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Eric Petersen
From Ballotpedia
Eric Petersen was a 2012 Green Party candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 20th Congressional District of California.
Campaign themes
2012
Petersen's campaign website listed the following issues:[1]
- Peace
- Excerpt: "Get our troops and contractors out of Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, and over 100 other countries. We spend more on our military than all other countries combined. This has no logical result other than enriching the Military Industrial Complex."
- Wise Land Use
- Excerpt: "Create the Fort Ord Soldiers National Monument to preserve as open space and honor the memory of soldiers who trained there. "
- Veterans
- Excerpt: "Expedite the Veterans’ Cemetery on what used to be Ft Ord, will full funding from the Federal government. Our veterans deserve this!"
- Economy
- Excerpt: "Revitalize out economy, and implement the Green New Deal with funds that we are spending war for investment in green jobs in renewable energy, mass transit, and conservation."
- Healthcare For All
- Excerpt: "Over 40 million Americans have no health insurance. If the rest of the industrialized world can have effective single-payer health care systems, with American ingenuity so can we in the United States!"
Elections
2012
Petersen ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent California's 20th District. He was defeated in the open primary on June 5, 2012.[2][3]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Sam Farr (D) Incumbent |
64.4% | 68,895 |
| Jeff Taylor (R) |
22.3% | 23,905 |
| Mike Lebarre (R) | 5.1% | 5,487 |
| Art Dunn (D) | 3.8% | 4,095 |
| Eric Petersen (G) | 2.1% | 2,211 |
| Ronald Paul Kabat (NPP) | 1.6% | 1,733 |
| Dan Caudle (NPP) | 0.7% | 703 |
| Total Votes | 107,029 | |
Recent news
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Footnotes
Senators
Alex Padilla (D)
Adam Schiff (D)
Representatives
District 1
Doug LaMalfa (R)
District 2
Jared Huffman (D)
District 3
Kevin Kiley (R)
District 4
Mike Thompson (D)
District 5
Tom McClintock (R)
District 6
Ami Bera (D)
District 7
Doris Matsui (D)
District 8
John Garamendi (D)
District 9
Josh Harder (D)
District 10
Mark DeSaulnier (D)
District 11
Nancy Pelosi (D)
District 12
Lateefah Simon (D)
District 13
Adam Gray (D)
District 14
Eric Swalwell (D)
District 15
Kevin Mullin (D)
District 16
Sam Liccardo (D)
District 17
Ro Khanna (D)
District 18
Zoe Lofgren (D)
District 19
Jimmy Panetta (D)
District 20
Vince Fong (R)
District 21
Jim Costa (D)
District 22
David Valadao (R)
District 23
Jay Obernolte (R)
District 24
Salud Carbajal (D)
District 25
Raul Ruiz (D)
District 26
Julia Brownley (D)
District 27
District 28
Judy Chu (D)
District 29
Luz Rivas (D)
District 30
Laura Friedman (D)
District 31
Gil Cisneros (D)
District 32
Brad Sherman (D)
District 33
Pete Aguilar (D)
District 34
Jimmy Gomez (D)
District 35
Norma Torres (D)
District 36
Ted Lieu (D)
District 37
District 38
Linda Sánchez (D)
District 39
Mark Takano (D)
District 40
Young Kim (R)
District 41
Ken Calvert (R)
District 42
Robert Garcia (D)
District 43
Maxine Waters (D)
District 44
Nanette Barragán (D)
District 45
Derek Tran (D)
District 46
Lou Correa (D)
District 47
Dave Min (D)
District 48
Darrell Issa (R)
District 49
Mike Levin (D)
District 50
Scott Peters (D)
District 51
Sara Jacobs (D)
District 52
Juan Vargas (D)
Democratic Party (45)
Republican Party (9)
