Congressional Elections

Here are the candidates running for the seats in the 39th, 41st, 47th and 48th congressional districts in the June 2 primary.

The Issues

The candidates were asked these questions:

Abortion rights--Do you support or oppose abortion rights?

Capital gains tax--Do you support cuts in the federal capital gains tax?

Health plan--Do you support President Bush’s national health plan, which would provide tax breaks for low- and middle-income families and slash Medicaid by $35 billion over five years?

Gun control--Do you support a bill similar to the Brady bill, which would place a waiting period on the purchase of handguns?

Soviet aid--Do you support the Bush plan to bail out the republics of the former Soviet Union?

Desert protection--Do you support the Cranston desert bill, which would dramatically expand the area in the Mojave and other sections of California to protect against encroachment?

39TH DISTRICT

Edward R. Royce, Republican

Home: Fullerton

Age: 40

Occupation: State senator

Background: Has served in the state Senate for 10 years; authored numerous bills supporting crime victims’ rights, including stalking law; chairman of the Senate Constitutional Amendments Committee; former businessman and capital projects manager.

Issues: Abortion rights--opposes except in cases of rape, incest or if the mother’s life is in danger. Capital gains tax cut--supports. Health care plan--supports. Gun control--opposes. Soviet aid--supports loans, not grants, to new governments. Desert protection--opposes.

Garry Hamud, Democrat

Home: La Habra

Age: 44

Occupation: Attorney and community college instructor

Background: Named Democrat of the Year for 1991 in the 52nd Assembly District; member of the California Democratic Council; member of the state Democratic Party’s Central Committee; unsuccessful candidate in two previous congressional races.

Issues: Abortion rights--supports. Capital gains tax cut--opposes except for businesses involved in job creation. Health care plan--opposes. Gun control--opposes at federal level. Soviet aid--opposes. Desert protection--supports.

Molly McClanahan, Democrat

Home: Fullerton

Age: 54

Occupation: Member of Fullerton City Council; director of the Anaheim Youth Employment Service

Background: First elected to the Fullerton council in 1982; served as mayor in 1989; Fullerton College Foundation board member; former chairwoman of the Orange County Housing Advisory Committee; past president of the North Orange County chapter of League of Women Voters.

Issues: Abortion rights--supports. Capital gains tax cut--supports if it spurs job creation. Health care plan--opposes, but supports broader plan. Gun control--supports. Soviet aid--supports if other nations also contribute. Desert protection--supports.

Jack Dean, Libertarian

Home: Fullerton

Age: 44

Occupation: Management company administrator

Background: Unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. Senate in 1988; unsuccessful candidate for State Board of Equalization in 1982; co-founder in 1981 of the Samuel Adams Society, which is dedicated to the development of Libertarian Party candidates; past state and county party chairman.

Issues: Abortion rights--supports. Capital gains tax cut--supports total elimination. Health care plan--opposes. Gun control--opposes. Soviet aid--opposes. Desert protection--opposes.

41ST DISTRICT

Charles W. Bader, Republican

Home: Pomona

Age: 52

Occupation: Owns a real estate and property management firm

Background: Served in state Assembly from 1982 to 1990, focusing on school construction and environmental safety issues; former city councilman and mayor of Pomona during the 1970s; left the Assembly in 1990 to mount a state Senate campaign but lost in a close race to Democrat Ruben S. Ayala.

Issues: Abortion rights--opposes except in cases of rape, incest or when the mother’s life is at risk. Capital gains tax cut--supports. Health care plan--opposes, but supports reforms, such as tax credits to small businesses that provide coverage to workers. Gun control--opposes. Soviet aid--opposes loans or grants. Desert protection--opposes Cranston Senate bill but favors alternative House bill.

Jay C. Kim, Republican

Home: Diamond Bar

Age: 53

Occupation: Owns an engineering design firm

Background: Mayor of Diamond Bar; first elected to the City Council in 1990; ordained elder in his church; named 1988 Engineer of the Year by the Asian American Architects and Engineers; numerous community board memberships including the Olympic Advisory Council during 1980s.

