Congressman Dan Lungren has some unfinished business.

He started his career in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1979 representing California's 3rd Congressional District and served for 10 years until he left the seat for 16 years. During eight of those years he held the California Attorney General's title and now he wants to continue serving as a representative, a position he filled for six terms.

"The work is not done and there's still a lot to do," Lungren said.

He said some of the bills that he has helped with and supported were recently signed by President Bush and include a bill on port security and a military tribunal bill.

Lungren is also a member of the judiciary subcommittee, the crime subcommittee and the homeland security subcommittee. He said the crime and homeland security subcommittees allow him "to focus a great deal of attention to the war on terrorism."

The Gold River resident said while 85 percent of his district lives in Sacramento County, he has representatives visit Amador and Calaveras counties on a weekly basis and he recently spent a few days traveling the area himself.

He said he stays informed of issues in the area such as highway concerns and said he has helped the county acquire grants to improve highways such as the area of Highway 88 by Pine Grove and a project in Plymouth by Highway 49 and Main Street.

During a meeting in West Point, he said some of the community attendees told him it had been a long time since a member of Congress had visited the area. "We try to do this to show the whole district we're interested," Lungren said. "As attorney general, I traveled to all the counties. I think the voters have a right to expect their elected official knows who they are."

Lungren said one way he keeps in touch with constituents is to hold telephone town halls, which allow people to call one number and hear the Congressman answer questions from individuals who "line-up" to ask a question by pressing the pound key and then wait until it is their turn. Lungren said because the telephone setting makes people feel more comfortable, he feels he has a better exchange with the individual.

Lungren has also attended two town hall meetings in Jackson and two in Calaveras County, one in San Andreas and one in Angels Camp. For this election cycle, Lungren's campaign has raised a little less than $1 million but said a significant portion of the money goes to fund-raising itself.

Amador County Sheriff Mike Prizmich and Sheriff Elect Martin Ryan endorse Lungren's reelection because they were impressed when they worked with him while he was California Attorney General.

"I've worked with Dan Lungren when he was attorney general, where his leadership and commitment was most helpful in getting Megan's Law passed, right up to the present when his help was instrumental in achieving less federal bureaucracy and more help for local government," Prizmich said. "I couldn't think of a better man to represent us than Dan Lungren."

Prizmich and Ryan also supported Lungren's effort to help pass the SAFE Port Act that keeps ports safe from terrorist attacks.

Lungren said he is a good candidate for another term because he has accomplished many of his goals. "When someone makes a commitment and fulfills that commitment I think it's good reason to support them," Lungren said. He invites voters to view the "thousands of votes" he has on record so "people can make judgments on their own," he said.

"It's an honor to represent the district," Lungren said. "You can find just about everything in this district."