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Steve Westly
3,157,757 votes
45.4%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Businessman/Educator
- Elected Member, Democratic National Committee
- Senior Vice President, eBay
- Office of Economic Development, City of SanJose
- Teacher, Stanford Business School
- Department of Energy, Carter Administration
- Vice Chair, California Democratic Party
Priorities:
- Improve California's economy. The only candidate with the right combination of experience.
- Strengthen public education. Endorsed by California Teachers Association.
- Build California's infrastructure for the future. Endorsed by CA NOW and the League of Conservation Voters.
Tom McClintock
3,136,333 votes
45.1%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: California State Senator
- Fiscal Conservative, Experienced Tax Cutter
- Led the Effort to Cut the Car Tax
- Authored Bureaucracy Reduction and Closure Commission Act
- Author of California's Current Death Penalty Law
- Former Director of Economic and Regulatory Affairs, Claremont Institute
- Former Director of the Center for the Taxpayer
Priorities:
- Take on wasteful government bureaucrats, corrupt politicians, and big-dollar contributions through true arcoss the board competitive bidding.
- Fight waste and fraud in either Republican or Democratic Administrations.
- Eliminate state's wasteful spending through regular performance audits.
Laura Wells
398,758 votes
5.8%
- Party: Green
- Occupation: Financial Systems Consultant
- Green Party County Council, Alameda County, 1992-94
- Editor of Green Party newspapers
- 25 years experience in for-profit and non-profit finance
- Active in global economic justice, voluntary simplicity, military-to-civilian economy, community building, and environmental issues
- B.A. Wayne State University, Detroit,MI
- M.Ed. Antioch University
Priorities:
- Follow The Money and Report To The Boss. The State Controller's boss is the public.
- Reduce taxes, find the money drains, and give California the services we pay for.
- Create a winning formula for the distribution of California's wealth.
J. Carlos Aguirre
173,465 votes
2.4%
(This candidate has not responded to Smart Voter)
- Party: Natural Law
- Occupation: Entrepreneur/Businessman
- Phone: 714-258-7678; Addr: 237 Shorebreaker Drive, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677; Email: iaakos@yahoo.com
Ernest F. Vance
92,208 votes
1.3%
- Party: American Independent
- Occupation: Retired Administrator
- BA in Psychology
- MA in Education
- PhD in Pastoral Psychology
- Treasurer of Sac. Cty. AIP
- Treasurer of Sac. NRA Council
- Treasurer of my local church
Priorities:
- To assure that all bills paid by CA are legal and Constitutional
- To attempt to see that CA's monies are used as designated
- Attempt to establish a State Grand Jury to prosecute wrong-doers
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