Donald P. Wagner

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Wagner earned a B.A. in English from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a J.D. from the University of California, Hastings. Wagner's professional experience includes working as an attorney. He has served as president of the South Orange County Community College District Board of Trustees, the American Lung Association of Orange County, and the Orange County chapter of the Federalist Society. He has also been a judge pro tempore for the Superior Court of Orange County and a member of committees and advisory boards of the Orange County Bar Association.[1]

Wagner and his wife, Megan, have three children.[1]

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In his 2016 mayoral candidate statement of qualifications, Wagner listed the following goals:

Restore and Protect the Master Plan.

My wife and I moved to Irvine in 1991 because it is a master planned community; but, Irvine has strayed from

that plan, giving us more congestion, traffic, and a lower quality of life.

Improve Traffic.

More than words are needed to fix the problems caused by uncontrolled growth. As Mayor, I will appoint a

transportation czar with the power to oversee our roads and propose solutions to our gridlock. I will also bring

back the transportation commission made up of citizens and experts to ease current traffic congestion and

plan for future traffic conditions.

Support Irvine’s Schools.

I know education policy and value our schools. In the Legislature, I served on the education committee, and

am Chairman of the University of California Caucus. As a trustee and President of the South Orange County

Community College District running Irvine Valley College, I balanced every budget without tax increases.

Keep Irvine Safe.

Irvine must remain the safest city of its size in America. As Mayor, I will commit the resources needed to

keep us safe.

Deliver on the Great Park.

I will partner with the community to stop corruption and mismanagement so we can finally build the Great

Park.[17][18]

Wagner's 2014 state legislative campaign website highlighted the following issues:

Create Jobs

California's unemployment is in double digits and Sacramento hardly notices. The elitist majority in Sacramento doesn't seem to mind yet another business moving to a friendlier state or yet another worker forced on to the unemployment rolls.

Reign In Spending

Every month California families stretch their budgets and pinch their pennies to make ends meet. Not so in the State Capitol. There, budget gimmicks and creative tax schemes encourage the state's spending spree. This has got to stop.

Promote Academic Success

It's a grim statistic: A third of the children in California schools drop out before graduating from high school. Not only are their future opportunities limited, but our society functions poorly with so many insufficiently educated and low-skilled people. For those reasons, and as a father of three, I care passionately about education.

Sensible Water Policies

It is not unreasonable for Californians to expect water at a fair price. Unfortunately, the state's burdensome environmental laws and extreme regulations increase the cost of water and reduce its supply. And they do so without providing any real benefit to the environment.

Crime

It's happening more and more often: Crime, drugs, and gang violence invade our communities. The sources of this scourge are both home grown and imported from across the border.

Illegal Immigration

I'll fight for our communities by working to put a stop to illegal immigration. I'll promote tightened eligibility requirements for government services and a tough stance against imported crime and violence. Immigrants here legally deserve our support.

Protect Families

The family is the bedrock of our civilization. It is critical to our state that we protect the family from threats to re-define it, make it obsolete, or undermine its importance to society. I will defend the God-given right of parents to teach their children their values, to defend marriage, and to defend the right to express our faith in the public square.

Transportation

Californians voted to prioritize investments in infrastructure and reduce traffic congestion. Where are the new roads? I want to get Orange County moving again by getting to the bottom of the waste and broken promises for better roads and necessary repairs.

Reduce Taxes

Californians shoulder the highest personal income tax burden in the country. And yet our state teeters on the brink of financial collapse. The liberal tax and spend crowd in Sacramento needs to understand that no society has ever taxed its way to prosperity. Trying to achieve solvency on the backs of productive citizens is morally wrong ? and it will not work.[19]

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