Posted by Scott Carpenter on June 2, 2014
As if the Assembly District 74 race hadn’t been entertaining enough, former GOP stalwart and conservative activist Howard Ahmanson made a late push attacking Keith Curry and attacking Anila Ali, while pumping up Karina Onofre in this mailer sent to democrats:
Ahmanson didn’t stop there, his Fieldsted & Co. has also made contributions to Curry and Ali’s opponents Emanuel Patrascu, Matthew Harper and Karina Onofre. This is quite interesting, it appears Ahmanson is trying to drive a wedge in the Democratic primary and see which viable GOP alternative can advance against Curry. Ahmanson famously left the GOP in 2008 saying the hard line stance against taxes was evidence of misplaced priorities. Interestingly he joined the Democratic Party which is much more in opposition to his social views. Picking Onofre, who claims she is a conservative Democrat, seems to be the “most” in line with the direction he wishes to see the party move. However the more practical purpose of these moves is to see a division in the Democratic primary prevail. About 25 hours from now we will see if it was too little too late.
Posted in 74th Assembly District | Tagged: Anila Ali, Emanuel Patrascu, Howard Ahmanson, Karina Onofre, Keith Curry, Matthew Harper | 5 Comments »
Posted by Former Blogger Chris Emami on June 2, 2014
The OC Register endorsed in a majority of races on the ballot including a new endorsement that was released this morning for Marshall Tuck a candidate for State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Here is a list of endorsed candidates:
State Superintendent of Public Instruction- Marshall Tuck
O.C. Supervisor, District 2- Michelle Steel
O.C. Supervisor, District 4- Shawn Nelson
O.C. Supervisor, District 5- Robert Ming & Frank Ury (You can only vote for 1)
O.C. Assessor- Claude Parrish
O.C. Clerk-Recorder- Hugh Nguyen
O.C. District Attorney- Tony Rackauckas
Superior Court Judge, Office 20- Helen Hayden
Superior Court Judge, Office 27- Joanne Motoike
Superior Court Judge, Office 35- Carmen Luege
O.C. Board of Education, Trustee Area 2- Tom Pollitt
O.C. Board of Education, Trustee Area 5- Linda Lindholm
Irvine Unified School District Board- Ira Glasky
O.C. Measure A- Yes
Buena Park Measure B- No
Anaheim Measure C- Yes
Anaheim Measure D- No
Anaheim Measure E- Yes
Prop. 41- No
Prop. 42- Yes
To see more details about each of the endorsements click on this link to go to the OC Register website by clicking here. I agree with a majority of the endorsements that they made with a few small differences. It will be interesting to see how each of these candidates fares on Tuesday night.
Posted in 2nd Supervisorial District, 4th Supervisorial District, 5th Supervisorial District, Anaheim, Buena Park School District, California, Irvine Unified School District, Orange County, Orange County Assessor, Orange County Board of Education, Orange County Board of Supervisors, Orange County Clerk-Recorder, Orange County District Attorney's Office | Tagged: Carmen Luege, Claude Parrish, Frank Ury, Helen Hayden, hugh nguyen, Ira Glasky, Joanne Motoike, Linda Lindholm, Marshall Tuck, Michelle Steel, Robert Ming, Shawn Nelson, Tom Pollitt, Tony Rackauckas | Leave a Comment »
Posted by Newsletter Reprint on June 2, 2014
This is a guest editorial from Lowell Joint School District Trustee BillHinz on one of the judicial races. Mr.Hinz earned a Juris Doctorate from Western State University and is the owner of a private law firm in Brea.
Helen Hayden for Orange County Superior Court Judge
Helen Hayden is running for Judge. Ms. Hayden was born in Philly and raised in South Jersey. She graduated from Boston College and later attended Suffolk University Law School. While in law school Ms. Hayden worked in a local district attorney’s office and subsequently graduated from law school with honors. In 1989 she moved to California dealing primarily with civil litigation.
