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John Chiang
3,713,780 votes
50.7%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Member, State Board of Equalization
- Law Degree Georgetown University Law Center
- Honors graduate degree in finance - University of South Florida
- Currently serving as Chair - State Board of Equalization
Priorities:
- Fiscal policy is social policy
- Committment to community service
- Every elected office must be accessible to its constituents
Tony Strickland
2,954,128 votes
40.3%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: Taxpayer Organization President
- President, CA Club for Growth
- State Assemblyman, 1998-2004
- Republican Caucus Chair
- Chief of Staff, Senator Tom McClintock
Priorities:
- Audit agencies that hand out benefits to illegal immigrants.
- Fight to roll back double tax on gasoline by repealing sales tax on gas.
- Eliminate waste like the L.A. Unified School District, to ensure our tax dollars go to our classrooms, not the bureaucrats.
Laura Wells
222,222 votes
3.1%
- Party: Green
- Occupation: Financial Systems Consultant
- Over 20 years experience in pension fund accounting, stock & bond investments, union dues accounting, and real estate mortgage loans.
- At-large representative, Green Party of CA Coordinating Committee
- Active in global economic justice, environment, military-to-civilian economy, and community-based economic issues.
- B.A. Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, Phi Beta Kappa
- M.Ed. Antioch University, Cambridge, MA
Priorities:
- Work to change the political system so the budget will follow California's values, not campaign contributors' values.
- Ensure that taxes have the right balance between corporate & individual, wealthy & regular citizens, and pay-as-we-go vs. children-pay-off-bonds.
- Keep the good parts of Prop 13-era changes, making sure taxes don't make us lose our homes, AND correct the devastating betrayals.
Elizabeth Cervantes Barron
183,287 votes
2.5%
- Party: Peace and Freedom
- Occupation: Retired Teacher
Donna Tello
164,795 votes
2.2%
- Party: Libertarian
- Occupation: Tax Accountant
- 24 Years as Business Owner & Tax Accountant
- Legislative Chair, Ca Society of Tax Consultants, 4 yrs in the 1990s
- President, Ca Society of Tax Consultants, 1995 & 1996
Priorities:
- Representing the Interests of the Citizens of California
- Elimination of Wasteful Practices, Promotion of Efficiency, Cost Cutting
- Meeting One Year Budget Deadlines, Institution of 2, 4 and 10 Year Plan
Warren Mark Campbell
92,655 votes
1.2%
- Party: American Independent
- Occupation: Minister
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