Candidates
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Fran Pavley
101,129 votes
60.5%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Teacher/Coastal Commissioner
- Teacher/Coastal Commissioner
- Mayor/Councilmember for City of Agoura Hills for four terms (1982-1997)
- Teacher in public schools for 28 years. Husband, Andy, is also a teacher.
- Appointed to California Coastal Commission in 1995 by then State Senate Pro-Tem Bill Lockyer; reappointed in 1999
- Member: Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy Advisory Committee
- President: Los Angeles County Division League of California Cities; State Board Director (1996-1997)
Priorities:
- Attracting and training 300,000 quality teachers for California's public schools.
- Provide the necessary resources, and insure fiscal accountabilty along with local flexibility, to implement needed reforms in our schools.
- Protect quality of life by improving traffic conditions, redusing pollution in Santa Monica Bay, protecting open space, and working with local gov't.
Jayne Murphy Shapiro
58,562 votes
35%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: Child Safety Advocate
- President and Founder of KIDS SAFE
- Registered Nurse; Mother of four boys
- Commissioner, Los Angeles Commission on the Status of Women
- Appointed Member, California Developmental Disabilities Board
- Master's Degree, California State University at Northridge
- National Executive Committee, American Israel Political Action Committee (AIPAC)
Priorities:
- I want to see opportunities improved for our children, educationally, healthwise and through a commonsense approach to the future.
- I want our communities to be safer, through prevention, intervention and tough penalties for criminals and respect for law enforcement.
- I want us to capitalize on today's new industries and strong economy to plan for the future.
Colin S. Goldman
7,527 votes
4.5%
- Party: Libertarian
- Occupation: Management Consultant
- Former Board member, San Mateo Unified High School District
- Ten years of distinguished professional experience improving operations of federal, state, and local governments and school districts
- Recognized expert in Los Angeles City and County budgeting and finance
- Community leader/volunteer
- Economics degree from Yale University
- Masters in Business Administration degree from U.C.L.A.
Priorities:
- Providing comprehensive education reform and real opportunity for children (no more forcing children into second class schools)
- Eliminating taxation on the product of labor (you spend your paycheck on things important to you and your family, not career politicians)
- Getting government bureaucrats out of our bedrooms and medicine cabinets (we know what's best for ourselves and our families)
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