the vote cast, while runner-up Deputy District Attorney Larry Roberts received 30%.

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President, William Abernathie
Chief of Labor Relations, M. Eagleson
Chief of Administration, Jim Erwin
Senior Field Representative, Nancy Tate
Senior Field Representative, Mary Blanco