1. California Governing Candidates By: Brandon Gonzalez Igmar Hernandez Maria Arellano By: Brandon Gonzalez Igmar Hernandez Maria Arellano

2. Running Candidates Edmund G. Brown Democrat Proposes on prop 1 that would lead to put $7.5 billion toward storage projects, Create a reserve account for education to school spending and budget cuts $155 billion, which would increase funding to K-12 schools and colleges Also supports Anti-Fracking members Edmund G. Brown Democrat Proposes on prop 1 that would lead to put $7.5 billion toward storage projects, Create a reserve account for education to school spending and budget cuts $155 billion, which would increase funding to K-12 schools and colleges Also supports Anti-Fracking members Neel Kashkari Republican Proposes to support the California state education system Supports increase in education, and equal/greater pay for teachers. Plans to increase school education in the groups of minorities. Expand the number of charter schools allowed in California Neel Kashkari Republican Proposes to support the California state education system Supports increase in education, and equal/greater pay for teachers. Plans to increase school education in the groups of minorities. Expand the number of charter schools allowed in California

3. Endorsements Edmund G. Brown California faculty Association California Federation of teachers California Labor Federation, AFL-CLO California League of conversation votersCalifornia teachers associationPlanned parenthood affiliates of CaliforniaEquality CaliforniaProfessional Engineers in california governmentUnited auto workers Neel Kashkari Former Secretary of the Treasury Hank Paulson Former U.S. Treasurer Rosario Marin Hispanic 100 Chairman Mario Rodriguez Former Congressman Elton GalleglyCalifornia State Assemblyman Rocky ChavezSenate Republican Leader Bob Huff

4. History of Edmund Brown Gov. Brown has graduated from Yale university in 1964 Was elected Gov. in 1974 and in 1978 led delegations to China and the Soviet Union. Brown refused to defend Proposition 8 that denied same sex marriage Since taking office he has dramatically cut the state budget deficit, improved California’s credit ratings and cut waste and inefficiencies throughout government.

5. Neel earned a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in engineering at the University of Illinois In 1998 and worked as a design engineer at TRW in Redondo Beach, developing technology for NASA space missions In 2006 President George W. Bush appointed him to the Department of the Treasury Neel returned to California in 2009 to work for PIMCO, a company that helps teachers, firefighters, and other Californian aid workers History of Neel Kashkari

6. Pros Edmund G. Brown Prop.1 Water recycling and salt-removal projects to reuse water supplies Prop.2 will stop tax increases and protect schools from devastating cuts Prop.48 Create thousands of jobs Generate business opportunities and economic growth Has been Governor of California 3 times, and has supported ‘green use’ energy in California Neel Kashkari Supports funding and better education for poor minority children and schools Plans to end the poverty in CA, and the failing infrastructure, in public schools, and public places Adding in the restoration of jobs in CA, for many Parents, people, and children Help stop Gov. Browns “crazy train”, and put funding in jobs

7. Cons Cons Edmund G. Brown Supports prop 48, allowing an over- flow of dozens of Indian casinos in CA His prop 1. will only benefit a limited parts of the southern state of California Promotion to the ‘crazy train’ that would put more debt to CA Has made the Californian State almost exclusively Democrat Neel Kaskari Worked for Goldman Sachs, who helped bail out banks in the financial crash Is inexperienced as a public official Is a fresh candidate for office, plans

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