fresno elections 2008

Since being elected to the State Assembly in 2004, I have worked with my colleagues in both parties to make a positive difference for California and the Central Valley. Our state should be what it once was – a leader to the rest of the nation. We need to balance our state budget, increase our water supply, keep taxes low so hardworking families can keep more of their income, encourage more job creation by getting rid of burdensome requirements on businesses, keep dangerous criminals locked up behind bars and out of our communities, improve our schools so every child is prepared for the future and restore the voice of the people to their government with fairly drawn districts. California should be a land of opportunity once again, but to do so, we must have the political courage to do what’s right for California’s hardworking families.