Ms. Hayden is trying to unseat Judge Derek Johnson (a Gray Davis appointee). Although Judge Johnson has been endorsed by a long list of other judges and lawyers (customary for a sitting judge) it should be noted that Judge Johnson was publicly admonished by the State Of California Commission On Judicial Performance relative to comments that he made on the record about a rape victim, opining his view that “I’m not a gynecologist, but I can tell you something: If someone doesn’t want to have sexual intercourse the body shuts down. The body will not permit that to happen unless a lot of damage is inflicted and we heard nothing about that in this case. That tells me that the victim in this case although she wasn’t necessarily willing, she didn’t put up a fight…I found this whole case to be a technical case. The rape is technical. The forced oral copulation is technical. It’s more of a crime law test than a real live criminal case.”
I met both Helen Hayden and Judge Johnson at a recent meeting of the North Orange County Bar Association. I was impressed by the demeanor of Helen Hayden. Judge Johnson, not so much, he refused to shake hands with his opponent. Helen Hayden has been endorsed by the Orange County Register and deserves your support as well.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged: Derek Johnson, Helen Hayden | Leave a Comment »
Posted by Former Blogger Chris Emami on June 2, 2014
The LA Times just recently announced the results of a poll that they conducted for the gubernatorial race:
Half of Californians deemed likely to vote in the primary supported Brown’s reelection. Among his chief challengers, both Republicans, Neel Kashkari was far behind at 18% and Tim Donnelly trailed at 13%. The difference between the two vying for the second slot in the general election was within the poll’s margin of error.
The results showing Jerry Brown at over 50% are not surprising since incumbency is still of some value and Kashkari and Donnelly have been targeting each other more than Brown based on mailers and individual appearances at events.
Despite the fact that Donnelly currently trails Kashkari by 5% of the vote in the most recent poll I believe that the race may be closer than some may expect. Voter turnout is extremely low at this point and I project based on the fact that as of 6-2-2014 only 156,741 out of 743,454 (21%) of absentee ballots have been returned we are going to have a lower turnout than most people are expecting. This low turnout will benefit Donnelly more than Kashkari because Donnelly has a conservative voting base that is more likely to mail in an absentee ballot or vote at the polls.
At this point I would say that Kashkari is definitely the front-runner but I believe the race for second place will be a nail biter. The higher the turn out on election day the worse off Donnelly is.
Posted in California | Tagged: Neel Kashkari, Tim Donnelly | Leave a Comment »
Posted by Marion Morrison on June 1, 2014
The Morrison household finally received Allan Mansoor’s first campaign mailer this weekend. It was a comparison hit piece that tries to paint Michelle Steel as a Union lackey and career politician. Additionally, our family received a follow-up letter to the one that was previously sent when absentee ballots dropped. The language has changed a bit, so I included it here. With a fair amount of absentees yet to be returned, and Election Day on Tuesday, this piece may just save him from being defeated in the Primary. Only time will tell.
Posted in 2nd Supervisorial District, Mail | Tagged: Allan Mansoor, AOCDS, Michelle Steel | 4 Comments »
Posted by Newsletter Reprint on May 30, 2014
This came over the wire from the Paul Glaab for Assembly campaign this afternoon. With just four days left in the campaign, few voters will even know he dropped out:
Local Community Leader and Former Laguna Niguel
Mayor Paul Glaab Withdraws from 73rd Assembly Race
Endorses Anna Bryson and Encourages Supporters to Vote for Her on June 3rd
(Laguna Niguel, CA) Candidate for Assembly District 73 and former Laguna Niguel Mayor Paul Glaab releases the following statement regarding withdrawing from the 73rd Assembly District race:
After much consideration and discussion with my family, and due to recent health issues, I have decided to suspend my campaign for the 73rd Assembly District. I recently had a serious fall that caused a head injury, and will require an extended recovery that has been making it difficult to run a campaign. At this time I cannot continue to put the effort in to the race that will make my campaign successful. Therefore, I have decided to suspend my campaign.
I’ve spent over 30 years working for the people of Laguna Niguel and Orange County. But at this time, I have decided it is best to dedicate more time to my recovery – and when my health returns, to my family and to helping our local communities.
