Member of the State Assembly; District 54 Voter Information

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LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS

Los Angeles County, CA

March 7, 2000 Election

Member of the State Assembly; District 54

Results as of Apr 10 2:36pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (276/276)

Candidates (Vote for 1)
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Alan Lowenthal 47,733 votes 51.1%

Party: Democratic (100% of votes in party)

Occupation: State Assemblymember/Professor

Phone: 562-495-4766; Addr: 203 Argonne Ave, Suite #158, Long Beach, CA 90803; Email: alan.lowenthal@assembly.ca.gov

Rudy Svorinich, Jr. 34,775 votes 37.1%

Party: Republican (79.3% of votes in party)
Occupation: City Councilman/Businessman
Phone: 310-833-4031; Addr: PO Box 1904, San Pedro, CA 90733; Email: rudy@svorinich.org

Sanford W. "Sandy" Kahn 9,086 votes 9.7%

Party: Republican (20.7% of votes in party)
Occupation: Mechanical Engineer
Mechanical Engr. degree from Univ. of Florida.
Living in Long Beach since l969
Republican candidate for Congress in l988 and l990
Worked on the Alaska Pipeline project for Fluor Corp.
Employed by Southern Calif. Gas Co. as an Industrial/Commercial Marketing Engineer.

Priorities:

Complete elimination of the capital gains tax to encourage saving and investment.
Cut income tax rates 20% across-the-board
Give parents educational choice so that they are not trapped in a failing public school system.

Dale F. Ogden 1,965 votes 2.1%

Party: Libertarian (100% of votes in party)
Occupation: Actuary & Insurance Management Consultant
BA Degree Mathematics 1974 Towson State University
Associate of Casualty Actuarial Society and Member of other Actuarial Organizations
1998 Libertarian Candidate for California Insurance Commissioner
Consultant to Vermont Insurance Department regarding insurance regulatory issues
Consultant to Hawaii Legislative Auditors regarding insurance regulatory issues
Consultant to Federal Emergency Management Agency regarding hurricane & earthquake insurance

Priorities:

abolish state income tax
cut spending 50% (eliminate unnecessary regulatory agencies) so that no new taxes are needed
end the wars on drugs and law-abiding gun owners

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