69TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT

JIM MORRISSEY

After near defeat in 1996, Morrissey softened his conservative voting record to fit the district.

* Party: Republican

* Age: 68

* Residence: Anaheim

* Education: High school graduate

* Career highlights: Worked his way up at tool-and-die firm to become majority owner and chief executive. Elected to Assembly in 1994. Beat Correa in tight 1996 reelection.

* Priorities: Wants tax cuts. Supports class-size reduction. Supports private school vouchers. Wants less regulation on business. Supports tougher criminal sentences.

LOU CORREA

A moderate, Correa is banking on name recognition he gained two years ago and a big Democratic voter turnout push.

* Party: Democrat

* Age: 40

* Residence: Anaheim

* Education: Cal State Fullerton; UCLA, graduate degrees in business and law.

* Career highlights: Former investment banker. Associate real estate broker and schoolteacher. Helped unsuccessful fight for Anaheim school bond. Barely lost to Morrissey in 1996.

* Priorities: Supports more school funding. Backs return to daily overtime, minimum wage boost. Wants ban on cheap handguns. Backs reforms to ease HMO denial of patient coverage.

OTHER CANDIDATES: Bolynda Schultz of the Libertarian Party and Jim Benson of the Reform Party.