The following candidates are running in the Valley’s primary election on Tuesday.

20TH STATE SENATE DISTRICT

Name: Richard Alarcon

Political affiliation: Democrat

Born: Nov. 24, 1953, in Sun Valley

Residence: Sylmar

Current position: Los Angeles city councilman

Education: bachelor’s degree in political science, Cal State Northridge, 1981

Career highlights: helped create 2,000 jobs through GM Plant redevelopment; initiated Valley Transit Zone creation; included Pacoima in Empowerment Zone; led Lopez Canyon Landfill closing; secured 7,000 new/repaired street lights; created Environmental Awareness Center.

Family: married to Corina Alarcon, a San Fernando Valley insurance agent; children--Claudia, Armando, Andrea and Antonio

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Name: Richard Katz

Political affiliation: Democrat

Born: Aug. 16, 1950, in Los Angeles

Residence: Sylmar

Current position: small businessman and educator

Education: bachelor’s degree in political science from San Diego State, 1972

Career highlights: assemblyman, 1980-1996, small businessman; wrote laws requiring maximum prison time for sexual predators, longer sentences for drug dealers; secured Mission College building funds; led Proposition BB, the school repair campaign.

Family: married to Gini Barrett, regional director of American Humane Assn.; no children

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Name: Ollie M. McCaulley

Political affiliation: Republican

Born: June 21, 1956, in Huntsville, Ala.

Residence: Pacoima

Current position: governmental relations director for Community Partnership Development Corp.

Education: law degree from La Salle University, 1997

Career highlights: Chairman-California Juvenile Justice Taskforce; former police officer; Marine veteran; 1996 Republican nominee 39th Assembly District; Sgt.-at-Arms Los Angeles County Republican Party Central Committee; commissioner, Los Angeles County Task Force on Nutrition

Family: engaged to Aurora Gonzales, executive assistant for Insurance Services of America

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Name: Linda Starr

Political affiliation: Libertarian

Born: July 30, 1945, in Los Angeles

Residence: Valley Village

Current position: software developer/composer

Education: bachelor’s degree in music, University of Hawaii, 1967

Career highlights: pianist and composer, including performances for President Gerald Ford and Gov. Ronald Reagan; Universal Studios employee, 1982-97; software developer for Digital Music Design

Family: married to Gary Starr, software developer and computer programmer for Garg Data International Inc., and composer; no children

36TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT

Name: Gregory J. Bashem

Political affiliation: Libertarian

Born: March 28, 1958, in Elmhurst, Ill.

Residence: Lancaster

Current position: delivery driver, United Skyline Concrete Sales

Education: attended Triton College in River Grove, Ill., 1977

Career highlights: elected shop steward Sun Valley Yard, 1990; appointed vice president Teamsters Local 420; community volunteer with Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Red Cross, Antelope Valley High School and Lancaster Youth Football League

Family: married to Tammy Bashem, physical therapist assistant; children--Shawna and Brandon

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Name: Paula L. Calderon

Political affiliation: Democrat

Born: Dec. 4, 1945, in Deming, N.M.

Residence: Santa Clarita

Current position: health care professional, admitting manager

Education: bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies, Cal State Dominguez Hills, 1991; master’s degree in behavioral sciences, Cal State Dominguez Hills, 1993

Career highlights: member and secretary of the Democratic Club Santa Clarita Valley; volunteer, El Nino Shelter, Santa Clarita; employed 25 years withLA County-Department of Health Services at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center

Family: single; no children

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Name: George Runner

Political affiliation: Republican

Born: March 25, 1952 in Scotia, N.Y.

Residence: Lancaster

Current position: assemblyman, 36th District Education: bachelor’s degree in business management, University of Redlands, 1991; graduate certificate in management from Azusa Pacific University, 1987

Career highlights: elected to the state Assembly in 1996, served as Republican Caucus minority whip, vice chair, Assembly Budget Committee; former mayor and councilman, Lancaster

Family: married to Sharon Runner, director of development for Desert Christian School; children--Micah and Rebekah

38TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT

Name: Tom McClintock

Political affiliation: Republican

Born: July 10, 1956, in White Plains, N.Y.

