November 3, 2008

Where the 2010 California Gubernatorial Candidates Stand on Propositions 4 and 8

Capitol Alert set out to get all the potential candidates for governor of California in 2010 to declare their positions on the 2008 statewide ballot measures.

Not surprisingly, some politicians were more accommodating than others.

All told, we surveyed eleven political figures whose names are floating as potential 2010 candidates (three Republicans and eight Democrats). …

The SacBee rundown shows where the 2010 candidates stand on all 2008 California ballot initiatives, but there are only two that impact the right to personal freedom and liberty in the Golden State. Here’s where they stand on Propositions 4 and 8:

The Republicans

Rep. Tom Campbell, former congressman

Proposition 4
No

Proposition 8
No

Meg Whitman, former CEO of eBay, senior adviser to Sen. John McCain

Proposition 8
Yes

The Democrats

Dianne Feinstein, U.S. senator

Proposition 4
No

Proposition 8
No

John Garamendi, lieutenant governor

Proposition 4
No

Proposition 8
No

Bill Lockyer, state treasurer

Proposition 4
No

Proposition 8
No

Gavin Newsom, mayor of San Francisco

Proposition 4
No

Proposition 8
No

Jack O’Connell, state superintendent of public instruction

Proposition 4
No

Proposition 8
No

Antonio Villaraigosa, mayor of Los Angeles

Proposition 4
No

Proposition 8
No

Steve Westly, former state controller

Proposition 4
No

Proposition 8
No