Candidates
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Claude Parrish
227,721 votes
19.8%
- Party: Republican
(33.0% of votes in party)
- Occupation: Businessman/Corporate Controller
- Vice President of management, shopping centers valued at over 400 million
- Worked for American Broadcasting Co. real estate department
- Active in: Church, Boy Scouts of America & Optimist International
- Served as Los Angeles County Insurance Commissioner/Treasurer
- Securities firm Corporate Controller
- First Board of Equalization permit obtained in 1969. Knows from experience.
Priorities:
- Help end the unitary tax method that has driven many large companies from California
- Stop unreasonable and punitive audits of honest businesses
- Protect integrity of prop 13 by supporting the 2/3 vote on all new property tax assessments
Craig A. Wilson
220,516 votes
19.1%
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responded to Smart Voter)
- Party: Republican
(32.0% of votes in party)
- Occupation: Equalization Boardmember's Deputy
- Phone: 619 237-7844; Addr: 1629 Columbia Street, San Diego, CA 92101
Mary Christian-Heising
184,682 votes
16.0%
- Party: Democratic
(44.6% of votes in party)
- Occupation: Businesswoman/Journalist/Educator
- The only woman major party candidate for this office
- Won the Democratic Party primary for this seat in 1994
- Chairwoman, San Diego Housing Board
- Member, California Retardation Board and Mesa College Advisory Board
- B.A. in Political Science/Journalism, San Diego State University
- Married with four grown daughters
Priorities:
- Fight for citizen and consumer rights in tax matters
- Simplify tax regulations and reports and improve collection efficiency
- Encourage women in small business ownership
Mark A. Spiegler
160,574 votes
13.9%
- Party: Democratic
(38.8% of votes in party)
- Occupation: Tax Attorney/Businessman
- Highest Legal Rating (AV) by Martindale-Hubbell
- J.D. Creighton Law School, Member Dean's List
- Masters in Tax Law, Washington University
- Practicing law in San Diego, CA for over 20 years
- Lecturer, California Continuing Education of the Bar
- Member, Judicial Nominees Evaluation Commission (1984)
Priorities:
- Repeal of sales and use tax on used vehicles
- Moratorium on taxation of internet commerce
- Simplification of tax system with more "customer service" and expanded hours
Patrick James Leone
84,551 votes
7.4%
(This candidate has not
responded to Smart Voter)
- Party: Republican
(12.3% of votes in party)
- Occupation: CPA/Taxpayer Advisor
- Phone: 909 695-4733; Addr: 43521 Ridge Park Drive, Suite 102, Temecula, CA 92590; Email: TAXMAN9331@AOL.COM
Fred Clayton
69,076 votes
6.0%
- Party: Democratic
(16.6% of votes in party)
- Occupation: Airline Pilot/Businessman
- Graduated College of William and Mary
- BA in Government
- Served two terms on San Diego Assessment Appeals Property Tax Board
- Married 35 years, two grown children
- Taking early retirement from airlines to serve in government
Priorities:
- Re-make the Board into a user friendly agency
- Simplify forms and procedures
- Reduce taxes
Andy Schooler
66,682 votes
5.8%
(This candidate has not
responded to Smart Voter)
- Party: Republican
(9.6% of votes in party)
- Occupation: City Councilmember/Businessman
- Phone: 619 755-4317; Addr: PO Box 969, Del Mar, CA 92014
Hal J. Styles, Jr.
47,303 votes
4.0%
(This candidate has not
responded to Smart Voter)
- Party: Republican
(6.8% of votes in party)
- Occupation: Businessman/Broker/Educator
- Phone: 760 329-6559; Addr: 9765 Vista Del Valle, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240
Jim Stieringer
44,181 votes
3.8%
(This candidate has not
responded to Smart Voter)
- Party: Republican
(6.3% of votes in party)
- Occupation: Member, Healthcare District Board
- Phone: 619 466-0793; Addr: 8174 Pasadena Avenue, La Mesa, CA 91941
J. R. Graham
35,454 votes
3.0%
- Party: Libertarian
(100.0% of votes in party)
- Occupation: Janitor/Paperback Writer
- about 44 years old, twice widowed,
- worked hard most of my life, started businesses,
- helped others start their own businesses,
- biggest problem for business is government,
- trying to fix that...
Priorities:
- Make all tax & regulate agents under the $BofE abide by our constitutions...
- Get their invisible hands out of our pockets & iron fists out of our faces.
- Our government should not terrorize you & rip you off...
Maxine Bell Quirk
14,620 votes
1.2%
(This candidate has not
responded to Smart Voter)
- Party: Peace and Freedom
(100.0% of votes in party)
- Occupation: Apartment Owner/Manager
- Phone: 714 639-0565; Addr: 331 North Olive Street, Orange, CA 92866
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