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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
Federal Resources,
Foreign Policy,
Federal Budget
Click on a name for other candidate information. See also more information about this contest.
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1. What can be done to ensure that California gets its fair share of federal resources?
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Answer from Lois Capps:
All of California's elected officials must work together in a bipartisan fashion to ensure that we get our fair share of federal resources. While there may be ideological differences between the parties, there should be no
difference when it comes to this issue. In particular, we must work together to ensure programs like Medicaid and highway funding don't shortchange our state.
Answer from Michael Favorite:
Reduce Taxes and Government sponsored programs
Answer from Don Regan:
Have an interested, motivated and activist representative who brings the resources home, and assures their reposnsible application where needed. Personal Advocacy.
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2. What are your foreign policy priorities for the United States?
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Answer from Lois Capps:
Clearly, the most important priority is winning the war on terrorism and keeping our country safe. In addition, we must stop the spread of AIDs, improve education and health care worldwide, and promote democracy in countries where it does not currently exist. Underlying all these challenges, however, is the critical need to repair relationships with our allies that have been damaged by the Bush Administration. Although the US is the preeminent power in the world, our ability to fight terrorism and help millions of people improve their lives is dramatically enhanced by
harnessing the power of the international community instead of going it alone.
Answer from Michael Favorite:
Focus on the freedom of our citizens, reduce dramatically our military presence worldwide. The Armed Forces should be used for protecting our borders & interests.
Answer from Don Regan:
Maintain this Country as the economic and moral leader of the world.
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3. What are your priorities for the federal budget?
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Answer from Lois Capps:
Our federal budget should seek to accomplish 3 major goals: ensure our national security, encourage economic growth and bring down the largest budget deficits in history. Unfortunately, the President has submitted yet another budget that fails in at least the latter two goals. The huge deficits run up by the Bush Administration over the last three years will be a serious drag on long term economic growth, hindering job creation and burdening our children with billions in debt. We must reverse this trend by halting the Adminstration's quenchless thirst for more tax cuts for the wealthy at the expense of working families.
Answer from Michael Favorite:
Reduce it dramatically
Answer from Don Regan:
LESS IS ALWAYS BEST. Less Taxes, Less spending.
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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