On The Issues

Stop Illegal Immigration & Protect Our Borders

There’s a right way and a wrong way to enter America – Russ Bogh knows that illegal immigration is absolutely the wrong way. That’s why he co-authored ACA 20 that would create a state border police and wrote a measure that prevents restricting a police officer from detaining any person that is suspected of illegally entering our country.

Russ Bogh voted against giving driver licenses and free college tuition to illegal immigrants plus wrote legislation mandating that any foreign college student who fails to attend classes must be reported to Immigration & Customs Enforcement. With three million illegals in California, he wants to stop illegal immigration and reduce the tremendous financial burden on taxpayers.

We Must Relieve Traffic Congestion Now

Russ Bogh has always supported Proposition 42 that requires our gasoline sales taxes to be strictly used for state and local transportation projects. He not only co-authored ACA 4 that protects those funds from being raided by liberal politicians, but co-sponsored AB 2028 that required the state to pay back borrowed transportation funds.

To allow improvements to the 91 Freeway, Russ Bogh worked to pass AB 1010 that eliminates the 91 Toll Road’s "no compete" clause which had prevented adding more lanes. He co-authored AB 2025 that expedites freeway construction by allowing CalTrans to use one company to "design and build" a transportation project plus he wrote a measure that would allow single occupancy drivers greater use of carpool lanes.

Solve Deficit By Cutting Spending, Not Raising Taxes

Russ Bogh has repeatedly signed the Americans for Tax Reform Pledge to oppose raising taxes because he believes cutting wasteful spending along with a "rainy day" surplus is the answer to our budget deficit problems. He also voted against the state budget that tripled the car tax and co-authored AB 278 that increased the manufacturer’s investment tax credit to help stimulate our economy.

To help senior citizens, Russ Bogh wrote AB 2168 that would exclude up to $10,000 in retirement income from the personal income tax, co-authored a measure raising the homeowner’s tax exemption for seniors, blind and disabled and voted to extend the caregiver tax credit to individuals who provide long-term care to their dependents.

Never Allow the Early Release of Prisoners

As a vocal backer of "Three Strikes, You’re Out," Russ Bogh will lead the charge against any plan to release convicts before they complete their prison sentences. He wrote the law permitting local governments to regulate group homes that house convicts, co-sponsored legislation preventing access to Viagra prescriptions for sex offenders on Medi-Cal and authored AB 797 that increased penalties for methamphetamine production.

Russ Bogh authored the law that prevents defense attorneys from exposing the private sex history of rape victims, sponsored a measure making it easier to track sex offenders with GPS technology and wrote the law allowing crime victims or their families to be the last to speak at parole hearings. Furthermore, he wrote AB 2657 that improves the reporting of elder abuse crimes.

More Education Funding for Our Local Classrooms

There’s no reason that our local students should be shortchanged because of Los Angeles schools, so Russ Bogh co-sponsored AB 193 which closed the local school funding gap by providing more monies for our Riverside County students. While Assembly Republican Caucus Chairman, he also worked with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to include $350 million extra for local school "equalization" funding.

Russ Bogh favors keeping the high school exit exam so we maintain higher academic standards and help prepare our students for the demanding 21st century job market. In fact, he co-authored AB 1246 to ease the financial burden on college students by exempting college textbooks from the sales tax and he co-wrote a measure that increased Cal-Grant student loans.