ISSUES ’86 : 40th ASSEMBLY DISTRICT

THE DISTRICT: Includes Van Nuys and parts of North Hollywood, Reseda, Encino and Northridge. Democratic voters outnumber Republicans by 54.5% to 36.2%. Primarily middle class, much of it residential. General Motors in Van Nuys is the largest employer.

THE SURVEY: Questionnaires were mailed to legislative and congressional candidates in September. Answers will be published periodically until the Nov. 4 election.

Tom Bane

(Incumbent) Democrat, 72, 16 years in the Assembly

Brian Dennis

Republican, 31, self-employed accountant 1. THE SUPREME COURT: Do you support the retention of Rose Bird as chief justice of the state Supreme Court?

Bane: No Dennis: No 2. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT: Do you support capital punishment?

Bane: Yes Dennis: Yes 3. POLITICIAN’S SALARIES: Do you support Proposition 61, which would limit the salaries of state and local officials to 80% of what the governor is paid?

Bane: No Dennis: No 4. ENGLISH LANGUAGE: Do you support Proposition 63, which would make English the state’s official language?

Bane: No Dennis: Yes 5. MANDATORY PRODUCT LABELING: Do you support Proposition 65, which among other things would require labeling of products containing chemicals that cause cancer or birth defects?

Bane: Yes Dennis: No 6. RENT CONTROL: Do you support a statewide law, sought by landlords, which would limit how strictly local governments could regulate rents?

Bane: No Answer, cites conflict of investments Dennis: Yes 7. LOTTERY FUNDS: The Los Angeles Unified School District and others whose attendence is dramatically increasing would like to use their state lottery money to build schools. Would you support a bill allowing this?

Bane: Yes Dennis: Yes 8. HIGH SCHOOL CLASS SIZE: Would you have voted for the bill to appropriate $60 million to decrease class size in English, math and science in high schools?

Bane: Yes Dennis: Yes 9. SANTA MONICA CONSERVANCY: Do you believe the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy should receive state funds each year to purchase and preserve open space?

Bane: Yes Dennis: Yes 10. INSURANCE: Would you support requiring insurance companies that do business in California to cover cities and high-risk businesses such as day-care centers?

Bane: Yes Dennis: No 11. CREDIT CARD INTEREST: Would you support reducing the maximum legal credit-card interest rate by linking it to money-market rates?

Bane: Yes Dennis: No 12. LOS ANGELES PRISON: Do you support the construction of a state prison near East Los Angeles?

Bane: No, unless no alternatives Dennis: Yes If not, what is the best alternate site?

Bane: Less populated area with cheaper land 13. DRUG TESTING: Should private employers have the right to require their workers to undergo unannounced drug tests?

Bane: No Dennis: No Answer Should public employers have that right?

Bane: No Dennis: Yes 14. INVESTMENT IN SO. AFRICA: This summer the Legislature approved a bill which will lead to the sale of up to $11.3 billion in state investments in firms operating in South Africa. How would you have voted?

Bane: Yes Dennis: No