Decision ’92 : SPECIAL VOTERS’ GUIDE TO STATE AND LOCAL ELECTIONS : STATE SENATE / 37th District
In the 37th Senate District, Assemblyman David G. Kelley (R-Hemet) is running against Jim Rickard, a Democratic businessman and scientist from Borrego Springs.
Republican registration outnumbers Democrats by 9% in a district that includes parts of both San Diego and Riverside counties and all of Imperial County.
Rickard supports abortion rights and gun control. Kelley opposes abortions, except in cases of rape, incest and danger to the mother’s health. He also opposes gun control.
The latest campaign contributions show Kelley has raised $298,655, including money from political action committees representing mobile home owners, agricultural interests and restaurant owners. Rickard has raised $9,063.
Jim Rickard
Age: 52
Birthplace: Washington state
Occupation: Businessman
Democrat David G. Kelley
Age: 64
Birthplace: Riverside
Occupation: Rancher, assemblyman
Republican Craig McElvany
Age: 22
Birthplace: Glendale
Occupation: Computer contractor
Libertarian Renate M. Kline
Age: 61
Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany
Occupation: Special education teacher
Peace & Freedom
Times staff writer Mark Platte wrote these summaries of the Assembly and state Senate races
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