Issues: Abortion rights--personally opposes, but does not believe the issue should be dictated by the government. Capital gains tax cut--supports. Health care plan--opposes socialized medicine but supports tax credits for individual family health care funds. Gun control--supports. Soviet aid--supports some loans. Desert protection--supports if it is at no cost to taxpayers.

James V. Lacy, Republican

Home: Yorba Linda

Age: 39

Occupation: Businessman

Background: Former attorney with the U.S. Department of Commerce; served as director of the American Conservative Union; former national chairman of Young Americans for Freedom; former aide to Howard Jarvis during Proposition 13 campaign.

Issues: Abortion rights--opposes. Capital gains tax cut--supports total elimination. Health care plan--generally supports but wants to ensure care for senior citizens. Gun control--opposes. Soviet aid--limited support; wants reduction in all foreign aid. Desert protection--opposes.

John Hoover, Republican

Home: Fullerton

Age: 39

Occupation: Author and producer of corporate training and development programs

Background: Involved with child abuse prevention program CHILDHELP U.S.A.; member of watchdog group Tax Action Network; works with program that feeds and houses homeless; campaigned for 1980 independent presidential candidate John Anderson.

Issues: Abortion rights--supports a national election in which only women could vote on abortion rights. Capital gains tax cut--prefers a three-tiered tax code that would include capital gains. Health care plan--opposes. Gun control--opposes waiting period but supports registration of purchasers. Soviet aid--should not exceed amount dedicated to rebuilding urban inner cities in United States. Desert protection--opposes.

George Henry Margolis, Republican

Home: Yorba Linda

Age: 61

Occupation: Part-time administrative employee at a veterans hospital

Background: Retired Air Force colonel; hospital volunteer before becoming part-time employee; unsuccessful Democratic candidate in 1990 for the seat held by Rep. Christopher Cox (R-Newport Beach).

Issues: Abortion rights--supports in cases of rape, incest or if mother’s life is endangered. Capital gains tax cut--supports. Health care plan--supports. Gun control--opposes, but favors background checks of purchasers. Soviet aid--opposes. Desert protection--supports.

James Todhunter, Republican

Home: Irvine

Age: 47

Occupation: Owner of numerous small businesses, including janitorial service

Background: Former Democrat who joined the Republican Party in 1978; member of the California Republican Assembly; started four small businesses in the last 20 years involving the production of hang gliders and skateboards.

Issues: Abortion rights--supports. Capital gains tax cut--supports abolishment. Health care plan--opposes. Gun control--supports waiting period, but not “radical” gun control laws. Soviet aid--opposes. Desert protection--opposes.

Bob Baker, Democrat

Home: Anaheim

Age: 40

Occupation: Analyst for major defense contractor

Background: Ran unsuccessfully for Anaheim City Council in 1988; leader in the defeat of a tax measure on 1991 Anaheim ballot; served in the U.S. Army intelligence unit for 12 years and received the Bronze Star for tour of duty in Vietnam.

Issues: Abortion rights--supports. Capital gains tax cut--supports. Health care plan--opposes, favors broader plan. Gun control--supports. Soviet aid--opposes. Desert protection--undecided.

Mike Noonan, Peace and Freedom

Home: Claremont

Age: 52

Occupation: Pharmacist

Background: Co-founder of the Peace and Freedom Party; state and Los Angeles County party chairman during the early 1980s; ran unsuccessfully in five previous elections during the 1980s against Rep. David Dreier (R-La Verne); local chapter vice president of the American Civil Liberties Union 1982-84.

Issues: Abortion rights--supports. Capital gains tax cut--opposes. Health care plan--opposes because it does not go far enough. Gun control--supports, although party opposes. Soviet aid--opposes. Desert protection--supports.

47TH DISTRICT

Christopher Cox, Republican

Home: Newport Beach

Age: 39

Occupation: Incumbent

Background: Elected to Congress in 1988; attorney; with his father founded a company that translated to English the Soviet Union’s daily newspaper Pravda; senior associate counsel to President Reagan from 1986-88; co-chairman of the congressional Task Force on Budget Process Reform.

Issues: Abortion rights--opposes federal funding for abortions. Capital gains tax cut--supports total elimination. Health care plan--supports. Gun control--opposes. Soviet aid--opposes. Desert protection--opposes Cranston Senate bill, but supports House bill.

