Anthony Adams recall FAILS to qualify

I know this isn't usually in our purview here with this blog, but this story is amazing.

How a group could spend almost $100,000 and not get this to qualify is simply stunning. John and Ken are losing their minds over this. They had events to gather signatures and around 58,000 were turned in and only 24,579 were valid. WOW!

The fact that he screwed all Californians out of our own hard earned money should have gotten him recalled, but alas it was not to be.

Curt Hagman named to Insurance & Judiciary Committees

Curt Hagman was just named to these committees according to the Whittier Daily News

"Assemblyman Curt Hagman has been appointed to the Assembly Insurance and Judiciary committees.

Hagman, R-Chino Hills, said he wants to pursue legal reforms that eliminate "costly junk lawsuits."

"Such lawsuits cost jobs and make California a very expensive place to do business in."

"In these new roles, I will fight hard for balanced reforms that will create jobs, lower costs for small businesses and protect Californians," Hagman said.

Hagman already is Republican floor manager, responsible for representing Republican interests on procedure and process on the Assembly floor."

Congressman Miller Awards Bronze Star Medal to Vietnam Veteran

From Congressman Gary Miller's Capitol Connection Newsletter.

Washington, Nov 20 - Congressman Miller was honored to present the Bronze Star Medal to Vietnam Veteran, Specialist Four Charles E. Seymour of the United States Army at last week’s Service Academy Night at the Richard Nixon Library. Specialist Seymour was awarded the Bronze Star Medal on March 18, 1971 for meritorious service in connection with ground operations against hostile enemy forces during the Vietnam War. He knew he had received the award when he left Vietnam in 1971, but the award letter never made it into his service file. His award letter was missing for over 35 years and was recently discovered in his late mother’s belongings. Congressman Miller was pleased to assist in obtaining the award and expresses heartfelt gratitude to Specialist Seymour for his faithful and dedicated service to our nation. Constituents needing assistance with any Veterans Affairs issues may contact Congressman Miller’s district office at (714) 257-1142.

Norby Places First in Special Election

Supervisor Chris Norby finished first in the Special Election for the 72nd Assembly District. He will face second Democrat John MacMurray and the Green Party's Jane Rands, in a January 12 runoff.

As of this morning the results were as follows.

• Chris Norby (Rep) 14,038 37.2%
• John MacMurray (Dem) 10,201 27.1%
• Linda Ackerman (Rep) 7,416 19.7%
• Richard Faher (Rep) 4,986 13.2%
• Jane Rands (Grn) 1,067 2.8%

Linda Ackerman released the following statement.

Linda Ackerman has issued the following statement on the outcome of the 72nd Assembly District Election:

"I am so grateful to the voters of the 72nd Assembly District for the opportunity to campaign for this Assembly seat. Although we were not successful tonight, I want to congratulate Supervisor Norby on his hard-fought and successful campaign. Throughout this process we had the honor of speaking with thousands of Californians who feel pessimistic about the direction their state is headed. I look forward to continuing my work as an ordinary citizen and activist in the Republican Party to elect conservative leaders who will move our state, our country and our party forward."

Local Federal Race Update

Since I did a state update earlier I thought a Federal update would be appropriate.

So far there appears to be at least three candidates in the race for the 42nd Congressional race.

Republican Primary

Congressman Gary Miller and Lee McGroarty have both filed with the FEC to seek the Republican nomination.

Democratic Primary

2008 Democratic primary second place finisher Michael Williamson appears to be the only candidate so far to enter the race for the Democratic nomination.

2008 Democratic primary third place finisher Ron Shepston may seek a rematch. His campaign renewed the web site's domain for one year this past April, but there have been no updates to the site since June 2008. One deterrent may be that Shepston still has $45,544 in debt from his 2008 race.

2008 Democratic nominee Ed Chau, who was recently reelected to the Montebello USD school board, terminated his committee with the FEC in October, so he will not be running again.


Candidate filing begins with signatures-in-lieu of filing fees forms on January 1. Although County Registrar of Voters offices will not be open until January 4. The deadline to file nomination papers is March 12.

Local State Race Update

With filing quickly approaching for Federal and State offices I took a look at who has filed "Statements of Intention" to run for local State races.

As of today Assembly Members Norma Torres and Curt Hagman have not yet drawn a challenger. State Senator Gloria Negrete McLeod also has not drawn a challenger. State Senator Bob Huff is not up for reelection until 2012.

The special election for the 72nd Assembly seat is tomorrow.

Candidate filing begins with signatures-in-lieu of filing fees forms on January 1. Although County Registrar of Voters offices will not be open until January 4. The deadline to file nomination papers is March 12.