Elizabeth emken vs dianne feinstein biography
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United States Senate election in California
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Elizabeth Emken
Republican
Government advocate for Autism Speaks
Age: 49
Born: Bellflower, Calif.
Experience: Spent a dozen years working in management, financial analysis and corporate operations for IBM. Has worked as a full-time autism activist for more than a decade, most recently as vice president for government relations at Autism Speaks. Ran unsuccessfully in for California’s 11th Congressional District seat, finishing last among four candidates in the Republican primary, with 17 percent of the vote.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in economics and political science, University of California, Los Angeles,
Family: Husband, Craig Swartz; three children including an adult son with autism spectrum disorder and two daughters.
Website: emkencom
Health care
Would vote to repeal the federal health care overhaul, although in her role as an advocate she lobbied for the inclusion of autism coverage in the law. Says she was trying to make a bad law
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein outpaces challengers in fundraising
Twenty-three largely unknown, underfinanced challengers are vying for the chance to take on U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) in the fall.
Among the 14 Republicans on the June 5 ballot are Laguna Niguel dentist and lawyer Orly Taitz, 51, who made a name for herself claiming that President Obama was not born in the United States, and Danville autism activist Elizabeth Emken, 49, who has won backing from some GOP leaders and the state party.
The rest of the field, including five additional Democrats and four members of minor parties, are largely unknown to voters. And no one can come close to matching Feinstein’s campaign money, Federal Election kommission records show. The medlem av senat had raised nearly $ million and had $ million left as of March 31 (updated finance reports will be available Tuesday).
The second-highest fundraiser was Emken, with $, collected and $, remaining.
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