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Rep. John Garamendi (D-Calif.)

District: 10th District, East Bay suburbs -- Fairfield, Antioch, Livermore
Residence: Walnut Grove
Born: January 24, 1945; Camp Blanding, Fla.
Religion: Christian
Family: Wife, Patricia Wilkinson Garamendi; six children
Education: U. of California, Berkeley, B.S. 1966 (business administration); Harvard U., M.B.A. 1970
Military Service: None
Political Highlights: Calif. Assembly, 1974-76; Calif. Senate, 1976-90 (majority leader, 1982-84); sought Democratic nomination for governor, 1982; sought Democratic nomination for Calif. controller, 1986; Calif. insurance commissioner, 1991-95; sought Democratic nomination for governor, 1994; deputy Interior secretary, 1995-98; Calif. insurance commissioner, 2003-07; lieutenant governor, 2007-09; U.S. House, 2009-present
Elected: Elected: 2009 (1st full term)
Committee Assignments: Armed Services (Strategic Forces; Tactical Air & Land Forces); Natural Resources (National Parks, Forests & Public Lands; Water & Power)

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State Information: 10th District, East Bay suburbs -- Fairfield, Antioch, Livermore

Election History
Year	Election	Candidate	Votes	Percent
2010	general	John Garamendi (D)	137,578	58.8%
		Gary Clift (R)	88,512	37.9%
		Jeremy Cloward (GREEN)	7,716	3.3%
2009	special	John Garamendi (D)	72,817	52.8%
		David Harmer (R)	59,017	42.8%
		Jeremy Cloward (GREEN)	2,515	1.8%
		Mary McIlroy (PFP)	1,846	1.3%
		Jerry Denham (AMI)	1,591	1.2%
2008	general	Ellen Tauscher (D)	192,226	65.1%
		Nicholas Gerber (R)	91,877	31.1%
		Eugene Ruyle (PFP)	11,062	3.7%
2006	general	Ellen Tauscher (D)	130,859	66.4%
2006	general	Darcy Linn (R)	66,069	33.5%
2004	general	Ellen Tauscher (D)	182,750	65.7%
2004	general	Jeff Ketelson (R)	95,349	34.3%
2002	general	Gregory Ellis (R)
		Ellen Tauscher (D)	126,390	75.6%
		Sonia Alonso Harden (LIBERT)	40,807	24.4%