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The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of California Education Fund and asked of all candidates for this office.
Read the answers from all candidates (who have responded).Questions & Answers
1. How would you prioritize the fiscal choices the Legislature must make to align the state’s income and spending?
We have to live within our means to help align with the income the state receives from taxes and fees. High speed rail may be nice, but it is more that the state has to pay each year to run the system. I also support implementing a bond cap to make sure we do not end up being a slave to huge bond debt. If we go over the bond cap then a higher threshold to pass bonds should happen. Bonds are not free money. Only in emergencies such as earthquakes or fires then you would be able to repair a school with a lower threshold.2. Given our current drought condition, concern for water rights and usage is an important issue. What solutions would you support to address our water problems?
A. Learn from other nations in how they managed their water shortage problems such as Australia. B. Stop the excessive release of water from Folsom Dam that is depleting usable water in California. We barely have any snow pack water and policies that deplete water in reckless ways should be stopped immediately.3. California high school students rank lower than many states in student performance. What do you see as the ongoing role of the Legislature in addressing this problem?
We need careful monitoring and intervention of students throughout their school career. If a student can not read by the 6th grade at the latest we are weakening the learning potential of our children. Preparing our students better in the earlier grades would help save taxpayer money in the long run. Less remedial classes required in jr.high school, high school and college.4. What other major issues do you think the Legislature must address? What are your own priorities?
Business competitiveness is the major issue that needs to be addressed. Public services are not funded by fairy dust, we can not expect to hike taxes so high to compensate for the lost residents and businesses in our state. We gain more revenue by adding more residents and businesses to our state instead of scaring them away.My priority is to help restore California's reputation as being the Golden State for opportunity. My grandfather moved from Illinois to California for opportunity and now my friends and family are leaving California for other states.
Responses to questions asked of each candidate are reproduced as submitted to the League. Candidates' statements are presented as submitted. References to opponents are not permitted.Read the answers from all candidates (who have responded).
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