League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Orange County, CA November 4, 2008 Election
	Member of the State Assembly; District 68 Voter Information

Results as of Nov 26 1:08pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (293/293)

Candidates (Vote for 1) Click on highlighted name for additional information supplied by candidate. Contact non-highlighted candidates and encourage them to provide information for voters. Van Tran 71,943 votes 54.1% Party: Republican Occupation: California State Assemblyman Assemblyman Van Tran has made quick work to advance common-sense solutions to some of the biggest challenges facing California. Assemblyman Van Tran's efforts include an act to expand the number of Enterprise Zones in California and help create new jobs. He also introduced a measure cutting the excessive salary for members of part-time boards and commissions, saving California over $5 million per year. Assemblyman Tran's agenda includes balancing the budget deficit through spending restraint, eliminating waste in the bureaucracy... ...and improving our local roads - NOW! As an immigrant himself, Assemblyman Van Tran is passionately for legal immigration and passionately... ...against illegal immigration. That is why he introduced a bill requiring state prisons to verify the immigration status of any felons. Priorities: In an effort to encourage a greater role for parents in the education of their children and to strengthen education by ensuring textbook accuracy, Assemblyman Tran was able to push the state to provide public Internet access of school textbooks - so that teachers, parents, and concerned ... ...community leaders can verify the accuracy of what our children are learning. Kenneth "Ken" Arnold 61,095 votes 45.9% Party: Democratic Occupation: Business Systems Analyst Computer Scientist and Consultant Success in businesses of all sizes Native Southern Californian, raised in OC Father of 2 sons raised in OC Husband of lovely multi-talented Thanh-Thanh Ho Priorities: Political Renewal and Reform Environment and Energy Education and Public Safety Basic candidate data supplied by the Secretary of State. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

Official Information State Assembly District 68 map and statistics - defines district boundaries for this election Assembly Web site Calif. State Legislative Counsel (Leginfo) Bills Introduced - Check "Author(s)" and then type in the name of your current representative to see the bills introduced in the current Assembly session. Enter a Bill Number to see the history of a bill including voting records. Campaign Finance Data Secretary of State Campaign Finance Data for Candidates in District 68 - look for Assembly 68 on the linked page List of Candidates Accepting/Rejecting Voluntary Campaign Spending Limits - (PDF) Candidates who have voluntarily chosen to limit their spending in campaigns for State Assembly may spend no more than $845,000 in a general election. Established by Proposition 34. Around the Capitol Campaign finances, news articles, district information Nonpartisan Information Project Vote Smart Profiles of Candidates - Browse for district 68, candidate name General Links Election Archives See the candidates, issues, and results from previous elections: 11/7/06, 6/6/06, 11/2/04, 03/2/04, 11/5/02, 3/5/02, 11/7/00, 3/7/00, 11/3/98, 6/2/98 This election is archived. Any links to sources outside of Smart Voter may no longer be active. No further links will be added to this page. Links to sources outside of Smart Voter are provided for information only and do not imply endorsement.

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