ISSUES ’86 : 37th ASSEMBLY DISTRICT

THE DISTRICT: Includes Westlake Village, Agoura Hills, Saugus, Gorman, Canyon Country, Val Verde, Valencia, Newhall, Castaic, Leona Valley, Green Valley and parts of Canoga Park, Chatsworth, Northridge and Lancaster in Los Angeles County; Simi Valley, Piru, Ojai, Oak View, New Cuyama and Cuyama in Ventura County, and Buellton, Lompoc, Solvang, Santa Ynez, Los Olivos and Los Alamos in Santa Barbara County. Republicans outnumber Democrats by 52.2% to 37.6%. The largest employer in the diverse district, which is split among three counties, is Vandenberg Air Force Base.

THE SURVEY: Questionnaires were mailed to legislative and congressional candidates in September. Answers will be published periodically until the Nov. 4 election. Cathie Wright (Incumbent) Republican, 57, seeking fourth term William P. Hesse Democrat, 59, retired business executive Gregory P. Dull Libertarian, 31, salesman 1. THE SUPREME COURT: Do you support the retention of Rose Bird as chief justice of the state Supreme Court?

Wright: No Hesse: Yes Dull: No. 2. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT: Do you support capital punishment?

Wright: Yes. Hesse: No Dull: No 3. OFFICIALS’ SALARIES: Do you support Proposition 61, which would limit the salaries of state and local officials to 80% of what the governor is paid?

Wright: No Hesse: Yes Dull: Yes 4. ENGLISH LANGUAGE: Do you support Proposition 63, which would make English the state’s official language?

Wright: Yes Hesse: Yes Dull: No 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?

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

Wright: Yes Hesse: Yes Dull: 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?

Wright: No Hesse: Yes Dull: 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?

Wright: No Hesse: Yes Dull: 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?

Wright: No Hesse: No Dull: No 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?

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

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

Wright: Yes Hesse: No Dull: Yes If not, what is the best alternate site?

Hesse: Where it is wanted 13. DRUG TESTING: Should private employers have the right to require their workers to undergo unannounced drug tests?

Wright: Yes Hesse: Yes Dull: No Should public employers have that right?

Wright: Yes Hesse: Yes Dull: No 14. SOUTH 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?

Wright: No Hesse: Yes Dull: No