League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
Los Angeles County, CA June 5, 2012 Election
	Gertrude "Trudy" Holmes-Magee Answers Questions Candidate for Member of the State Assembly; District 59

The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of California Education Fund and asked of all candidates for this office.
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Questions & Answers

1. How will you prioritize the budget choices the Legislature must make to align the state’s income and spending?

1. Education/Tuition Cost/Funding

2. Health Reform

3. Housing Costs/Funding

2. What types of changes or reforms, if any, do you think are important to make our state government function more effectively?

1. Working more closely with community groups that advocate for better education, health care, and housing costs/funding.

2. Funding of non-profits that aid constituents in education and development of skills, financial assistants to free clinics that help promote the general welfare for all in need.

3. Retaining medi-cal and medi-care.

4. Providing mothers, single and married with job/technical training to assist those on welfare to return to the work force full time.

3. Fees for public higher education have gone up dramatically and funding has been cut. Is this a priority concern, and if so, what measures would you propose to address it?

1. Promote accessible education of higher learning and funding for all races and economic classes according to income.

2. Provide scholarships for all based upon income and academic achievement, i.e., grades, provide grants and loans based upon the ability to pay back.

3. Budget cuts in other areas, i.e. the building of jails, contract bids to contractors for state projects.

4. What other major issues do you think the Legislature must address? What are your own priorities?

1. Learning of the constitution by all children in grammar school.

2. Learning of spanish and english by children in grammar school.

3. Provide half way houses for women/men who turn to prostitution for a living. 1st offence and arrest they should be turned over to a half way house/group home with counselors, medical staff, and enroll in a trade program to earn a living. Second offence and arrest they should be put on probation, and third offence and arrest they should be incarcerated. Whatever the case, they should receive medical care and condoms. with regular check ups and couneling and provided appropriate clothing.

4. Creation and manufacturing of individual inventions for profit should be awarded with financial assistance and companies that help promote and sale of the produce should receive a tax incentive from the state.

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