NAME — John Chiang.
AGE-BIRTH DATE-BIRTHPLACE — 52; July 31, 1962; New York City.
PARTY — Democrat.
EXPERIENCE — State controller, 2007-present; Worked as a tax law specialist at Internal Revenue Service; Elected to Board of Equalization in 1998.
EDUCATION — Finance degree from University of South Florida, 1984; law degree from Georgetown University Law Center, 1987.
FAMILY — Wife, Terry.
QUOTE — “As your banker, I’m going to speak truth to power as I have for the last seven years. I’ve taken on everybody.”
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NAME — Greg Conlon.
AGE-BIRTH DATE-BIRTHPLACE — 81; March 2, 1933; Chicago.
PARTY — Republican.
EXPERIENCE — Accountant and former senior partner at Arthur Andersen LLP; Served as commissioner and president of the California Public Utilities Commission and commissioner on the California Transportation Commission, both as appointee of Gov. Pete Wilson in the 1990s.
EDUCATION — Bachelor’s degree, University of Utah, 1955; law degree, University of San Francisco, 2000.
FAMILY — Widower with two children and two grandchildren.
QUOTE — “Businesses are leaving California in droves … In reality, they are not leaving, we are driving them out to more tax friendly states. My solution is to make California business friendly once again by creating a tax structure that is fair and balanced.”