Currently: assemblyman, 38th District

Residence: Northridge

Education: bachelor’s degree in political science, UCLA, 1978

Career highlights: wrote the San Fernando Valley Self-Determination Bill and California’s current lethal injection death penalty law; introduced legislation to abolish California’s $3.7-billion car tax

Family: married to Lori McClintock, office assistant; children--Shannah and Justin

39TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT

Name: Tony Cardenas

Political affiliation: Democrat

Born: March 31, 1963, in Pacoima

Residence: Sylmar

Current position: assemblyman, 39th District

Education: bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering, UC Santa Barbara, 1986

Career highlights: owner/president of Our Community Real Estate; former member of the Business Advisory Committee and commissioner for city of Los Angeles; participant, Adopt-a-School Program

Family: married to Loretta Cardenas; children--Vanessa, Christian, Andres and Alina

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Name: Christopher “Kit” Maira

Political affiliation: Libertarian

Born: May 3, 1956, in East Los Angeles

Residence: San Fernando

Current position: film producer

Education: Northview High School, Covina, 1974

Career highlights: 1997-98 regional representative, Libertarian Party, California Executive Committee; 1996-97 chair, Libertarian Party, San Fernando Valley; 1994-95 vice chair, Libertarian Party, San Fernando Valley; 1989-present producer/director, Easyriders Home Video

Family: single; no children

40TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT

Name: Eunice deLeuw

Political affiliation: Republican

Born: Feb. 16, 1945, in Bronx, N.Y.

Residence: Van Nuys

Current position: businesswoman

Education: attended Los Angeles City College, 1965-67

Career highlights: community activist and volunteer for the Republican Party

Family: married to Jim de Leuw, film editor; child--Jason

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Name: Kyle Hammans

Political affiliation: Republican

Born: May 13, 1965, in Glendale

Residence: Sherman Oaks

Current position: TV production accountant

Education: attended Cal State Northridge, 1983-87

Career highlights: alternate, 40th Assembly District, Republican Central Committee; secretary, North San Fernando Valley Republican Assembly; 20th Senate District director, California Republican Assembly; president/co-founder, National Republican Caucus, California

Family: single; no children

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Name: Bob Hertzberg

Political affiliation: Democrat

Born: Nov. 19, 1954, in Los Angeles

Residence: Sherman Oaks

Current position: assemblyman, 40th District; lawyer/small businessman

Education: bachelor’s degree in history, University of Redlands, 1976; law degree, University of California, Hastings School of Law, 1979

Career highlights: elected 1996; chair, Rules Committee; member, Committee on Public Safety, Appropriations and International Trade; former vice president, Quality and Productivity Commission; former vice president, American Jewish Committee

Family: married to Cynthia Telles, PhD, associate clinical professor, UCLA; children--Daniel, David and Raymond

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Name: Kelley L. Ross

Political affiliation: Libertarian

Born: Oct. 4, 1949, in Hollywood

Residence: Van Nuys

Current position: philosophy instructor, Los Angeles Community College

Education: bachelor’s degree in classical and middle eastern languages, history and philosophy, UCLA, 1972; master’s degree in philosophy, University of Hawaii, 1974, and doctorate in philosophy, University of Texas, 1985

Career highlights: Libertarian Party candidate, state Assembly, 1994, 1996, 1998; editor and publisher, “The Proceedings of the Friesian School, Fourth Series,” 1996-present

Family: married to Jackie, college professor; no children

41ST ASSEMBLY DISTRICT

Name: John Honigfeld

Political affiliation: Peace and Freedom

Born: March 16, 1942, in the former USSR

Residence: Malibu

Current position: teacher

Education: bachelor’s degree in math, UC Berkeley, 1963; master’s degree in math, Cal State Los Angeles, 1966

Career highlights: unavailable

Family: married, Shirley Issacson, school psychologist, Los Angeles Unified School District; two grown children

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Name: K. Paul Jhin

Political affiliation: Republican

Born: April 9, 1933, in South Korea

Residence: Malibu

Current position: small businessman, director of Senior Job Training Center in L.A. and adjunct professor of math at Pepperdine University.

