Watch the local edition of Headline News' interview with Audra Strickland, Republican candidate for Ventura County Supervisor. Strickland serves as the Vice Chair of the Committee of Accountability & Administrative Review in the California State Assembly. The special committee investigates how taxpayer dollars are spent and recommends better ways to solve California's budget problems. Recently, the committee discovered state government had wasted $40 million on frivolous purchases such as cars, furniture, and conferences. Tracy Young: "What are your constituents saying to you?" Audra Strickland: They are very concerned we are spending more money then we have, and they don't have more money to give [the state]." Tracy Young: "Do they have an appetite for more taxes?" Audra Strickland: "Absolutely not."