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November 2004 California General Election

Candidates for United States Representative District 44, California

Kevin Akin - PF

►Websitewww.kevinakin4california.org/

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Ken Calvert - R

►Websitewww.calvertforcongress.com

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Louis Vandenberg - D

►Websitewww.vandenbergforcongress.com/

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Ken Calvert

Biographical

General Philosophy

Personal and Family

Professional Experience

Civic Involvement

Political Experience

Religious Affiliation

Accomplishments and Awards

Educational Background

Military Service

Reasons & Objectives

Why I Am Running for Public Office

Goals If Elected

Achievements If Elected

On Entering Public Service

Opinions of Other Candidates

Endorsments, Voting, Elections, Politics & Government

Candidate Endorsements

Government & Democracy

Supreme Court Term Limits

Money and Special Interests

US House and Senate Term Limits

Federal Bureaucracy & Regulations

527 Stealth & Super PACs

Public Funding of Political Campaigns

Native Americans US Treaties

Campaign Spending Limits

Faith-Based Programs

Soft-money Political Contributions

Foreign Policy

Israel, Hamas and Palestinian Conflict

Israel

Gaza

China

Russia

Ukraine

Iran

Iran Nuclear Deal & Sanctions

Afghanistan

Nuclear Weapons & Non-Proliferation Treaty

North Korea

Iraq

Middle East

Syria

Foreign Aid

Cuba

America's Image Abroad

Promotion of Democracy Around World

Third World Debt Relief

Africa

Balkans

Europe

India

Lebanon

Recognition of a Palestinian State

Unilateralism

Jobs, Economy, Trade, Business, Industry & Agriculture

Economy

Jobs

Business

Small Businesses

Agriculture

Infrastructure

Farm Subsidies & Supports

Guest Worker and H-1B Programs

Foreign Job Outsourcing

Tariffs & Trade with China

Trade Barriers to US Goods

Income Inequality

Employment Discrimination

Mine Safety and Health

Crime, Police & Imprisonment

Crime & Prevention

Death Penalty

Hate Crimes Legislation

Labor, Wages & Unions

Minimum Wage

Unions and Collective Bargaining

Income Inequality

Worker Rights and Benefits

Wages

Wage Discrimination

Labor

Child Labor

Employment Discrimination

Retired Workers

Health & Medical

Medicare

Universal Medical Care & Insurance

Health & Medical Reform

Prescription Drugs

Children's Health, Abuse And Neglect (32)

Health and Medical Insurance

Mental Health

Reducing Health Care Costs

Drug Addiction & Substance Abuse

Medicaid

Generic Drugs

Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Program

HIV/AIDS

Medically Uninsured or Underinsured

Obesity

Patient's Bill of Rights

Resistance to Antibiotics

Biomedical Superiority

Business Tax Credits for Employee Health Coverage

Cigarettes Drug & Alcohol Advertising

Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs)

Mad Cow

Medical Malpractice Reform

Medical Research

Education & Schools

Education

Private Schools Vouchers and Funding

Prayer & Pledge of Allegiance in Schools

Student Loans, Scholarships and Pell Grants

No Child Left Behind

Sex and Birth Control Education

Special Education

Education Tax Credits

Teacher Tenure

Textbook Selection

Head Start

Environment & Climate Change

Environment

Clean Water Act of 1977

Global Environmental Standards

National Forests and Healthy Forests Initiative

Abortion, Pro-Life & Genetic Engineering

Abortion(Pro-Choice) v Pro-Life

Roe v. Wade

Abortion for Rape and Incest

Adoption and Foster Care

Out-of-State Abortions

Parental Consent or Notification

Partial-birth Abortions

Child Custody Protection Act

Poverty, Welfare & Hunger

Welfare

Courts, Laws & Justice

Criminal Justice System, Reform & Disparity

Activist Judges

Death Penalty

Burning the Flag

Judicial Discretion & Mandatory Minimum Sentencing

Federal Marriage Amendment (FMA)

Bankruptcy Reform

Civil, Religious, LGBTQ & Human Rights

LGBTQ+

Privacy Rights

Burning the Flag

Native Americans & Indigenous People

Roe v. Wade

Affirmative Action

Same Sex Marriage

Gays Serving in the Military

Hate Crimes Legislation

Property Rights vs. Civil Rights

Civil Unions & Domestic Partnerships

Native American Rights

Homosexuality Choice or Chance

USA Patriot Act

The Military Don't Ask/Don't Tell Policy

Federal Marriage Amendment (FMA)

Native American Casinos

Torture & Waterboarding

Values, Religion, Family, Patriotism & Public Service

Values

Burning the Flag

Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide

Religion

Adoption and Foster Care

Evolution vs. Intelligent Design

Faith-Based Programs

Ordination of Women and Gay Clergy

Boy and Girl Scouts

Marijuana, Illegal Drugs, Alcohol, Cigarettes, Gambling & Prostitution

Marijuana

Medical Marijuana

Illegal Drugs

Metamphetamines and Opioids

Drinking Age

Punishments for Drug Crimes

Doping in Sports

Gun & Property Rights

Gun Legislation and Control

Ban on Bump Stocks & Assault Weapons

Right to Own and Cary Guns - Second Amendment

Energy

Renewable Energy & Fossil Fuels

Ethanol & Biofuels

Foreign Oil Energy Independence

Gas Prices & Gas Taxes

Oil Company Profits

Cap-and-Trade

Hydrogen Cell Fuel Initiative

Immigration, Border Security, Terrorism & Homeland Security

Immigrants, Refugees, & Asylum Seekers

The Wall, Border Security & Border Patrol

Immigration Policy & Reform

Airport, Air, Rail & Port Security

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Local First Responders

National Security

Illegal Immigration Enforcement

Homeland Securtiy

Guest Worker and H-1B Programs

Illegal Immigration as a Crime or Felony

Legal Status, Residency & Citizenship for Immigrant Youth

Illegal Immigration Amnesty

Naturalization Backlog for Immigrants

War on Terror

National Security Agency (NSA) & Citizen Surveillance

Torture & Waterboarding

Domestic Intelligence & Agencies

Terrorist & Enemy Combatant Rights

Water, Hazardous Materials & Bio Terrorism

Infrastructure & Transportation

Transportation

Infrastructure

Technology, Internet, Social Media, Science & Space

TikTok

Innovation

Internet Gambling

Spamming

Space

Taxes

Corporate & Business Taxes

Property Taxes

Income Taxes

Tax Reform

Corporate Tax Breaks & Loopholes

Education Tax Credits

Child Tax Credit

Business Tax Breaks and Incentives

Business Tax Credits for Employee Health Coverage

Marriage Penalty

National Sales Tax

Military, National Defense & Veterans

Veterans

Gays Serving in the Military

Seniors, Social Security, Medicare, Pensions

Social Security

Retired Workers

Social Security Long Term Viability

Privatizing Social Security

Raising Retirement Age & Reducing Payment Levels

Social Security Means Testing

Federal Budget & Fiscal Policy

Debt, Deficit Spending & Limits

Fiscal Policy

Federal Budget

Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment

Presidential Line-item Veto

Minorities

Native Americans & Indigenous People

Affirmative Action

Native American Rights

Native Americans US Treaties

Native American Casinos

Employment Discrimination

Wage Discrimination

Sex & Sexuality

LGBTQ+

Sex and Birth Control Education

Same Sex Marriage

Civil Unions & Domestic Partnerships

Homosexuality Choice or Chance

The Military Don't Ask/Don't Tell Policy

Boy and Girl Scouts