State Senator; District 26 Voter Information

Maricopa County, AZ

November 3, 1998 General

State Senator; District 26

Candidates (Vote for 1)

Tom Smith 22,801 votes 66.5%

Party: Republican

Occupation: Retired Educator

Retired Marine

Priorities:

Increase quality of educaiton in the classroom.
Hold the government agencies responsible for evaluating their programs.
Improve juvenile crime prevention.

Bodo Diehn 11,497 votes 33.5%

Party: Democrat
Occupation: Owner and President, STP Associates Inc. (Environmental Cons
President and CEO, Sonoran Sustainable Resources Institute, Scottsdale Community College
Member, Scottsdale Environmental Quality Advisory Board

Priorities:

Safe Schools: Keep gangs, guns, drugs, and violence out of our schools.
Sustainable Growth: Start managing Arizona's growth to protect air, water and desert.
Health Care Reform: Better regulation of HMO's; let physicans make the decisions.

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