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Phil N. Angelides
4,164,708 votes
52.7%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Businessman/Financial Manager
- Graduate, Harvard University
- Co-Chair, Sacramento Mayor's Commission on Education and the City's Future
- President, River West Investments
- Former Chair, California Democratic Party
- Former Chair, Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Commission
Priorities:
- Protect Taxpayers' Money - invest prudently; manage efficiently; cut costs; raise credit rating
- Invest in California - get strong returns; create sustainable growth, jobs, economic opportunity
- Cost-effectively finance public fabric; broaden investment/savings opportunities for families
Curt Pringle
3,158,624 votes
39.9%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: State Legislator/Businessman
- Former Speaker of the California State Assembly
- Founding Vice President of the Republican Small Business Association of Orange County
- Lead Assembly Republican Budget Negotiator 1996 and 1997
- Key architect of California's historic, bipartisan welfare reform plan of 1997
- Chief legislative architect of 1998's landmark tax cut "mega-deal," which enacted a nearly $1 billion tax cut for California's families and businesses
- Proud husband and father of two, Kyle 11 and Katie 9
Priorities:
- Making Government Work
- Saving Taxpayer's Money
- Investing in California
Jon Petersen
183,356 votes
2.4%
- Party: Libertarian
- Occupation: Senior Software Engineer
- Member, Friends of the Morgan Hill Senior Center
- Member, South Valley Firearms Safety Council
- Member, Silicon Valley Members Council of the NRA
- Northern Vice Chair, Libertarian Party of California
Priorities:
- Compassion and Service -- Propositions 209 and 215, for example
- Local Solutions -- One size does not fit all
- Eliminating Deadwood -- Simplify and reduce regulations and laws
Carlos Aguirre
172,711 votes
2.1%
- Party: Natural Law
- Occupation: Businessman
- Phone: (714) 496-7054; Addr: 237 Shorebreaker Drive, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677; Email: james@pacbell.net
Jan B. Tucker
146,167 votes
1.8%
- Party: Peace and Freedom
- Occupation: Licensed Private Investigator
- B.A. cum laude, Political Science/Chicano Studies Double Major, CSU Northridge 1977
- Co-President, San Fernando Valley Chapter, National Organization for Women
- First Vice President, Human Rights Chair, and Co. Federation of Labor Delegate, Los Angeles Newspaper Guild, Local 39069 CWA, AFL-CIO
- Political Action Chair, San Fernando Valley Branch, NAACP
- Vice President, Save the Animals Fund
- Member, California Association of Licensed Investigators
Priorities:
- Attack the California State Teacher Retirement System investement in UNOCAL
- Employ Social Responsibility as criteria in state investment decisions
- Use state stock portfolio to support corporate policies to break the glass ceiling for women and minorities
Edmon V. Kaiser
91,764 votes
1.1%
- Party: American Independent
- Occupation: Doctor of Chiropractic
- Served in the U.S. Army Air Corp. World War II.
- Practiced health care profession 1953 - 1992
- Studied economics & government for many years
Priorities:
- Learn all aspects of all functions of all divisions, boards, committees, etc.
- Discharge the duties of office for benefit of all constituenceies
- Continue trying to save our constitutional republic, play golf, and enjoy life
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