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The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of California and asked of all candidates for this office.
See below for questions on
Budget Crisis,
Education,
Water,
Health Insurance
Click on a name for other candidate information. See also more information about this contest.
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1. What does California need to do to address the current budget crisis?
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Answer from Jon W. Zellhoefer:
Restore the jobs lost to other states in our nation. We need to adopt programs and policies that are competitive and favor the use of our natural resources and demographic advantages. Only this will restore revenues to the state from sales and income taxes.
Answer from Allen M. Rice:
Reduce spending back to the levels of 4 years ago.
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2. What should the state's priorities be for K-12 education? For the Community College System?
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Answer from Jon W. Zellhoefer:
Learning the basics and teaching at least one foreign language to every student. Our children must be able to work effectively in a global business environment.
Answer from Allen M. Rice:
Remove ALL the categorical spending limitations, currently numbering more than 100, that limit School Boards' flexibility in spending.
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3. What measures would you support to address California's water needs?
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Answer from Allen M. Rice:
Significantly reduce the regulation and paperwork that are adding to hospitals' costs.
Encourage and subsidize the operation of County hospitals.
Answer from Jon W. Zellhoefer:
Old policies and building concepts must be replaced with new technologies in renewable and sustainable cities. We need to rebuild California's old infrastructure with cost effective transportation systems. This will require new sources of revenues for our cities and counties as they new depend on sales taxes generated by expensive cars, fuel taxes, and our wasteful consumption practices.
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4. What should the Legislature be doing to address the needs of Californians without health insurance?
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Answer from Jon W. Zellhoefer:
Helping them acquire the skills needed to get a job and providing an economic climate for employers to hire these Californian. Health care cost must be lowered by TORT reform, competitive bidding for drugs, and providing "self help" centers for those that have a basic understanding of their health needs. This includes programs for weight control, smoking disorders, and drug addiction.
Responses to questions asked of each candidate
are reproduced as submitted to the League.
The order of the candidates is random and changes daily.
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League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
