* STATE BUDGET CRISIS: “We’re going...

* STATE BUDGET CRISIS:

“We’re going to have a big deficit next year, because the governor

didn’t deal with it this year. When what’s coming in is less than

what’s going out, don’t increase the rent. Don’t go out to dinner

more often.” Campbell supports a state budget amendment that would

restrict state spending to no more that the growth rate for household

incomes.

* FUNDING FOR EDUCATION:

“With the education budget, we have a lot of what they call

‘categorical programs.’ Those don’t make a lot of sense to me. The

schools could do with the money they have, if the money isn’t

restricted.” Campbell supports allocating funding to school districts

in one lump sum.

* RENEGOTIATING WITH POWER GENERATORS:

“These guys are not going to renegotiate in the face of a market

that is going to punish them. We need to encourage more sources for

building power.” Campbell said he supports nuclear, hydroelectric and

other “alternative” ways to bring more power online.

* CENTERLINE RAIL SYSTEM:

“Orange County is very badly suited to light rail. It’s

decentralized; there is no center in Orange County. Secondly, it’s

very spread out. You need a car to get you where you want to go.”

* THE STATE’S ECONOMY:

“I am worried about what the policies the state has enacted are

doing to jobs and the economy. It’s driving a lot of good jobs and

growth out of the state.”