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Orange County, CA November 3, 1998 General

Governing Board Member; South Orange County Community College District; Trustee Area 2

Candidates (Vote for 1)
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Donald P. "Don" Wagner 90,061 votes 52.6%

  • Party: REPUBLICAN
  • Occupation: South Orange County Businessman/Business Owner/Educator
  • Bachelors Degree: UCLA
  • Postgraduate Degree: University of California, Hastings College of Law
  • Judge Pro Tem, Orange County Superior Court
  • Finalist 1996 Irvine Citizen of the Year
  • Past President, American Lung Association of Orange County
  • Founder and President, O.C. Chapter of the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy
Priorities:
  • Restore stability and tough fiscal controls
  • Reduce class wait lists and oppose tax and tuition increases
  • Zero tolerance of bigotry or political extremism
Charles W. "Pete" Maddox 58,209 votes 34.0%
  • Occupation: Owner, The Maddox Company, LLC
  • Trustee, Rancho Santiago Community College District, 1990-1997
  • President, Governing Board of Trustees, RSCCD, 1993-1995
  • Vice President, Board of Directors, Orange YMCA
  • Vice President, Board of Directors, Dayle McIntosh Center for the Disabled
  • Board of Directors, Orange County Community Development Council, 1994-1997
  • Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
Priorities:
  • Restore responsible leadership to the Board of Trustees
  • Restore fiscal and academic integrity of the District
  • Protect the educational environment from the threat of an international airport at El Toro
Douglas M. "Doug" Chapman 21,774 votes 12.7%
  • Party: Republican
  • Occupation: Mechanical Engineer
  • Associate degree: Saddleback Junior College
  • BS: California State University, Fullerton
  • Registered Engineer, State of California
  • East Orange County Water Board, 1983-present; Finance Committee, 1983-present
  • Extended Education Committee, California State University, Fullerton
Priorities:
  • Restoring the financial health of the the SOCCCD and removing the school from the state's "watch list"
  • Strengthening the accreditation of the school
  • Maintaining the quality of the instructional staff and improving their satisfaction with the administration

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