Education: bachelor’s degree in math, David Lipscomb University, 1960; master’s degree in government and international relations, New York University, 1964; master’s degree in math, Boston College, 1967; and doctorate in math education and technology, Auburn University, 1971

Career highlights: U.S. Army interpreter; U.S. Jaycees “Outstanding Young Educator of America,” 1969; California Postsecondary Educational commissioner; Presidential National Advisory Council on Adult Education; co-chair for Reagan-Bush presidential campaign

Family: married to Hyobee, visual artist; children--Phillip and Melody

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Name: Sheila James Kuehl

Political affiliation: Democrat

Born: Feb. 9, 1941, in Tulsa, Okla.

Residence: Santa Monica

Current position: assemblywoman, 41st District

Education: bachelor’s degree in English, UCLA, 1962; law degree, Harvard University, 1978

Career highlights: law professor, 1985-94; co-founder of California Women’s Law Center, 1989; first openly lesbian person elected to state Assembly, 1994; Speaker pro Tempore of Assembly

Family: single; no children

42ND ASSEMBLY DISTRICT

Name: Kevin B. Davis

Political affiliation: Republican

Born: June 17, 1959, in Arcadia, Calif.

Residence: Los Angeles

Current position: self-employed businessman

Education: bachelor’s degree in accounting, University of La Verne, 1981

Career highlights: served on board of directors of local Little League in Redondo Beach; coached and managed in youth sports; started own business in 1997; involved in politics since a teenager.

Family: married to Katherine Roekaert, investor; no children

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Name: Wally Knox

Political affiliation: Democrat

Born: Feb. 7, 1947, in Fairfield, Conn.

Residence: Los Angeles

Current position: assemblyman, 42nd District

Education: bachelor’s degree in philosophy, Harvard University, 1973; law degree, Hastings Law School, 1977

Career highlights: assemblyman, 1994-present; labor relations attorney; executive board of the American Jewish Committee; past trustee of the Los Angeles Community College District; four years in the U.S. Army; decorated Vietnam veteran.

Family: married to Elizabeth Garfield, president of Los Angeles Community College District board; children--Aviva and Tamara

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Name: Nancy Lawrence

Political affiliation: Peace & Freedom

Born: June 27, 1945, in New York, N.Y.

Residence: Los Angeles

Current position: artist

Education: graduated from Helen Norfleet School for Girls in New York City, 1966 (post-high school)

Career highlights: active in ecological, socialist, feminist, peace and anti-racist politics; Peace and Freedom state Board of Equalization candidate, 1990; Peace and Freedom 25th Congressional District candidate, 1992

Family: single; no children

43RD ASSEMBLY DISTRICT

Name: Marie Buren

Political affiliation: Reform

Born: Aug. 8, 1934, in Newark, N.J.

Residence: Toluca Lake

Current position: chairperson of Reform Party of North L.A. County; owner/manager of talent management company; associate producer of film company; real estate broker

Education: associate degree in business, Riverside City College, 1975

Career highlights: helped to organize the Reform Party of U.S.A. and Reform Party of California; delegate to conventions; member of several politically active groups; former deputy sheriff; former government employee

Family: divorced; children Roger, Michael and Shirley

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Name: Peter R. Repovich

Political affiliation: Republican

Born: July 6, 1957, in Los Angeles

Residence: Montrose

Current position: Los Angeles Police Department officer since 1983

Education: bachelor’s degree in business, USC, 1981

Career highlights: served on California Council on Criminal Justice, 1996-97; vice chair, California Republican Party Criminal Justice Committee, 1995-97; Los Angeles Police Reserve Foundation board member since 1993; U.S. Marine, 1976-82

Family: single; no children

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Name: Dave Wallis

Political affiliation: Republican

Born: Oct. 31, 1936, in Los Angeles

Residence: Glendale

Current position: chairman of Wallis/Silliphant Communications Inc., which operates Channel 17 on the Marcus Cable System in Glendale and Burbank

Education: bachelor’s degree in engineering, Caltech, 1958; master’s degree in electrical engineering, University of Nebraska, 1963; doctorate in electrical engineering, USC, 1968

Career highlights: U.S. Air Force officer, 1958-62; Ready Reserve, 1962-70; aerospace engineer and manager, 1963-92; innovator in computers, mapping and data management; NASA award winner; patent holder in radio navigation; registered electrical engineer

Family: married to Alice Wallis, preschool teacher and administrator; children Lorraine, Eileen and John

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Name: Daniel White

Political affiliation: Libertarian

Born: Sept. 16, 1970, in Albuquerque, N.M.

