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Orange County, CA June 2, 1998 Primary

United States Representative; District 47

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Christopher Cox 81,119 votes 70.8%
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  • Party: Republican (100.0% of votes in party)
  • Occupation: U.S. Representative
  • Phone: 714 756-2244; Addr: 1841 Port Abbey Place, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Christina Avalos 28,674 votes 25.1%
  • Party: Democratic (100.0% of votes in party)
  • Occupation: Family Counselor (20 years)
  • BA in Psychology, MA from National U.
  • Board Member, All Peoples Christian Center
  • Mother of a 23 year old son.
  • Member of AAUW, CWAME, MANA, HOPE, NOW, NWPC
Priorities:
  • Maintain citizen control of El Toro Airport.
  • Address Orange Co.'s environmental issues on a global scale.
  • Give the next generation the foundations of security, compassion and understanding.
Victor A. "Vic" Wagner, Jr. 2,612 votes 2.2%
  • Party: Libertarian (100.0% of votes in party)
  • Occupation: Software Consultant
Priorities:
  • Increase personal liberty
  • Reduce the cost of the Federal government
  • Reduce the size of the Federal government
Raymond O. "Ray" Mills 1,201 votes 1.0%
  • Party: Reform (100.0% of votes in party)
  • Occupation: Taxi Driver
  • Reform Party organizer since Perot's '92 race for president.
  • Volunteer reader for the blind: KOCE-TV, Mensa "Bulletin" magazine.
  • Regional Director (#12, Orange County) of Reform Party of California
  • Professional driver since 1985; only accident since 1979 was on a motorcycle in 1993.
  • High school diploma from Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1978, plus Purdue University and GoldenWest Police Academy.
  • Letter of Thanks from California Highway Patrol for aiding in injury accident; continue to "patrol" to help fellow unlucky motorists, from breakdowns to engine fires.
Priorities:
  • The Reform Party is the new choice for voters who, I think, have had none in the past 30 years.
  • I support a National Retail Sales Tax, taxing the earnings of the people only when they choose not to save for the future.
  • The major problem with Congress is not necessarily that it makes the wrong decisions, but that it makes them based on the loudest, money-influenced opinions.
Paul Fisher 1,041 votes 0.9%
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  • Party: Natural Law (100.0% of votes in party)
  • Occupation: Nutrition Consultant
  • Phone: 714 645-9288; Addr: 2524 Elden Street #2, Costa Mesa, CA 92627

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