Posted by Thomas Gordon on March 9, 2012
Just received word that HB Councilmember Matthew Harper has decided not to run for the 72nd AD.
Mr Harper has endorsed Los Al Mayor Troy Edgar and announced that he would seek the 72nd AD seat in 2018.
Recently Westminster Councilmember Tyler Diep withdrew from the race.
Posted in 72nd Assembly District, Huntington Beach | Tagged: 72nd AD, Matt Harper, Troy Edgar | 3 Comments »
Posted by OC Insider on March 7, 2012
Have it on good authority that Travis Allen, a local small business owner and well known Orange County political activist, pulled papers to win the 72nd Assembly Race…(he told a source). My sources tell me that Travis will be well funded and already has over $100,000 in donations and pledges. His campaign will be guided by a team of experienced and well known Orange County based friends and consultants.
Get this Headline…Huntington Beach Councilman and Former Mayor Joe Carchio asked to be his campaign manager.
For those that know him, Allen’s ability to raise funds, his experience as an activist combined with his apparent campaign team should make him a strong candidate for the 72nd. Personally, I am looking forward to seeing this race shape.
Posted in 72nd Assembly District | 3 Comments »
Posted by Newsletter Reprint on March 7, 2012
This just came across the wire from the Harper for Assembly campaign:
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Posted by Chris Nguyen on March 6, 2012
Back in November, the Orange County Federation of Labor endorsed Julio Perez for the 69th Assembly District. Then last month, the OC Labor Fed formed the “Orange County Dignity PAC to Support Julio Perez for Assembly 2012.” How much money is in there is unknown, as the next campaign finance reports for the period ending March 17 aren’t due until March 22. However, we do know at least $1,000 was dropped in the committee on February 10, as the PAC’s Form 410 filing indicates the committee qualified on February 10; under California campaign finance rules a committee “qualifies” the day its aggregate contributions reaches $1,000.
Even those March 22 figures for the period ending March 17 aren’t final, as the OC Labor Fed could dump in money at any time. The next campaign finance report due after that covers March 18 through May 19 isn’t due until May 24. The Form 497 report of contributions received in excess of $1,000 is due 24 hours after of receipt; for a candidate the Form 497 must be filed for each $1,000+ contribution received from March 7 (tomorrow) through June 4 (the day before the primary), but for a PAC, the Form 497 must only be filed for each $1,000+ contribution received from May 20 through June 4.
If they wait until March 18 to drop large sums of money into their PAC, the OC Labor Fed could leave everyone guessing until May 24 how much they’re really dumping in the race. May 24 is pretty late in the game for someone to raise (and spend) money to counter the PAC. The PAC could be a paper tiger to scare everyone in the race, or it could be a formidable financial vehicle to promote Perez’s candidacy, and no one will know likely until May 24 (although if they start pounding the district with mail, robocalls, etc., we’ll know it’s the latter by April); this of course assumes that they don’t dump an enormous sum in by March 17, in an attempt to scare donors away from the other candidates.
Posted in 69th Assembly District | Tagged: Julio Perez, OC Labor Fed | Leave a Comment »
Posted by Newsletter Reprint on March 2, 2012
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February, 2012 | Issue 04
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Posted in 65th Assembly District, Fullerton | Tagged: Bruce Whitaker, Chris Norby | Leave a Comment »
Posted by Former Blogger Chris Emami on February 28, 2012
In news that will clearly make our OC Political co-founder Chris Nguyen very happy, Christina Avalos has finally made up her mind on what office she will be running for. After what clearly took a great deal of thought and pondering she decided to turn in her “Sigs in Lieu” for the 68th Assembly District against Don Wagner.
If it were up to me I would have liked to have seen her run against Loretta for the Congressional seat, but we can’t always get what we want. This is not a big deal for Assemblyman Wagner as Republicans carry a 46% to 28% registration advantage in this seat.
As a resident of Anaheim Hills which is part of the new 68th Assembly District am glad to finally have an Assemblyman that is from Orange County. Since I have been registered to vote I have been stuck with Bob Huff (Diamond Bar) and Curt Hagman (Chino Hills). Don’t get me wrong Huff and Hagman are solid but I would refer to be represented by somebody from Orange County.
Avalos has lost numerous races in the past and is way to far to the left for this specific district. Don Wagner has been a solid Republican voice in the legislature and does a great deal to support candidates for local office in his district.
Posted in 68th Assembly District | Tagged: Christina Avalos, Don Wagner | 1 Comment »
Posted by Newsletter Reprint on February 25, 2012
This just came across the wire from the office of Assemblywoman Harkey:
Harkey Protests Legal Settlements Used to Decimate California Jobs
SACRAMENTO – The Legislature traditionally appropriates funds to settle lawsuits against the state where the Department of Justice recommends settlement over continuing litigation. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in 73rd Assembly District | Tagged: Diane Harkey | Leave a Comment »
Posted by Lassie on February 22, 2012
As an elected official one of the unwritten rules is that when someone endorses you for public office, that endorsement should be reciprocated. At the Central Committee Meeting on Monday many of my colleagues on other councils and school districts voted to endorse John Campbell in his re-election bid. Unfortunately that number fell one short of the 2/3 requirement to earn the endorsement.
One vote in particular surprised me after I heard about it, and that was the vote of Assembly candidate Robert Hammond who is running in the 69th Assembly District, who chose to oppose Campbell’s endorsement. I went to his website to check whether or not Campbell had endorsed him and indeed Campbell had endorsed Hammond. This is a total slap in the face to stand up and vote no on this endorsement.
Even if Hammond were to simply not stand up and vote Campbell would have received the endorsement, because the threshold for 2/3 would have been lowered by 1 vote. I am not saying that Hammond should become a robot that automatically blindly backs ever incumbent or member of the establishment bt in this situation he could have easily returned the favor.
As an elected official who is a Republican I will alway endorse somebody that has endorsed me as long as they are a Republican, with just one small exception. If multiple candidates running for the same office have endorsed me I will either stay out or dual endorse.
I would hope that either Robert Hammond changes his mind and makes a motion to reconsider at the next meeting or Congressman Campbell pulls his endorsement of Robert Hammond
Posted in 45th Congressional District, 69th Assembly District | Tagged: John Campbell, Robert Hammond | 53 Comments »
Posted by Former Blogger Chris Emami on February 22, 2012
Every once in a while you see a name pop up in the filing log that is a familiar one despite the fact that you can’t quite put your finger on it. In the case of the race for 73rd Assembly District the name James Corbett popped up as the only potential opponent for Assemblywoman Harkey, and I just knew that I had heard the name before.
It turns put after running a bit of googling that unless we have a unique coincidence on our hands, this is the same James Corbett that was a teacher at Capo Valley High School. The reason why I remembered the name is because he was the teacher that was sued by former student Chad Farnan for what was called “Disparaging Christianity.” I was not in the class so I find it unfair to comment specifically on what was said but according to the Orange County Register Corbett referred to creationism as “religious, superstitious nonsense.”
The initial ruling in the case after a 16 month grueling legal battle was that Corbett had violated the first amendment by disparaging students. I truly question why Corbett chose to single out Christianity versus the number of other religions that exist.
After the initial ruling the decision was overturned on appeal and was actually refused to be heard by the Supreme Court according to the OC Register.
If you look at the district and the way it is drawn this is a conservative crowd that is being represented. Diane Harkey has represented them well over the past 4 years and Corbett is just not the right representative for the 73rd District.
Posted in 73rd Assembly District, State Assembly | Tagged: Diane Harkey, James Corbett | 4 Comments »
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