These are tough times for many.
That’s why I am working to strengthen the economy, keep good paying jobs in
our state, and keep taxes down.
It¹s why I opposed job-killing schemes that would hurt working people by
raising income, payroll, and gas taxes.
To fight higher gas prices, I support expanded use of renewable energy such
as wind and solar and I opposed legislation that would make it even more
expensive to produce gasoline in our state.
To improve our schools, I wrote legislation to promote the recruitment of
experienced professionals into the classroom so our children would have
the best teachers possible.
To make neighborhoods safer, I served as legislative co-chair for the
Jessica¹s Law campaign and helped enact a new law requiring sexual predators
to live more than 2,000 feet from schools. This law also requires these
types of criminals to wear a Global Positioning System device – for life.
I co-authored measures to create a new felony crime for the possession of
the chemicals used to make meth and extend the statute of limitations on
prosecution of child pornography crimes.
Because I understand that the sense of violation felt by victims of identity
theft and the hassle of clearing up credit records, I co-authored a measure
to raise penalties for identity theft.
It has been an honor to serve you and with your support, I’ll help make the
kind of changes California needs to get our state back on track.
