CA Freepers Voter Guide 6/6/2006 Primary Statewide Partisan Republican Ballot

5/31/2006 | E-Mat

[E-Mat]

Please use this thread to post information, discussions, or links that will help readers decide on the California Statewide Partisan Republican Ballot Offices below. Please refrain from rants, petty arguments, name calling, and other unhelpful replies.

Governor; Republican Party

• Arnold Schwarzenegger
• Jeffrey R. Burns
• Robert C. Newman, II
• Bill Chambers

Lieutenant Governor; Republican Party

• Tony Farmer
• Tom McClintock

Secretary of State; Republican Party

• Bruce McPherson

Controller; Republican Party

• Jim Stieringer
• David L. Harris
• Tony Strickland
• Bret R. Davis
• Abel Maldonado

Treasurer; Republican Party

• Keith S. Richman
• Claude Parrish

Attorney General; Republican Party

• Chuck Poochigian

Insurance Commissioner; Republican Party

• Steve Poizner

United States Senator; Republican Party

• Richard "Dick" Mountjoy

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For other candidates and measures, please refer to other threads I plan to post later:

***State***

• CA Freepers Voter Guide 6/6/2006 Primary Statewide Partisan Republican Ballot
• CA Freepers Voter Guide 6/6/2006 Primary Statewide Nonpartisan Offices & Measures
• CA Freepers Voter Guide 6/6/2006 Primary State Assembly District 23, Partisan Republican Ballot
• CA Freepers Voter Guide 6/6/2006 Primary State Board of Equalization District 1, Republican Ballot
• CA Freepers Voter Guide 6/6/2006 Primary U.S. Representative District 16, Republican Ballot

***County***

• CA Freepers Voter Guide 6/6/2006 Primary Santa Clara Countywide Offices & Measures
• CA Freepers Voter Guide 6/6/2006 Primary Santa Clara Open Space Authority District 5 Offices

***City***

• CA Freepers Voter Guide 6/6/2006 Primary San Jose Citywide Offices & Measures
• CA Freepers Voter Guide 6/6/2006 Primary San Jose City Council District 7 Offices & Measures

[E-Mat]

My leanings so far...

Governor: Considering that Arnold's going to win the primary anyway, I'm definitely considering voting for a candidate that at least tries to represent me. I'm considering Robert C. Newman, II on life issues. (Though Bill Chambers is better on immigration control)

Lieutenant Governor: Tom McClintock, of course!  http://tommcclintock.net

Secretary of State: Bruce McPherson. Only one on my ballot and endorsed by Tom McClintock (my other litmus test).

Controller:  Tony Strickland.  Endorsed by Tom. Life issues.

Treasurer:  Claude Parrish. Life issues.

Attorney General; Chuck Poochigian. Endorsed by Tom. Only one on my ballot. Life issues.

Insurance Commissioner: Steve Poizner. Endorsed by Tom. Only one on my ballot. Life issues.

United States Senator: Richard "Dick" Mountjoy. Endorsed by Tom. Only one on my ballot. Life issues.

Guides: http://www.californiaprolife.org/legislation/2006election.html

I know, it's an over-simplified approach. But that's why I posted here--to get confirmaton or convincing refutation.

[E-Mat]

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[Amerigomag]

Vote conservative.

California is drowning in liberals....from both parties.

DO NOT VOTE FOR SCHWARZENEGGER!

[ZGuy]

Links to most of the candidate's home pages can be found here

I received a Club for Growth mailer yesterday saying to vote "no" on Steve Poizner for Insurance Commissioner. I thought that to be odd since they did not give an alternative except to just let a democrat have the job.
I'm also going with Newman for Governor.
Richman is a RINO with a capital R who sided with the dems on Caifornia budgets so he is definitely to be avoided as Treasurer.

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

E-Mat, thanks for your efforts!


This one also has some merit.

Robyn Nordell's Conservative California Election Website

For the June 6, 2006 Primary Election

http://www.robynnordell.com

[doug from upland]

I'm doing a write in on everything. The write in will say -- [x] NO

[CounterCounterCulture]

I will vote for an alternative to Schwarzenneger. I will leave IC blank. I'll hold my nose and vote for the RINO-ish McPherson. Claude Parrish easily gets my vote over Keith Richman.

[CounterCounterCulture]

Bill Chambers is pro-labor union (he was even against prop 75) and he's pro-abortion, so that's two major strikes. But he does seem to be the best on immigration control from what I've read.

Newman has a biblical squishiness to him, a bit all over the board politically.

I can't really get a pulse on Burns thusfar.

[calcowgirl]

Proposition 81 and Proposition 82

Initiatives - Links to Ballot Summary and other general info from SmartVoter.org (League of Women Voters):

Proposition 81: California Reading and Literacy Improvement and Public Library Construction and Renovation Bond Act of 2006

Pro/Con sites:
www.yesforlibraries.com
www.protecttaxpayers.com

Proposition 82: Preschool Education. Tax on Incomes Over $400,000 for Individuals; $800,000 for Couples

Pro/Con sites:
www.noprop82.org
www.yeson82.com

[calcowgirl]

I will definitely be voting for Strickland. Maldonado is part of the big spending liberals that are introcducing things like Minimum Wage increases under the (R) banner. He's a sore excuse for a Republican, IMO.

Click for info on Strickland:

[CounterCounterCulture]

Bill Chambers official website
Jeff Burns official website
Robert Newman official website

[calcowgirl]

I received a Club for Growth mailer yesterday saying to vote "no" on Steve Poizner for Insurance Commissioner. I thought that to be odd since they did not give an alternative except to just let a democrat have the job.

For the primary only, I'll be leaving that box blank. Poizner is very liberal. He is also aligned with the venture capitalists (John Doerr, Brooks Byer, Vinod Khosla, Reed Hastings, etc) that have been pushing all of the big-spending bonds on the ballot for such things as stem-cell research, solar roofs, etc. He supported John Kerry and touted an endorsement from his ex-boss, Richard Clarke (White House troublemaker/whistleblower). If I do vote for him in November, I'll need a very large clothespin.

[calcowgirl]

I will vote for an alternative to Schwarzenneger. I will leave IC blank. I'll hold my nose and vote for the RINO-ish McPherson. Claude Parrish easily gets my vote over Keith Richman.

Ditto.

[Heartofsong83]

If I lived there, I would vote NO on 82 for sure. I'd be on the fence on 81 - I support it in principle, but the money should be reallocated (i.e. by stopping welfare for illegals), not brought out in extra bonds.

[E-Mat]

I posted a separate nonpartisan voter guide thread for propositions and Supertintdant.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1641307/posts

[calcowgirl]

Thanks. Sorry if I put it in the wrong place, lol.

And thanks for all your work. I had lots of boxes I still needed to fill in. Your threads are helping.

[calcowgirl]

For those in Los Angeles County, I also just found this resource for evaluating Judicial candidates. It includes profiles, endorsements, and links to various news articles:

http://www.metnews.com/articles/2006/judicial_races.htm