After deciding to withdraw, it was clear who to support—Anna Bryson. Anna has done so much for this community as an education reformer and leader. She will make a great Assemblymember. I would like to thank so many people who have worked and supported me during this campaign. I strongly encourage them to support Anna Bryson and keep this seat in GOP hands in November.
Paul was elected to the Laguna Niguel City Council in 2004, serving as the city’s Mayor in 2008 and in 2012. In December of 2006, Paul joined the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors where he represented South Orange County’s Fifth District and was a member of the Regional Planning and Highways Committee. He served as Chairman of the Board in 2012.
Currently, Paul and his wife, Janice, own their own small business, Glaab and Associates, a public affairs firm in Orange County which Paul founded in 1999. He and Janice reside in Laguna Niguel where they are raising their daughter, Molly, who attends St. Anne School in Laguna Niguel.
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Posted in 73rd Assembly District | Tagged: Anna Bryson, Paul Glaab | 2 Comments »
Posted by Chris Nguyen on May 30, 2014
One of our most popular posts from the November 2012 General Election was “Humongous Grid of Endorsements,” so we’re back this election with the Giant Grid of Endorsements for the June 2014 Primary Election.
I did abbreviate for some groups, so OC GOP = Republican Party of Orange County, DPOC = Democratic Party of Orange County, CRA = California Republican Assembly, HJTA = Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, CWLA = California Women’s Leadership Association, OC Tax = Orange County Taxpayers Association, OCBC = Orange County Business Council, and CTA = California Teachers Association.
If you’re particularly interested in a group, click their name to view their endorsements on their web site. You can learn more about the group there, such as HJTA being the state’s leading taxpayer advocate group or Women in Leadership being a single-issue group with the sole goal of electing “pro-choice women candidates to local, regional and state-wide office who support keeping abortion legal.” (In light of their mission, does anyone else find it odd that Women in Leadership’s two endorsements on this grid are both for school board?)
Candidates in each race are listed in alphabetical order by last name, except incumbents got listed first in their respective races. Party affiliations are listed except for judicial candidates Thomas Martin and Wayne Philips, as I could not tell their affiliation from the voter database (common names combined with obscure judicial races make figuring out their affiliations challenging).
Whether you love a group and want to vote with their endorsements or hate a group and want to vote against their endorsements, here are the endorsements for county offices and school board, along with local ballot measures:
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OC GOP |
DPOC |
OC Register |
Lincoln Club |
Atlas PAC |
CRA |
Family Action PAC |
HJTA |
CWLA |
OC Tax |
OCBC |
CTA |
OC Labor Federation |
Evolve |
Women in Leadership |
Planned Parenthood |
| Supervisor, 2nd District |
| Joe Carchio (R) |
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| Allan Mansoor (R) |
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| Jim Moreno (D) |
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| Michelle Steel (R) |
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| Supervisor, 4th District |
| Shawn Nelson (R – incumbent) |
X |
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| Rudy Gaona (D) |
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| Supervisor, 5th District |
| Lisa Bartlett (R) |
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| Robert Ming (R) |
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X |
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| Frank Ury (R) |
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| Joe Williams (NPP) |
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| Assessor |
| Webster Guillory (NPP – incumbent) |
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| Jorge Lopez (D) |
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| Claude Parrish (R) |
X |
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X |
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| Auditor-Controller |
| James Benuzzi (D) |
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| Mike Dalati (D) |
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| Frank Davies (R) |
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| John Willard (NPP) |
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| Eric Woolery (R) |
X |
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| Clerk-Recorder |
| Hugh Nguyen (R – incumbent) |
X |
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X |
X |
X |
X |
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X |
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| Monica Maddox (R) |
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| Gary Pritchard (D) |
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| Steve Rocco (NPP) |
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| District Attorney-Public Administrator |
| Tony Rackauckas (R – incumbent) |
X |
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X |
