Republican Club
By Brian Harmon
LW contributor
Assemblywoman and State Senate candidate Janet Nguyen, plus Seal Beach city council candidate Nathan Steele will speak at the LW Republican Club meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 17, at 7 p.m. in Clubhouse 3, Room 2.
During the past legislative session, Nguyen secured over $15 million in grants for local schools this year to help them modernize and improve classrooms.
She helped pass legislation expanding health care for the homeless, mentally ill and for lower-income families.
Nguyen was also honored as a Legislator of the Year by the American Legion for her dedicated work on behalf of all veterans and their families.
She also earned an “A” rating from the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association because of her work to protect Proposition 13 and stop tax increases.
Nguyen is also known for writing bipartisan legislation to increase the renters tax credit to help families deal with the high cost of living.
Steele, running for public office for the first time, said that his top priorities as a city council member will be public safety, fiscal responsibility, property rights and family values “I am a constitutional conservative,” he said.
“The most vital function of government is public safety, especially at the local level,” Steele said, “and this will be my top priority.”
“We also need to remember that, as a city council, we are spending other people’s money,” he said. “We need to look at every budget item to make sure that it is the best way to spend the money,” he added.
Steele also stressed that defending the rights of property owners to do whatever they wish, as long as they do not infringe of the rights of others, will be a top concern.
Another priority of Steele is family values. “I will fight to protect families from the attacks coming from the popular culture,” he said.
As owner and president of The Steele Agency, incorporated in May 2010, he is director of broadcasting for “Hope for Today,” the radio ministry of Pastor David Hocking. This program is heard on over 100 stations through the United States and locally on 740 AM.
