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Lisa Rea
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Image:Lisa Rea.jpg right|Lisa Rea
Lisa Rea is a
Democratic Party (United States) Democratic candidate for
United States House of Representatives Congress in
U.S. midterm elections, 2006 2006 for
California's 4th congressional district. She lives in
Lincoln, California.
Rea, 47, was born in
Peoria, Illinois Peoria,
Illinois, and grew up in
Reno, Nevada Reno,
Nevada. She earned a B.A. in history from the
University of California, Santa Barbara.
She is president of the Justice & Reconciliation Project (JRP), a national
non-profit organization that she founded in 2001. JRP promotes an approach to criminal justice that seeks to restore victims of crime and communities while holding offenders accountable to victims. She previously worked as California director of Justice Fellowship, an affiliate of Prison Fellowship Ministries in Washington, DC.
Rea has served on the staffs of three members of the
California State Legislature California Legislature and has worked in government relations on a range of subjects, including healthcare, welfare reform, and water policy initiatives. Additionally, she has worked as a
Lobbying legislative advocate for the
American Heart Association, focusing on policies that prevent heart disease and stroke, including tobacco control and prevention.
Rea's campaign stresses the importance of ethics and accountability in government and describes her key issues as protecting the health and safety of children and families, honoring elders through policies that protect and enhance their lives, and being good stewards of the environment.
Charles Brown (politician) Charles Brown, a retired Air Force Lt. Colonel, is also vying for the Democratic nomination.[http://brown4congress.org] In the
Republican Party (United States) Republican Primary election primary, educator and retired Navy officer
Mike Holmes will try to unseat the incumbent
John Doolittle.[http://holmesforcongress.com]
External links
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Lisa Rea for Congress Web site
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The Justice and Reconciliation Project
Category:California politicians Rea, Lisa
Category:California local politicians Rea, Lisa
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