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| Greg Diamond (D) |
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| Sheriff-Coroner |
| Sandra Hutchens (R – incumbent) |
X |
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X |
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| Superintendent of Schools |
| Al Mijares (R – incumbent) |
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X |
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X |
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| Treasurer-Tax Collector |
| Shari Freidenrich (R – incumbent) |
X |
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X |
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| Judge, Office #14 |
| Fred Fascenelli (R) |
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| Kevin Haskins (R) |
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| KC Jones (R) |
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| Thomas Martin |
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| Judge, Office #20 |
| Derek Johnson (D – incumbent) |
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| Helen Hayden (R) |
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| Judge, Office #27 |
| Joanne Motoike (D – incumbent) |
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| Wayne Philips |
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| Judge, Office #35 |
| Jeff Ferguson (R) |
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| Carmen Luege (R) |
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| County Board of Education, Trustee Area 2 |
| David Boyd (R – incumbent) |
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| Tom Pollitt (R) |
X |
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| County Board of Education, Trustee Area 5 |
| Elizabeth Parker (R – incumbent) |
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| Linda Lindholm (R) |
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| Irvine Unified School District (Special Election for Six-Month Term) |
| Ira Glasky (R – incumbent) |
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X |
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| Carolyn Inmon (D) |
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| Bob Vu (R) |
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| Measure A (Orange County) |
| Yes |
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| Measure B (Buena Park School District) |
| Yes |
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| No |
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| Measure C (Anaheim) |
| Yes |
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| Measure D (Anaheim) |
| Yes |
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| No |
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| Measure E (Anaheim) |
| Yes |
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*The Democratic Party of Orange County did not endorse David Boyd or Elizabeth Parker, instead the DPOC issued anti-endorsements against Tom Pollitt and Linda Lindholm.
Posted in 2nd Supervisorial District, 4th Supervisorial District, 5th Supervisorial District, Anaheim, Buena Park School District, Democrat Central Committee, Irvine Unified School District, Orange County, Orange County Assessor, Orange County Auditor-Controller, Orange County Board of Education, Orange County Clerk-Recorder, Orange County Public Administrator, Orange County Treasurer-Tax Collector, Republican Central Committee | Tagged: Al Mijares, Allan Mansoor, Atlas PAC, Bob Vu, California Republican Assembly, California Teachers Association, California Women's Leadership Association, Carmen Luege, Carolyn Inmon, Claude Parrish, David Boyd, Democratic Party of Orange County, Derek Johnson, Elizabeth Parker, Eric Woolery, Evolve, Family Action PAC, Frank Davies, Frank Ury, Fred Fascenelli, Gary Pritchard, Greg Diamond, Helen Hayden, Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, hugh nguyen, Ira Glasky, James Benuzzi, Jeff Ferguson, Jim Moreno, Joanne Motoike, Joe Carchio, Joe Williams, John Willard, Jorge Lopez, KC Jones, Kevin Haskins, Lincoln Club, Linda Lindholm, Lisa Bartlett, Measure A, Measure B, Measure C, Measure D, Measure E, Michelle Steel, Mike Dalati, Monica Maddox, Orange County Business Council, Orange County Labor Federation, Orange County Register, Orange County Taxpayers Association, Planned Parenthood, Republican Party of Orange County, Robert Ming, Rudy Gaona, Sandra Hutchens, Shari Freidenrich, Shawn Nelson, Steve Rocco, Thomas Martin, Tom Pollitt, Tony Rackauckas, Wayne Philips, Webster Guillory, Women in Leadership | 2 Comments »
Posted by Marion Morrison on May 29, 2014
Interestingly we received a small postcard in the mail today with all 75 pieces of typical campaign literature. For some reason, this little guy actually stood out amongst the rest. One would really have to read into it – but to reach a large audience, this late in the game and for a smaller price tag, Joe Carchio actually gets an A for effort. While I personally don’t think this will help propel Carchio into November, it may steal away enough votes and prevent Michelle Steel from walking away with the clean sweep. Allan Mansoor still has yet to put out one piece of traditional campaign mail. Tick tock, tick tock…
Posted in 2nd Supervisorial District, Mail | Tagged: Allan Mansoor, Joe Carchio, Michelle Steel | 3 Comments »
OC Political 