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The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of California and asked of all candidates for this office.
See below for questions on
Budget Crisis,
Education,
Water,
Health Insurance
Click on a name for other candidate information. See also more information about this contest.
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1. What does California need to do to address the current budget crisis?
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Answer from Tom Harman:
Approve the $15 billion bond issue on the March ballot. Reduce spending to eliminate the structural deficit. No new taxes are needed.
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2. What should the state's priorities be for K-12 education? For the Community College System?
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Answer from Tom Harman:
K-12: Maintain existing small class sizes and expand the program to other grades. Make students, parents, teachers and administrators accoutable. Approve school equalization funding. Let local school districts decide how to spend their money without Sacramento telling them how to do it. Eliminate State imposed mandates. Reduce the current of amount of performance testing. Community College: Should act as feeder schools for the CSU and UC systems.
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3. What measures would you support to address California's water needs?
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Answer from Tom Harman:
Conservation, conservation and more conservation. Increased surface water storage capacity, but without any new dams on any major rivers. Support desalination development. Increased use of reclaimed water.
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4. What should the Legislature be doing to address the needs of Californians without health insurance?
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Answer from Tom Harman:
The issue is best addressed by the federal government. Forcing small and moderate sized businesses to provide health care insurance to employees is unworkable and should be stopped. Increased use of HMO's will help control costs.
Responses to questions asked of each candidate
are reproduced as submitted to the League.
The order of the candidates is random and changes daily.
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League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
