- Party: Republican
- Occupation: Auditor/Fraud Investigator
- I received a B.A. from Yale University in 1980. I became a Certified Public Accountant in California in 1986. My present professional practice is chiefly devoted to auditing for fraud. In my past experience as an auditor, I have helped put wrongdoers in federal prison. During the Great Bankruptcy of 1994, I was the principal investigator for the Orange County Committees of Correspondence. In that role, I uncovered numerous illegalities and other bad practices that either caused or worsened the bankruptcy.
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Top Priorities if Elected |
- First: to cause the "treasury count" [Govt. Code sections 26920-26923) to be done properly; despite the bankruptcy, it still is not being done properly. Secondly: to put the county's financial reports onto a website, so that these are available to everyone, whenever they want, at no cost to them, and with freedom from fear of retaliation for snooping. Thirdly: to prevent or stop illegal payments of county moneys [Govt. Code section 29803]; although this does not happen frequently, it can happen occasionally.
- I do not accept endorsements from any county official or anyone who does business with the County. This is because the County Auditor must, under Govt. Code section 29803, block illegal payments. Further, the County Auditor must audit other county departments, and it would violate public accountancy ethical standards to compromise one's independence by accepting campaign assistance from persons whom the County Auditor must audit.
- Further, the County Auditor must block illegal payments by school and special districts, since these keep their money in the county treasury. Therefore, it is ethically wrong to accept endorsements or campaign contributions from local school or special districts' officials.
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