Tom Harman: Stop the wasteful spending

RACE FOR THE 67TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT

Name: Tom Harman

Age: 61

Occupation: Legislator

Family: Married 39 years to Dianne. Two adult children: Michelle,

31; Michael, 29.

Community activities: Served six years on the Huntington Beach

City Council. Co-founder and member of Huntington Beach Tomorrow.

Member of Bolsa Chica Land Trust; Amigos de Bolsa Chica; Huntington

Beach Chamber of Commerce; Bolsa Chica Conservancy; Huntington Beach

American Legion.

Education: Bachelor’s in business administration from Kansas State

University; doctorate from Loyola University of Los Angeles, School

of Law.

Favorite leader: Teddy Roosevelt and Winston Churchill.

Contact information: Bob Biddle -- (714) 843-4966.

HARMAN ON:

* EDUCATION:

Insure adequate funding is provided to local schools by the state.

I support increased pay for teachers. Demand accountability from the

school administrators, teachers, students and yes, the parents too.

* STATE BUDGET CRISIS:

The primary cause of the budget crisis is over spending. We simply

need to cut back on the many wasteful spending programs that have

been approved by the legislature and the governor. Spending by the

state has increased 37% in the last three years while inflation has

been held to a level of 2 to 3% per year. Concerning local

governments, a guaranteed source of revenue should be provided by the

state. The state should not use local governments to balance its

budget.

* WATER QUALITY:

Fund and implement plans to control urban run-off. Follow through

with the sanitation district’s plan to go to full secondary treatment

of sewage.

* BIGGEST ISSUE IN THIS ASSEMBLY RACE:

Do the residents of the 67th Assembly District want a “tax and

spend” Democrat or a fiscally conservative Republican who supports no

tax increases and less government spending.