Candidate for
Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Los Angeles; Assembly District 53

On some of the issues now confronting us, my positions are as follows. I am pro life, support a balanced budget, strict enforcement of existing immigration laws and border control. Somehow I have a problem understanding why money we pay on our property taxes has to go to Sacramento, some of it to be returned to us for local services. I strongly oppose any form of amnesty for illegal aliens (not immigrants, who by definition are legal), gun control, and the tax-and-spend policies which have brought California to the brink of ruin.

Winston Churchill is reported to have said that those below thirty and conservative have no heart, and those over forty and liberal have no brains. To some extent, I conform to that mold, except that during my college days, you could be "liberal" without being a left wing radical, and being "conservative" did not imply being a member of the "right-wing conspiracy". If "conservative" means not "fixing what isn't broke" and respecting the wisdom and experience passed on from past generations, while "liberal" means having an open mind and compassion for my fellow human beings, then I am both. As a legal immigrant and naturalized citizen, I have come to love this country and am convinced that the philosophy and values passed on to us by our Founding Fathers must be preserved to insure a decent future for our children, and for that matter, the rest of the world.