LT. GOVERNOR

CRUZ BUSTAMANTE

Born in Dinuba, he began his political career as a student intern for former Rep. B.F. Sisk.

* Political party: Democrat

* Age: 45

* Residence: Dinuba

* Education: Associate degree, Fresno City College; studied public administration at Fresno State.

* Career highlights: In 1993 he became the first Latino elected from the San Joaquin Valley, filling the seat vacated by his employer, Bruce Bronzan. He rose to become Assembly speaker for 15 months, just as term limits threatened to end his political career. Bustamante considers himself a consensus builder between Democrats and Republicans. He is pro-abortion rights and author of the law requiring the attorney general to sue tobacco companies.

* Priorities: Create jobs by increasing California’s international trade, particularly with Mexico. Continue to keep college tuition affordable and create stable funding for UC and CSU systems. Continue to push for the creation of tenth UC campus, UC Merced, in San Joaquin Valley by 2005.

TONY MILLER

Born and raised in rural Plumas County, where his mother was a homemaker and his father a sawmill worker. He later became an Eagle Scout.

* Political party: Democrat

* Age: 49

* Residence: Pleasant Grove

* Education: Bachelor’s degree, UC Davis; law degree, UC Berkeley.

* Career highlights: A former acting secretary of state and Fair Political Practices Commission member, Miller also has worked as a teacher, criminal investigator, firefighter, farmer and small businessman. Co-authored Proposition 208, the Political Reform Act approved by voters but stayed by the courts.

* Priorities: Reform campaign finance reform by limiting spending and contributions. Improve education: “California should have the best schools, not the best prisons.” Expand economic development by promoting California products for export via ex-officio seat on the state World Trade Commission.

NOEL IRWIN HENTSCHEL

A native of Fresno, she was raised in South-Central Los Angeles and later moved to Palm Springs. The eldest of 10 children, she helped her father start a desert resort hotel called La Mancha.

* Political Party: Republican

* Age: 46

* Residences: Los Angeles and Monterey

* Education: Airline School of the Pacific, certificate in International Tourism and Hospitality Industry.

* Career highlights: Began a travel business at age 20 with $5,000 savings, which she has since turned into a multimillion-dollar business specializing in tours of the United States. It is one of California’s largest businesses owned by a woman.

* Priorities: Pursue economic development by expanding trade with Mexico. Begin to solve immigration problems by assisting Mexico to become prosperous enough to provide jobs needed by its citizens. Ease business regulations to create more jobs in California. Improve education by offering an extra semester of high school to prepare students for the college interviewing process.

TIM LESLIE

Born in Ashland, Ore., moved to California when he was 3, after his father was killed in World War II. Last year, Leslie was found to have an often fatal form of bone cancer, but is currently in remission.

* Political party: Republican

* Age: 56

* Residence: Tahoe City

* Education: Bachelor’s degree, Cal State Long Beach, political science; master’s degree, USC, public administration.

* Career highlights: A former real estate agent, Leslie entered the Assembly in 1986, where he proved himself a strong conservative. In 1991, he moved to the state Senate after winning a special election. He is the author of legislation that requires parental consent for minors’ abortions and an array of tougher juvenile crime penalties.

* Priorities: Ease burden of paying for a college education, possibly via “education mortgages,” similar to home loans. Eliminate remedial education at the university level, a waste of taxpayer funds for students who should already have those skills. Implement common sense conservation policies to harmonize environmental and economic needs. Work to improve the state’s international trade with Japan, Mexico and other Pacific Rim nations.

RICHARD MOUNTJOY

Mountjoy was born in a house on the Monrovia-Arcadia border and has lived in that area all his life. He founded, with his brother, a construction company later run by his two sons.

* Political party: Republican

* Age: 66

* Residence: Arcadia

* Education: Graduate of Monrovia High School; Navy veteran

* Career highlights: Elected to the state Assembly in 1978, the year that Proposition 13 swept many conservatives into office, and became known as one of its most conservative members. State senator since 1994. Co-author of Proposition 187, opponent of tax increases and abortion. Shuns all speaking fees and gifts and flies his own plane to Sacramento.

* Priorities: Revitalize the Economic Development Commission, encouraging the active participation of small business owners. Examine ways to reduce over-regulation of business and work on reform of the worker’s compensation system. Look at ways to make college entrance more accessible to those qualified to attend. Continue to pursue the constitutionality of Proposition 187 as it progresses through the courts.

INSURANCE COMMISSIONER

DEMOCRATS

* Diane Martinez, 45, Monterey Park, assemblywoman

* Hal Brown, 51, Marin County supervisor

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REPUBLICAN

* Chuck Quackenbush, 44, Sacramento, incumbent insurance commissioner

TREASURER

REPUBLICANS

* Curt Pringle, 38, Garden Grove, assemblyman

* Jan Goldsmith, 47, Poway, assemblyman

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DEMOCRATS

* Phil Angelides, 44, Sacramento, developer and former state Democratic Party chairman

* Mervin Evans, 45, Culver City, author of financial books

* Albert Robles, 33, South Gate, city treasurer

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ON THE WEB

Special multimedia coverage of Election ’98 can be found on the Los Angeles Times Web site at:

https://www.latimes.com/elect98

These features include:

* Audio arguments, pro and con, for Propositions 223, 226 and 227.

* An interactive feature that allows users to rate ads from gubernatorial candidates’ campaigns.

* Complete video, audio and text archives of the May 13 Los Angeles Times gubernatorial forum.

* Archived election stories and profiles by The Times.

* Analyses of the most recent Times polls.

* In-depth, nonpartisan analysis of selected ballot measures by the California League of Women Voters.

NOTE: Californians will also elect a secretary of state and controller in the 1998 general election in November. In this primary election, the major candidates are uncontested. State Board of Equalization seats are also on the ballot.