- Party: No Party Preference
 - Occupation: Professor/Author/Diplomat
 - Believer in the American Dream: family, work, neighborhood, peace and freedom
 - Subscriber to Ronald Reagan's "Shining City on the Hill
 - Convert to Barack Obama's Audacious Hope
 - Teacher of the US Constitution as the fulfillment of the Self-Evident Truth of the Declaration
 - Advocate for the true Middle class
 - Oh yes, Reagan's head constitutional lawyer and Obama's Ambassador to Malta
  
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Top Priorities if Elected |   
- an economy that fairly rewards hard work; rectifying the maldistribution of wealth; we the people -- not just we the wealthy people
 - Educational system that helps us lead a life of purpose and service
 - Immigration reform respectful of the family and genuine labor need
  
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The League of Women Voters of California Education Fund asked questions on the issues of all candidates for this office.
 Read the answers from Douglas William "Ambassador" (Kmiec) Kmiec
 
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- Ronald Reagan's praise for my even-handedness in judgment
 - Hillary Clinton's gratitude for the courage to step in for our slain amb.
 - Actor Martin Sheen; Lou Adler, music composer and Paul Newman camp founder;
  
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- Why Run for Congress?
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The insight and optimism needed to reaffirm the essential goodness of the American experiment.
 - A life of many blessings
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When one is blessed -- even as I have been to overcome unwanted, unexpected tragic loss -- that blessing of faith, hope and enthusiasm deserves to be offered in the service of others.
 - What I Believe
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Ideas do have consequences; here is what I believe and below that how these beliefs have advanced the interests of the United States
  
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