Sierra Club San Diego

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San Diego Chapter Political Endorsements

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November Election, 5 November 1996

Endorsements
League of Conservation (LCV) Voters Scorecard
Election Information
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Endorsements

Vote Tuesday, November 5! (polls close 8 P.M.)

The following endorsements were approved by the Sierra Club. For details, see the Sept./Oct. 1996 issue of the Hi Sierran.

U.S. President and Vice President: Bill Clinton and Al Gore
U.S. Congress

Peter Navarro (49th Dist.)
Bob Filner (50th Dist.)

State of California
- Dede Alpert (39th State Senate Dist.) (LCV rating 88%)
- Susan Davis (76th Assembly Dist.) (LCV rating 76%)
- Janet Gastil (77th Assembly Dist.) (Opponent Steve Baldwin's LCV rating is only 19%)
- Howard Wayne (78th Assembly Dist.)
- Denise Ducheney (79th Assembly Dist.) (LCV rating 79%)
- State Propositions
City of San Diego
- NO on Propositions F and G (unplanned "Stallions Crossings" Villas and Villages developments, east of Del Mar Racetrack)
- YES on Proposition H (properly-planned "Torrey Highlands" development, west of Peñasquitos)
San Diego Unified School District
- Francis O'Neill Zimmerman for the San Diego Unified School District A.
- Ron Ottinger for the San Diego Unified School District D.
Carlsbad City Council
- Robert Payne
Escondido City Council
- Sid Hollins and Rick Foster
Oceanside City Council
- Mary Azevedo
Poway City Council
- Bob Emery and Merrilee Boyack
Vista City Council
- Ted Cole

League of Conservation Voters 1995 Scorecard

For San Diego

The scorecard was compiled by the non-partisan League of Conservation Voters based on votes during the first session of the 104th Congress (1995).

Sen. Barbara Boxer (D) 100%

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D) 93%

Rep. Bob Filner (D, 50th)
100%

Rep. Brian Bilbray (R, 49th) 31%

Rep. Randy Cunningham (R, 51st) 8%

Rep. Ron Packard (R, 48th) 0%

Rep. Duncan Hunter (R, 52nd) 0%

Major votes (key below) S T ST L D P A E W E1 E2 F

Rep. Bob Filner (D, 50th) + + + + + + + + + + + +

Rep. Brian Bilbray (R, 49th) - - - - - + + - - - + +

Rep. Randy Cunningham (R, 51st) - - - - - - - - - - + -

Rep. Ron Packard (R, 48th) - - - - - - - - - - - -

Rep. Duncan Hunter (R, 52nd) - - - - - - - - - - ? -

Major votes (key below)	S	T	ST	L	D	P	A	E	W	E1	E2	F
Rep. Bob Filner (D, 50th)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Rep. Brian Bilbray (R, 49th)	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	+	+
Rep. Randy Cunningham (R, 51st)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-
Rep. Ron Packard (R, 48th)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rep. Duncan Hunter (R, 52nd)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	?	-

Key: [vote descriptions]
+ = Pro-environment action
- = Anti-environment action
? = Absence (count as a negative)
S = Safeguards Rollback
T = Takings
ST = Combining takings and Safeguards Rollback
L = Logging without Laws
D = California Desert--Mojave Preserve
P = Closing National Parks
A = Alaska Forest/Mining Giveaway
E = Funding Renewable Energy
W = "Dirty Water Act" This legislation is so environmentally harmful that this vote is scored twice
E1 = Crippling the EPA, part I
E2 = Crippling the EPA, part II
F = International Family Planning

Election Information

Polls are open 7 A.M. to 8 P.M. Tues. 5 November 1996
To find out where's your poll location or if your registered, call 619-565-5800 (preferably on a day before election day).