::Nick Dibs For Congress::

Brief Summary of Background and Congressional Policies of

Nicholas “Nick” Dibs

37^th Congressional District Independent candidate

• A “native son” born and raised in Long Beach, California
• Attended elementary, Hamilton Junior High and Jordan High School in Long Beach for several years
• Selected to represent Pacifica High School at The Presidential Classroom For Young American (www.PresidentialClassroom.org) and graduated with several awards and honors
• Selected to received the “1991 President’s Associates Human Service Award For Outstanding Community Service Leadership” – a special annual award recognizing the achievements of one student from among those attending California State University, Long Beach
• Earned a BA degree (1991), Teaching Credential (1992) from CSULB
• Water resources education and public information services for the California Department of Water Resources (DWR), State Water Project (July 1996 - September 2004)
• Teacher/Educator experience working from 1992 to present, includes approximately 15 years with the Long Beach Unified School District and other districts in a variety of schools and assignments.

As a Member of Congress, I will vote for and support/advocate:

• “Common sense” moderate approach to solving our nation’s, as well as constituents’, important problems, issues and concerns

• Economic growth with increasing number of skilled jobs
• A “Marshall Plan” to achieve US energy independence with increased use of solar, green and other renewable sources (please visit www.ApolloAlliance.org)
• Education accountability and Federal grants to increase funding for all public schools to lower class sizes to 20 or less and provide an instructional assistant/aide for each teacher

• No more funding of the war in Iraq, nor of failed or failing US foreign policies; orderly withdrawal in the immediate future of all US troops and contractors from Iraq with no permanent US bases left in Iraq; support our troops and veterans and listen to their advice and what they have to say, visit www.ivaw.org; Jewish-American Columbia University graduate, Fulbright scholar Anna Baltzer www.annainthemiddleeast.com; Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions www.icahd.org; Americans For Middle East Understanding www.ameu.org); www.wrmea.org; www.WomenInBlack.org; and www.IfAmericansKnew.org     
• A comprehensive ban on torture/mistreatment of prisoners
• Scrap NAFTA and other unfair trade policies causing unemployment
• “Lock Box” on (no borrowing from) the Social Security Trust Fund
• Balance the Federal Budget and cut unneeded, wasteful spending
• Health care basic coverage for those facing crisis/severe hardship
• End unfair and unjust economic, trade and foreign policies
• “Sunset clause” to provide Congressional periodic and effective assessment and oversight of each law
• Will fight to defend our U.S. Constitution and its Bill of Rights
• Promote – and stop the erosion of – freedom, liberty, justice and democracy (please visit www.DemocracyNow.org ; 9-8 with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. ; 9-11-08 and additional program dates)