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Dick Ackerman
71,148 votes
 67.5%
- Party: Republican
 - Occupation: Member of the Assembly, 72nd District
 - Elected in 1995, Assemblyman Ackerman is currently serving his second term
 - Serves in the Republican Caucus Leadership as Assistant Republican Leader
 - B.A., Mathematics, University of California, Berkeley
 - J.D., University of California - Hastings College of the Law
 - 1997 Republican Party of Orange County Legislator of the Year
 - 1997 Orange County League of Cities Legislator of the Year
  
Priorities:
- End the overregulation of business in California
 - Cut Government Waste
 - Reduce Crime in California's communities
  
Frank Legas
31,320 votes
 29.7%
- Party: Democratic
 - Occupation: Accountant/Counselor/Businessman
 - Certified Public Accountant - Illinois
 - Certified Fraud Examiner
 - Bachelor and Masters Degrees-DePaul Univ.
 - Two term member - School Board - Illinois
 - Military Service - US Navy - Officer -Supply Corps
 - Counselor - Service Corps of Retired Executives
  
Priorities:
- Informing citizens of the activities of the legislature on an ongoing basis
 - Improving educational processes through experimentation
 - Reducing violence in society by education and example
  
Loren E. Meierding
3,000 votes
 2.8%
- Party: Libertarian
 - Occupation: Writer
 - Engineering Consultant
 - Systems Engineer at Hughes Aircraft-12 yrs
 - Calculated funding for pension plans-2 yrs
 - Ph.D. in Philosophy from Univ. of Texas
 - Lived in Fullerton for last 18 years
  
Priorities:
- Eliminate California state income tax
 - Institute a state school voucher system for all students K-12
 - Eliminate unnecesary state regulations, bureaucracy, & spending
  
  
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