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California ProLife Council San Jose/Santa Cruz Voter Guide The candidates’ positions on the following issues are determined from signed questionnaires, previous voting records, or confirmed public statements: 1. Does the office seeker support legal protection for unborn children? 2. Does the office seeker support requiring parental consent before an abortion can be performed on a minor child? 3. Does the office seeker oppose efforts promoting a state policy of euthanasia such as physician assisted suicide? [Y=Yes] [N=No] [?=Unclear Position] [NR=No Response] [Bold & Italics=CPLC Endorsed Candidate] GOVERNOR David Evans (R) NR U.S. HOUSE OF Akinyemi Agbede (D) NR Ashley Swearengin (R) NR REPRESENTATIVES Jerry Brown (D) NN? Richard Aguirre (R) NR TREASURER U.S. House District 17 Andrew Blount (R) NR John Chiang (D) NN? Mike Honda (D) NNN Glenn Champ (R) NR Greg Conlon (R) N?? Ro Khanna (D) NR Tim Donnelly (R) YYY Vanila Singh (R) NR Neel Kashkari (R) NN? ATTORNEY GENERAL J. Vanlandingham (R) NR Alma Winston (R) NR Kamala Harris (D) NNN Ronald Gold (R) NR U.S. House District 18 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR John Haggerty (R) NR Anna Eshoo (D) NNN Eric Korevaar (D) NN? David King (R) NR Bruce Anderson (R) NR Gavin Newsom (D) NN? Phil Wyman (R) YYY Oscar Braun (R) NR David Fennell (R) NR Richard Fox (R) NR Ron Nehring (R) YY? INSURANCE COMMISSIONER George Yang (R) NR Dave Jones (D) NNN U.S. House District 19 Ted Gaines (R) YYY Zoe Lofgren (D) NNN SECRETARY OF STATE Robert Murray (D) NR Derek Cressman (D) NNN SUPERINTENDENT OF Jeffrey Drobman (D) NN? PUBLIC INSTRUCTION U.S. House District 20 Alex Padilla (D) NNN Lydia Gutierrez (NP) YYY Sam Farr (D) NNN Leland Yee (D) NNN Tom Torlakson (NP) NNN Roy Allmond (R) YYY Marshall Tuck (NP) NR STATE SENATE Pete Peterson (R) NR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION State Senate District 10 CONTROLLER DISTRICT 2 Mary Hayashi (D) NNN Tammy Blair (D) NYY Fiona Ma (D) NN? Roman Reed (D) NNN John A. Perez (D) NNN James Theis (R) NR Bob Wiechowski (D) NN? Betty T. Yee (D) NN? Peter Kuo (R) YYY *Minor party candidates and those listed as NPP were not included unless a questionnaire was submitted and their answers were pro-life or differed from their party's platform. (AI=YYY, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, Green are all NNN). STATE ASSEMBLY Assembly District 24 Greg Coladonato (D) NR Richard Gordon (D) NN? Diane Gabl (R) Assembly District 25 Kansen Chu (D) NN? Teresa Cox (D) NN? Armando Gomez (D) NN? Craig Steckler (D) NR Bob Brunton (R) NR Assembly District 27 Nora Campos (D) NN? G. Burt Lancaster (R) NR Assembly District 28 Barry Chang (D) NN? Evan Low (D) NN? Michael Hunsweck (R) NR Chuck Page (R) NR Assembly District 29 Mark Stone (D) NN? Palmer Kain (R) NR Assembly District 30 Luis Alejo (D) NN? Mark Starritt (R) NR For more information, please visit our website at californiaprolife.org. To contact us, please call 1-800-924-2490 or email us at [email protected]. .

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