Steven J. Frogue, Republican

Home: Lake Forest

Age: 49

Occupation: High school history teacher

Background: Active in community organizations including the Saddleback Area Historical Society; past president of Friends of the El Toro Library; volunteer with Scouts and youth sports leagues.

Issues: Unavailable for comment.

Robert L. Moore, Republican

Home: Irvine

Age: 50

Occupation: Manufactures decorative ceramic tiles and is an engineer at Hughes Aircraft.

Background: Has served for 12 years on the Saddleback Community College District board; member of Irvine’s Community Services Commission during the late 1970s; current local chapter secretary of the Armed Forces Communication Electronics Assn.

Issues: Abortion rights--supports. Capital gains tax cut--supports. Health care plan--supports broader program. Gun control--opposes. Soviet aid--opposes because of greater American need for dollars. Desert protection--opposes.

John F. Anwiler, Democrat

Home: Lake Forest

Age: 48

Occupation: Business development economist

Background: California native whose only previous political involvement was an unsuccessful campaign in the mid-1970s for the Los Angeles Community College board; real estate broker.

Issues: Abortion rights--supports. Capital gains tax cut--supports. Health care plan--opposes. Gun control--supports. Soviet aid--opposes. Desert protection--supports.

Maxine B. Quirk, Peace and Freedom

Home: Orange

Age: 70

Occupation: Apartment owner/manager

Background: A frequent congressional candidate who also has run for the state Senate and State Board of Equalization; secretary/treasurer of local Gray Panthers chapter.

Issues: Abortion rights--supports. Capital gains tax cut--opposes. Health care plan--opposes. Gun control--supports, although party opposes. Soviet aid--opposes. Desert protection--supports.

48TH DISTRICT

Ed Mayerhofer, Republican

Home: Fountain Valley

Age: 27

Occupation: Self-employed in carpet-cleaning business

Background: Orange County native and first-time candidate; volunteer at Orange County Marine Institute.

Issues: Abortion rights--supports. Capital gains tax cut--supports complete tax reform. Health care plan--partially supports. Gun control--supports. Soviet aid--opposes. Desert protection--supports.

Stephen Todd, Republican

Home: Mission Viejo

Age: 49

Occupation: Economic adviser

Background: Member of the California Republican Assembly and Young Americans for Freedom during the late 1970s; volunteer for the YMCA and Little League.

Issues: Abortion rights--opposes except in cases of rape, incest or if the mother’s life is at risk. Capital gains tax cut--supports. Health care plan--undecided. Gun control--opposes. Soviet aid--supports. Desert protection--opposes.

Ted Lowe, Libertarian

Home: Oceanside

Age: 50

Occupation: Works in sales for auto body parts supplier

Background: Member of the Libertarian Party for 10 years; making his first run for office.

Issues: Abortion rights--supports. Capital gains tax cut--supports elimination of all taxes. Health care plan--opposes. Gun control--opposes. Soviet aid--opposes. Desert protection--opposes.

Ron Packard, Republican

Home: Carlsbad

Age: 60

Occupation: Incumbent

Background: First elected to Congress in 1982 by a write-in vote; a dentist, he relocated to Carlsbad in 1959 after being stationed at Camp Pendleton for two years in the U.S. Navy Dental Corps; former school board member, city councilman and mayor.

Issues: Abortion rights--opposes except in cases of rape, incest or if the mother’s life is in danger. Capital gains tax cut--supports. Health care plan--supports as a first step. Gun control--supports. Desert protection--opposes but favors alternative House bill.

Michael Farber, Democrat

Home: Escondido

Age: 31

Occupation: Former land broker and development consultant

Background: Member of the California Assn. of Realtors since 1985; owned a consulting business until the end of 1991.

Issues: Abortion rights--supports. Capital gains tax cut--supports for job-producing businesses. Health care plan--opposes, but generally supports universal health care plan. Gun control--opposes. Soviet aid--supports. Desert protection--pro-environment but wants to study bill.

Donna White, Peace and Freedom

Home: San Diego

Unavailable for comment