VOTERS’ GUIDE : CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES--38TH DISTRICT

Republican Incumbent Robert K. Dornan declined to participate in this survey. Occupation

Bruce G. McKay: Engineer, Scientist.

Jerry Yudelson: Business Executive

Birth Date

McKay: 6/17/57

Yudelson: 3/9/44

Party Affiliation

McKay: Libertarian

Yudelson: Democrat

Previous Public Offices

McKay: None

Yudelson: None

Do you believe a tax increase is necessary to reduce the deficit significantly

McKay: No

Yudelson: Yes

If so, which taxes would you consider raising?

Gasoline

McKay:

Yudelson: No position.

Cigarettes

McKay:

Yudelson: No position.

Liquor

McKay:

Yudelson: No position.

Corporate income

McKay:

Yudelson: Yes

Personal income

McKay:

Yudelson: Yes, on highest brackets.

Do you support President Reagan’s appeal for a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget? McKay: Not sure.

Yudelson: No

Do you support President Reagan’s appeal for authority to sign spending bills while vetoing particular line items?

McKay: Yes

Yudelson: No

Do you think the so-called Star Wars defense program could achieve the President’s stated goal of making the country secure against Soviet missiles?

McKay: No

Yudelson: No

In general, are you inclined to give the President about what he thinks is needed for “Star Wars” research?

McKay: No

Yudelson: Yes

Would you exchange SDI for deep cuts of 50% in long-range offensive weapons?

McKay: No

Yudelson: No

Would you reduce U.S. defense spending?

McKay: Yes

Yudelson: Yes

If so, by how much?

McKay: None designated.

Yudelson: Annual cut of 1%.

Which programs?

McKay: Foreign based missiles. Military foreign aid to wealthy nations.

Yudelson:

Would you have voted to approve the INF (intermediate-range nuclear forces) treaty?

McKay: No

Yudelson: Yes

Would you vote for continued aid to the Nicaraguan contras? Why?

McKay: Against

Yudelson: For. Humanitarian aid only.

Do you favor the deployment of U.S. troops to Honduras?

McKay: No

Yudelson: No

Is there any circumstance under which you would vote oil drilling off the coast of Orange County?

McKay: Yes

Yudelson: No

If so, what are those circumstances?

McKay: If world oil prices were such that dependency on foreign oil forced offshore drilling.

Yudelson:

Do you support Secretary of State Shultz’s proposed Middle East peace plan calling for Arab-Israeli negotiations to work out Palestinian autonomy on the West Bank?

McKay: Yes

Yudelson: Supports negotiations under certain conditions.

Do you favor a presidential pardon for Lt. Col. Oliver L. North?

McKay: No

Yudelson: No

What about Rear Admiral John M. Poindexter?

McKay: No

Yudelson: No

Do you favor opening up large portions of California’s coastline to oil exploration?

McKay: Yes

Yudelson: No

Do you support federal funding for abortions for the poor thru Medi-Cal?

McKay: No

Yudelson: No position.

Do you favor or oppose the Supreme Court’s ruling that, except in limited circumstances, states may not forbid women from obtaining abortions?

McKay: Favor

Yudelson: Favor

Would you favor a half-cent sales tax in Orange County for transportation?

McKay: No

Yudelson: Yes, if approved by voters.

Do you support the slow growth initiative that will go before voters in Orange County on June 7?

McKay: No

Yudelson: No

Do you support joint military-civilian use of El Toro Marine Corps Air Station?

McKay: Yes, with air safeguards and noise controls.

Yudelson: No

Do you favor funding and construction of the Santa Ana River Project?

McKay: No answer.

Yudelson: Yes

Did you, or would you have, voted for the recent civil rights legislation that restored broad anti-discrimination protections limited by the U.S. Supreme Court four years ago? (President Reagan’s veto of this legislation was overridden. The legislation broadens provisions that prohibit institutions that receive federal aid from discriminating against women, minorities, the elderly and the disabled.)

McKay: No

Yudelson: Yes

Should the government require private companies with which it has contracts to use affirmative action in hiring and promoting women and members of minorities in the work force?

McKay: No

Yudelson: Yes

Do you believe that local public school officials should be allowed to mandate spoken prayers to be recited by students in classrooms?

McKay: No

Yudelson: No

Do you favor federally financed day care as an incentive for poor people to find work?

McKay: No

Yudelson: Yes

Should the federal government help pay for long-term care for the elderly?

McKay: No

Yudelson: Yes

Do you favor mandatory AIDS testing?

McKay: No

Yudelson: No

If so, for what groups?

McKay:

Yudelson:

Do you believe that persons who test positive for AIDS should be allowed to teach school?

McKay: Yes

Yudelson: Yes

If no, from what other jobs would your ban people with AIDS?

McKay:

Yudelson:

Would you vote for additional allocations for AIDS research?

McKay: No

Yudelson: Yes

Should the President put more pressure on the South African government to abandon its policy of apartheid?

McKay: No

Yudelson: Yes

If so, what kind of action should he take?

McKay: Does not specify.

Yudelson: Economic sanctions.

In the past 14 years, the number of political action committees has increased sevenfold and contributions to candidates have skyrocketed. Critics believe this has made officeholders unduly beholden to special-interest groups. Are you in favor of additional limits on the amount of money Congressional candidates may receive from PACs?

McKay: No

Yudelson: Yes

Would you support an immigration bill that would encourage more Europeans to immigrate to the United States?

McKay: No answer.

Yudelson: No position.

Do you favor imposing automatic penalty tariffs on other countries that amass huge trade surpluses with the United States?

McKay: No

Yudelson: Yes

Would you support federal tax credits for private schools?

McKay: Yes

Yudelson: No