Autumn Browne
Runs for State Assembly,
67th District
"It is inaccurate to say I
hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common
honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for
any public office."
--- H.L. Mencken
with fellow candidates Bob Vondruska, Paul Studier, Richard G. Newhouse, Brian Lee Cross
Campaign 2000
Campaign 1998
| 67TH District | Describe your experience and leadership skills that make you the best person for the job. | Education is the top concern of Orange County residents. How do you stand on: | Other top concerns include crime, taxes and illegal immigration. Where do you stand on: | Health care also is a major concern. How do you stand on: |
AUTUMN BROWNE
Party: Libertarian |
Above all, I have 240 students every single day I provide leadership to, helping guide them to make better decisions for themselves... I'm able to read people. When I worked as a tour guide I had 40 people on a bus I was responsible for. Making sure they had a good time, got their money's worth, kept in order... With Girl Scouts I lead a financial committee, hearing all voices then deciding the best course of action. I can communicate, and it's so important to express yourself well -- to your students, your boss or your nation. | >
Extending the school year to a minimum of 180
days: Let local districts decide. > Bilingual education: I believe in immersion. > Awarding scholarship vouchers to help K-12 students attend private schools: Supports privatizing public schools. > Lifting the cap limiting the number of charter schools: Supports. > Requiring regular competency testing for teachers: Supports. > Holding students back if they fail standardized tests: Supports. |
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Cutting taxes for businesses and individuals by
5 percent: Supports > Banning the manufacture and sale of small handguns known as Saturday Night Specials: Opposes. > Expanding the state's assault weapons ban to cover more guns: Opposes. > Ending prenatal care for illegal immigrants: Supports |
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Requiring HMOs/health plans to pay for second
opinions: I don't think HMOs should be required by the
government to do anything. > Allowing patients to seek an independent review of their case when HMOs/health plans deny care: Supports. > Holding HMOs/health plan medical directors who make decisions on denial of care to the same medical standards that apply to treating physicians: Government should stay out of it. > Allowing injured patients to sue HMOs/health plans for malpractice: Supports. |
THREE RESIDENTS ENTER STATE ASSEMBLY RACES Several residents have announced their candidacies for the state primary in June. Resident Autumn Browne is the unchallenged Libertarian candidate in the 67th Assembly District race. Browne is a teacher at Brookhurst Junior High School. Browne said she supports less government in the education system, an abolishment of income tax and other federally funded programs, which, she says, foster dependency on the government. "I believe it's important to be active in the community in order to make social changes that benefit the community," she said. The seat is now held by Republican Assemblyman Scott Baugh, who is running for reelection.
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AUTUMN BROWNEA Brookhurst Junior High School drama teacher who lives in Westminster, Browne, 40, is the lone Libertarian candidate. She has worked as a commercial actress, a stand-up comedienne, a Virginia Slims model and a campaign fund-raiser for her father's 1996 presidential run. Browne's focus is on extracting government from daily life. Decisions with local impact should be made locally, she said. "The federal government must get completely out of education. It has no constitutional authority to meddle anyway," she said. "Federal taxes must be lowered dramatically so that parents have the ability to finance their children's education directly." This race is about: "People are interested in education issues, and the fact that (Baugh) is actually running again, too. I think Clinton has heightened awareness of things like that." |
