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Governor - the top boss in California     Elected for 4 years

  • oversees most state departments and state agencies; appoints judges
  • approves or rejects new state laws
  • prepares annual state budget and presents it to the legislature

CandidatePriorities
DEMOCRAT
Gray Davis
Age: 55
Occupation: Lieutenant Governor - California
Lives in Los Angeles
  • Restore our public schools to greatness by raising our expectations of students, increasing funding and requiring more parent-teacher-student interaction.

  • Develop an inclusive administration to unite California's diverse population.

  • Implement HMO reforms to protect the rights of all patients.
    • REPUBLICAN
    Dan Lungren
    Age: 51
    Occupation: California Attorney General
    Lives in Roseville
  • Contributed to reducing crime 30%, and will continue this effort.

  • Reform education top-to-bottom, with parental choice and more local control.

  • Encourage the success of free enterprise, capitalism, technological innovation, and small businesses.

    • AMERICAN INDEPENDENT
    Nathan E. Johnson
    Age: not provided
    Occupation: Public Transit Worker
    Lives in San Diego         		None provided

    GREEN
    Dan Hamburg
    Age: 49
    Occupation: Executive Director, V.O.T.E.
    Lives in Ukiah
  • Provide a living wage, universal single-payer health care and an end to subsidies for large corporations.

  • Reinstate affirmative action, end immigrant bashing, strengthen bilingual education.

  • End the "war on drugs" and teach non-violence in our public schools.

    • LIBERTARIAN
    Steve W. Kubby
    Age: 51
    Occupation: Environmental Magazine Publisher
    Lives in Lake Tahoe
  • Develop education policies to increase choices for better schools.

  • Focus on reducing violent crime in California.

  • Break down health care barriers to affordable, alternative care. He'll also cut taxes.

    • NATURAL LAW
    Harold H. Bloomfield
    Age: 54
    Occupation: Psychiatrist and Author
    Lives in Del Mar
  • Implement preventive health care and natural medicine to keep people healthy and cut costs.

  • Implement proven educational programs that awaken the inner creative genius of students.

  • Protect our food supply by working for a moratorium on genetically engineered foods.

    • PEACE & FREEDOM
    Gloria Estela La Riva
    Age: 43
    Occupation: Union Printer
    Lives in San Francisco
  • Support Affirmative Action.

  • Provide jobs, housing, healthcare, education, childcare as rights for all.

  • Save bilingual education.
    • Note: Candidates are listed alphabetically within each party. The parties are listed in the order of their size in California.


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