Candidates
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Meline Dolores Hall
26,818 votes
27.7%
- Party: Democratic
(100% of votes in party)
- Occupation: Labor Union Representative
Dennis Mountjoy
19,674 votes
20.3%
- Party: Republican
(29.6% of votes in party)
- Occupation: Businessman
Robert C. "Bob" Harbicht
15,512 votes
16%
- Party: Republican
(23.4% of votes in party)
- Occupation: President, Research Corporation
- Mayor of both Arcadia and Duarte. 16 years experience as a City Councilman.
- BS, Business Administration. 38 years business experience. Past 25 years President of Harbicht Research Inc, a company I founded in 1974.
Priorities:
- Stop illegal immigration
- Reduce government interference in our lives
- Return government authority to that closest to the people (city council, school boards)
Walt Allen
12,643 votes
13.1%
- Party: Republican
(19.1% of votes in party)
- Occupation: Police Officer/Councilmember
- President, Calif. Narcotic Officers' Association
- Member, State Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Commission
- Chairman, Covina Gang and Graffiti Task Force
- Co-Chair, Proposition 8 (Education Reform) Committee
- LA County Chair Anti-Gang Violence Proposition 21 Committee
- Member, Orange County Police Chief's Association
Priorities:
- Return State take-aways to local entities
- Public Safety
- Education Reform and School Safety
Joann E. Steinmeier
10,073 votes
10.4%
- Party: Republican
(15.1% of votes in party)
- Occupation: School Boardmember/ Businesswoman
- Arcadia School Board Member
- Board of Directors of the California School Association
- Arcadia Chamber of Commerce
Al Leiga
7,370 votes
7.5%
- Party: Republican
(11% of votes in party)
- Occupation: Business Executive/Councilman
- Business Executive/Councilman in Claremont
- City Councilman since 1990, serving as Mayor from 1994-1997
- Prior to retiring in 1995, Al worked at Xerox Corporation for 30 years as a scientist and manufacturing manager.
- Al has been married to Ann for 44 years, and they have hour children and seven grandchildren
- Al attended New York University, where he earned a B.A. and Ph.D. in Chemistry
- Leadership positions include the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments (President) and Pasadena Blue Line Construction Authority(Board).
Priorities:
- Improving Education and School Facilities
- Creating quality jobs for our residents and changing the tax structure that rewards cities that seek to recruit high wage employees.
- Improving mobility is essential for improving our quality of life and driving the growth of our regional economy.
Louise M. Allison
2,045 votes
2.1%
- Party: Natural Law
(100% of votes in party)
- Occupation: Teacher
- Co-chairperson, Natural Law Party of California
- Teacher/Consultant: Stress Management Programs
- Specialized Tutor for students with Attention Deficit Disorder and learning disabilities
- Educator/Administrator - Alternative and Preventive Medicine
- BFA, Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA
- Advanced Training in Consciousness Raising Programs
Priorities:
- Shift policy from political/special interest towards forward-looking, prevention-oriented, scientifically proven solutions of California's problems
- Nurture California's most precious resource, its citizens, through proven educational innovations to directly increase intelligence and creativity
- Shift focus from disease care to Health Care by providing medical payment for scientifically proven programs that prevent disease/promote well being
George White
1,661 votes
1.7%
- Party: Libertarian
(100% of votes in party)
- Occupation: Police Officer, serving the community since 1981.
- Competitive pistol shooter, Regional and 7 State, individual & team, Championships in CA, NV and AZ.
- Founding Board Member, San Dimas Youth Softball, Manager/Coach six seasons. Defending 12U Champions.
- U.S. Marines, Assignments, Okinawa/Philippines 3rd MarDiv, Japan/Korea 1st MAW, North Carolina 2nd MAW & 2nd MarDiv. Duties Watch Commander M.P.
Priorities:
- EDUCATION: Progressive reform and a new approach will be considered, i.e. school vouchers or similar plan. Nationwide recruitment of teachers.
- TAXES and ECONOMY: No new taxes. Reduction or elimination of taxes to maintain and improve the economy.
- ABORTION: I believe abortion is morally wrong, but the government prohibition of abortion would make matters worse.
Khalil Khalil
1,248 votes
1.2%
- Party: Republican
(1.8% of votes in party)
- Occupation: Engineer/Financial Consultant
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