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Attorney General

  • As the state's chief law officer, ensures that the laws of the state are uniformly and adequately enforced.
  • Heads the Department of Justice, which is responsible for providing state legal services and support for local law enforcement.
  • Acts as the chief legal counsel in state litigation.
  • Oversees law enforcement agencies, including county district attorneys and sheriffs.
 

PETER ALLEN
Green

 

Vote for: Protecting our environment. Legalizing marijuana. Ending the death penalty. Corporate responsibility. Justice. www.peterallenforag.com

ROBERT J. EVANS
Peace and Freedom

1736 Franklin St., 10th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612

(510) 238-4190
redrobert@prodigy.net
www.justiceforcalifornia.org

Justice for California means: Protect workers' rights. Jail corporate criminals. Defend civil liberties. Prosecute police crime. No death penalty.

TIMOTHY J. HANNAN
Libertarian

576 B Street, Suite 2-A
Santa Rosa, CA 95401

I believe in the Libertarian principles of limited government, individual rights, and fiscal responsibility. State government regulates and taxes too much, and has grown far beyond its essential role of protecting individuals' rights and liberties. As Attorney General, I will bring Libertarian principles to the enforcement of California's laws. I support Proposition 19 to legalize marijuana. I support individuals' right to keep and bear arms for self-defense. I support eminent domain reform so that homes and businesses are not seized by local governments for private development. The Attorney General's office should handle police misconduct cases to take them out of the hands of local prosecutors. Police need to work closely with neighborhood organizations to combat crime, especially gang violence. The Three Strikes law should apply to violent offenses only. Protection of the environment should be rationally balanced with the need for economic growth. Consumers need more vigilant protection against all forms of fraud. Your vote will help me sound the call for these important reforms.

STEVE COOLEY
Republican

1015312 Riverside Dr., Suite 155
Toluca Lake, CA 91602

I'm District Attorney Steve Cooley. It's time we had a professional prosecutor—not a politician—as our Attorney General. For the past 10 years, I've successfully managed the largest district attorney's office in the nation. As Attorney General, I will crack down on government fraud, corruption and abuse of power and fight to restore integrity and fiscal responsibility to Sacramento. As L.A. County's Chief Prosecutor, I created the Public Integrity Division to prosecute crimes committed by politicians, government officials and dishonest lawyers. I strongly support the death penalty and my office obtained more death penalty convictions than any other district attorney in California. I created a Victim Impact Program to assure special protection and assistance for the most vulnerable—the elderly and victims of child and sexual abuse. I've been a national leader in expanding the use of DNA and forensic science to solve "cold cases" and sex crimes. My office has a strong record of protecting consumers and stopping environmental polluters. The California Narcotic Officers' Association calls me the "toughest district attorney in California." I'm the only candidate for Attorney General with experience as both a frontline police officer and prosecutor. Law enforcement organizations representing thousands of police officers support me because they trust me to always put the public's safety first. As your Attorney General, I will be the People's Lawyer to make government more accountable to taxpayers and citizens while relentlessly fighting violent crime and aggressively prosecuting white collar criminals and government officials who betray our trust.

DIANE BEALL TEMPLIN
American Independent

1016 Circle Drive
Escondido, CA 92025

(760) 807-5417
dianetemplin@sbcglobal.net
templin4attorneygeneral@blogspot.com

templin4attorneygeneral@blogspot.com.

 

The order of the statements was determined by lot. Statements on this page were supplied by the candidates
and have not been checked for accuracy. Each statement was voluntarily submitted by the candidate and is printed
at the expense of the candidate. Candidates who did not submit statements could otherwise be qualified to appear on the ballot.

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