OPPOSING HIGHER TAXES

• Signed no new tax pledge and has never voted for a tax hike

• 100% rating from Cal-Tax in 2005, 2006 and 2007

• Given an “A" rating from the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association in 2005 and 2007.

• Opposed efforts to raise taxes on income, increase the car tax, establish a higher gas tax, impose higher fees on electricity usage, raise fees on property and hike taxes on employers

OPPOSING ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

• Opposed Drivers Licenses for Illegal immigrants saying that “Granting driver’s licenses to those who have broken the law is a slap in the face to the millions of immigrants who played by the rules and worked hard to enjoy the benefits of citizenship.”

• Authored the Voter Identification Act to fight voter fraud by requiring voters to show photo identification at their polling places in order to cast a ballot.

• Opposed legislation allowing illegal immigrant students to get financial aid at public colleges and universities. 

• Opposed giving local governments more power to increase taxpayer financed benefits to illegal immigrants. 

FISCALLY CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP

• Co-Authored Senator McClintock’s measure to impose new legislative deadlines for passage of the budget and expand definition of taxes to include “fees.”  

• Working to pay down the state’s debt to solve the state’s structural deficit and take a percentage of budget growth to create an income stream for infrastructure needs.

• Authored ZERO BASED BUDGETING legislation that mandated that all state courts, agencies and boards institute zero-based budgeting.

• Authored a measure to institute a performance audit for the Assembly and Senate.

• Consistently voted for legislation that will strengthen the state’s economy, create jobs and lessen government regulation that stifles businesses.

•Received a 100% rating from the California Chamber of Commerce in 2005, 2007 and 93% in 2006.

•Received a 100% rating from the California Manufacturers and Technology Association in 2005 and 2007.

• Past chairman of the U.S. Pacific Rim Chamber of Commerce which fosters business relationships with the Pacific Rim.

TRADITIONAL VALUES

• Has been an active leader in his church. In fact, it was Bob’s position as chair of his church's building program that gave him the first taste of public service through presentations before the city's planning commission and City Council.

• Supporter, California Constitutional Marriage Amendment

• Co-Chairman, Referendum on SB777

PROTECTING PROPERTY RIGHTS

• Co-authored Senator McClintock’s legislation to prohibit public entities from taking private property by eminent domain.”

Co-authored Assemblywoman Mimi Walters’ ACA 2, to protect private property rights and to place limits on the powers of eminent domain.

MAKING OUR COMMUNITIES SAFER

• Legislative Co-Chair, YES on 83 - Jessica’s Law. 

• Supported the Sexual Predator Punishment and Control Act to significantly add to the punishment for sex crimes.

• Jessica’s Law will strengthen existing statutes by requiring sex offenders to wear electronic monitors after they are released into our communities. The monitors will use GPS satellite technology, which will add significantly to our ability to protect our families.  The law also will ban convicted sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of any school or park.  

• Jessica’s Law also will turn kidnapping with intent to sexually assault into a “one strike” offense, meaning the perpetrator will be put behind bars for 25 years to life.  The legislation contains other tough penalties, including: longer prison sentences for those who use drugs to incapacitate their victims, and a provision that allows prosecutors to charge possession of child pornography as a felony, rather than just a misdemeanor. 

• Supported measure to prohibit registered sex offenders on parole from having contact with victim or victim’s family.

• Supported new law requiring disclosure of person’s status as a sex offender registrant when applying for employment.

• Authored measure to toughen penalties for criminals who alter their vehicles for the purpose of drug sales and illegal gun possession.

• Authored measure to improve training of law enforcement volunteers so they can better assist police departments or sheriff’s offices during emergencies.

• Successfully fought to stop the state from housing developmentally disabled criminal offenders in this area. The state was schedule to bring "forensic" clients into the state facility that borders Diamond Bar.

• Supported increasing the statute of limitations for production of child pornography to put more offenders behind bars.

• Supported new law adding identity theft-related offenses to the list of offenses that may qualify as a "pattern of criminal gang activity" for purposes of the enhanced penalties for gang-related crimes under the Street Terrorism Enforcement and Prevention Act.

IMPROVING OUR SCHOOLS

• Co-authored measure that shifts more education money into the classroom by contracting out non-educational services.

• Co-authored measure establishing a career tech coordinating council to identify state and federal career tech programs and make recommendations to the Governor.

• Authored legislation resulting in over $500 million more funding for public charter schools.