Thursday, October 24, 2002
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Kathy Augustine*
Republican
Age: 46
Occupation: State controller
By SEAN WHALEY
REVIEW-JOURNAL CAPITAL BUREAU
http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2002/Oct-24-Thu-2002/news/19792431.htmlRepublican state Controller Kathy Augustine said she will spend the next four years further streamlining the office and collecting bad debts if re-elected.
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Augustine, a former lawmaker elected controller in 1998, said she has overseen the successful implementation of a new computer system that has improved the efficiency of the office and state agencies and has made collection of debts a priority. "The integrated financial system is a five-year project, and we're six months ahead of schedule," said Augustine, who has a bachelor's degree in political science from Occidental College in Los Angeles and a master's degree in public administration from California State University at Long Beach.
Through the efforts of her office, Augustine said more than $1.1 million in debts owed to the state from individuals and businesses has been collected. The financial system installed during her tenure has helped make the collections possible by identifying money owed to one agency by a business or individual seeking state services in another agency, she said. Augustine said her office has saved about $450,000 from her budget over the past two years, returning the unspent funds to help offset the state's budget problems.
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The two major party candidates have sparred in the campaign over their travels. Lee criticized a trip Augustine took to Taiwan, which she said was paid for by the Taiwanese government, not state taxpayers. She in turn criticized him for trips to various U.S. locations, which he has defended as necessary in serving on the Legislature's Committee on High-Level Radioactive Waste.
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