- Party: Republican
 - Occupation: Riverside County Treasurer-Tax Collector
 - 18 Years of Investment Experience, Licensed by the NASD with an Unblemished Record
 - Advised some of California's largest cities and counties
 - Managed Tax Collections since March 1998 and achieved record high revenues
 - BA in Political Science, UC Berkeley
 - MBA in Finance, Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA
 - Structured tax program which is saving millions of taxpayer dollars
  
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Top Priorities if Elected |   
- Preserving Our Invested Funds: I have attained a "AAA" rating on our $1.6 billion portfolio.  We need to maintain this.
 - Improving Our Level of Service:  Easier access for the public is a must.
 - Preserving Our Credit Rating:  The County's long term financial health must be maintained.
  
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- All Five County Supervisors
 - The Press Enterprise, the Desert Sun and other papers throughout the county
 - Leaders throughout the county, including the two primary runners-up
  
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- Preventing a Repeat of the Orange County Crisis
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A recurrence of the Orange County Bankruptcy can be prevented by a combination of local oversight and strong financial management.
 - Improving Our Level of Service
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Improving Our Level of Service is a challenge we face in an era of limited resources.
 - Managing Your Money
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The Management of Public Funds must carefully balance preservation of capital with the need for interest income.
  
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