League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Orange County, CA November 2, 2010 Election
	Candidates Answer Questions on the Issues State Senator; District 34

The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of California and asked of all candidates for this office.     See below for questions on Budget Choices, Budget Process, Higher Education, Major Issues and Priorities Click on a name for candidate information.   See also more information about this contest. 1. How will you prioritize the budget choices the Legislature must make to align the state’s income and spending, and address the need for fair revenue sources that are sufficient for state and local government services? Answer from Lucille Kring: California taxpayers look to the state to take care of priorities like public safety, infrastructure, and education. We must protect Prop 13 and cut excessive waste in the top layers of state government. 2. What proposals, if any, do you support to fix the budget process? What other types of changes or reforms, if any, do you think are important to make our state government function more effectively? Answer from Lucille Kring: I believe that true pension reform is the first step to solving our continuing California budget crisis. 3. Many members of the Legislature say that education is a high priority for the state. Yet fees for public higher education have gone up dramatically and funding has been cut. What is your vision for California’s higher education future, and how do you propose to get there? Answer from Lucille Kring: One of the first steps to protecting education is stopping the State Legislature from raiding local governments to close the holes in state budgets. 4. What other major issues do you think the Legislature must address in 2011? What are your priorities? Answer from Lucille Kring: Attracting businesses to this state, thereby creating jobs, will be the top priority. Responses to questions asked of each candidate are reproduced as submitted to the League.  Candidates' responses are not edited or corrected by the League. No candidate may refer to another candidate in the response. The order of the candidates is random and changes daily. Candidates who did not respond are not listed on this page.