Residence: Burbank

Current position: videotape operator for Sunset Post

Education: attended University of New Mexico, 1988-89

Career highlights: active member of the National Rifle Assn. and California Rifle and Pistol Assn.; organized collection drive for Covenant House and World Wildlife Fund; recipient of Keith Sexton Memorial Scholarship for Technical Excellence in Post Production, 1998

Family: single, no children

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Name: Scott Wildman

Residence: Los Feliz

Born: April 12, 1951, in San Diego

Current position: assemblyman, 43rd District

Education: bachelor’s degree in sociology, University of Colorado, 1978; K-12 teaching certificate, Cal State Hayward, 1982

Career highlights: one of few teachers serving in Legislature; wrote law expanding teacher training and new school safety law for reporting campus crimes; reinvigorated Legislative Audit Committee, leading investigations for government waste

Family: married to attorney Arlene Wildman; children--Gianina, William, Andres, Lucia and Pablo

44TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT

Name: Philip Corvalan

Political affiliation: Reform

Residence: Arcadia

Born: June 11, 1969, in Santiago, Chile

Current position: project manager for Data Tech Integration Corp.; founder, International Access Co., an export business

Education: completed Honors Program at Oxford University, England, 1993; bachelor’s degree in business administration, USC, 1995; completed USC Entrepreneur Program

Career highlights: Perot volunteer, 1992-96; founding member, United We Stand America, 1992; national essay writing contest winner, 1994; assisted with creation of Reform Party, 1995; delegate, Reform Party National Convention, 1997

Family: single, no children

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Name: Ken LaCorte

Political affiliation: Republican

Born: Feb. 5, 1965, in Alhambra

Residence: La Crescenta

Current position: marketing manager for Healthline Medical

Education: bachelor’s degree in government, Claremont McKenna College, 1987; master’s degree in professional studies, State University of New York, 1988.

Career highlights: launched www.sexoffenders.net, which challenged state law by publishing the identities of repeat sex offenders on the Internet; founded CrimeFight UCA, which fights to keep convicted murderers in prison

Family: married to homemaker Carol LaCorte; children--Michael and Matthew

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Name: Ken Saurenman

Political affiliation: Libertarian

Born: Feb. 28, 1938, in Kansas City, Kan.

Residence: Pasadena

Current position: remodeling company owner

Education: completed construction management courses at UCLA and Pasadena City College

Career highlights: National Guard member, 1954-63; U.S. Army first lieutenant, 1966; president, Pasadena Young Republicans, 1960s; Republican State Central Committee member, 1960s; general manager, American General Life Insurance-Riverside; small business owner, 1981-present

Family: divorced; child--Jennifer

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Name: Jack Scott

Political affiliation: Democrat

Born: Aug. 24, 1933, in Sweetwater, Texas

Residence: Altadena

Current position: assemblyman, 44th District

Education: bachelor’s degree in religion, Abilene Christian University, 1954; master’s degree in divinity, Yale University, 1962; master’s degree in history, Claremont Graduate School, 1967; doctorate in history, Claremont Graduate School, 1970

Career highlights: president, Cypress College, 1973-87; Board of Regents, Pepperdine University, 1974-95; president, Pasadena City College, 1987-95; State Assembly, 1996-98; co-founded Coalition for a Non-Violent City, a grass-roots group that opposes gun violence.

Family: married to Lacreta Scott, English professor at Cerritos College; children--Sharon Mitchell, Sheila Head, Amy Schones and Greg Scott. Adam died in 1993; eight grandchildren

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Name: Shawn Waddell

(declined to be photographed)

Political affiliation: Green

Born: Sept. 22, 1975, Pasadena

Residence: Pasadena

Current position: student

Education: studying business management at Pasadena City College

Career highlights: U.S. Navy, 1993-1995, petty officer first class

Family: single; no children