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LWV League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
Orange County, CA March 2, 2004 Election
Smart Voter Brett E. Franklin

Candidate for
Supervisor; County of Orange; Supervisorial District 1

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Biographical Highlights
  • Occupation: City Councilman/Businessman
  • Son of a U.S. Marine Corps jet pilot and a Registered Nurse. Married to Rossette, a bilingual educator of disabled teens. Father of Elliott, age 2.
  • Lifelong resident of Orange County, and manager of a successful O.C. business for 20 years.
  • B.A. from Westmont Christian College in Economics and Business
  • Ensured a balanced budget in Orange County's largest city in each of 7 years as an elected official.
  • Fought for $10 million in regional grants for parks and playgrounds; protected and promoted city's urban forest, planting 15,000 trees.
  • Secured $15 million in federal money for local homeland security; established CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) training program.
Top Priorities if Elected
  • Fight taxes while protecting resources for public safety, health, education, and traffic relief.
  • Stop Sacramento and local politicians from building casinos in Garden Grove, Santa Ana, or Westminster.
  • Fight crime, political corruption, gangs, and graffiti.
Key Endorsements
  • Police Chief Paul Walters and our Firefighters Association
  • Orange County Supervisor Chair Tom Wilson and O.C. Supervisor Bill Campbell
  • More than 40 Orange County Mayors and Council Members
Position Papers
My Official Candidate Statement
  
Campaign Contact Information
Website: http://www.brettfranklin.org
E-mail: campaign@brettfranklin.org

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