IV Daily Bulletin gets it wrong, SGV Tribune and Whittier Daily News get it right

The Inland Valley Daily Bulletin has an article by Sandra Emerson today about who filed for the June primary elections. Unfortunately there information is, once again, wrong and incomplete.

In reporting about the 60th Assembly District they report that Curt Hagman is unopposed. However, yesterday Democrat Gregg Fritchle filed his papers in Los Angeles County.

In their coverage of the 42nd Congressional race they only mention that David Su and Lee McGroarty are challenging Rep. Gary Miller for the Republican nomination, forgetting about Phil Liberatore who filed in Los Angeles County. They also fail to mention that Democrat Michael Williamson and Libertarian Mark Lambert are on the ballot.

Maybe the reporter didn't realize that a legislative district can include more than one county and only looked at San Bernardino county filings. The San Gabriel Valley Tribune and Whittier Daily News, owned by the same company as the Daily Bulletin, didn't make the same mistake when reporting about the races. Both mention Fritchle in the 60th and report about all candidates in the 42nd.

In January, the Daily Bulletin published a similar story that failed to mention candidates in the 42nd race and 32nd State Senate race. Maybe the newspapers need to share notes so the Daily Bulletin doesn't make this mistake for a third time in a row on the next story.

Friday March 12 Evening Update

The 5pm filing deadline has passed. Below are the candidates who will be on the ballot. Every incumbent will face at least one challenger.

Congress
42nd (Gary Miller)
Michael Williamson-Dem
David Su-Rep
Gary Miller-Rep
Lee McGroarty-Rep
Phil Liberatore-Rep
Mark Lambert-Lib

State Senate
32nd (Gloria Negrete-McLeod)
Gloria Negrete-McLeod-Dem
Earl De Vries-Rep

State Assembly
60th (Curt Hagman)
Curt Hagman-Rep
Gregg Fritchle-Dem

61th (Norma Torres)
Norma Torres-Dem
Ray Moors-Rep

72nd (Chris Norby)
Chris Norby-Rep
Esiquio Ramos Uballe-Dem (Turned in paper work but has not yet been declared as "qualified.")
Jane Rands-Grn

Update: 72nd Assembly Filing Update

Assemblyman Chris Norby will not be facing a primary challenge as James Gerbus, who started the filing process, did not finish it as the 5pm deadline passed.

Norby will be facing Green Party candidate Jane Rands who officially qualified for the ballot today.

Norby may be facing a Democratic challenger, but we will have to wait until Monday to find out. Democrat Esiquio Ramos Uballe returned the paper work today but has not officially qualified for the ballot yet. This probably means that the signatures on the nomination form still have to be verified.

Update (March 17): Democrat Esiquio Ramos Uballe has qualified for the ballot.

Friday March 12 Morning Filing Update

As of 11am no new candidates have filed their nomination forms, which places their names on the ballot.

So the list of candidates that have not turned in their forms are below.

72nd Assemblyman Chris Norby could go from having four opponents to none.

Congress
42nd (Gary Miller)
Louie Contreras-Dem
Phil Liberatore-Rep

State Senate
32nd (Gloria Negrete-McLeod)
Michael Bryant-Rep

State Assembly
72nd (Chris Norby)
Esiquio Ramos Uballe-Dem
James Gerbus-Rep
Jane Rands-Grn
Brian Lee Cross-Lib

Bill Simon Endorses Liberatore in 42nd

Former Gubernatorial candidate Bill Simon has endorsed Republican candidate Phil Liberatore in 42nd Congressional race. The 42nd seat is currently held by Republican Rep. Gary Miller.

Simon said, "I am pleased to add my endorsement to Phil Liberatore for Congress in the 42nd District. All of us long for a breath of fresh air to sweep through our government-both State and Federal – and Phil is just that. As a CPA, USC Graduate, devoted husband, father and successful businessman, Phil brings honesty, integrity and accountability to government. The worst news for Washington is the voters of the 42nd in California are sending a CPA to Washington who intends to scrutinize both the budget and government. Please remember your voice matters and your vote counts! Vote on June 8th!"

One more day of Candidate Filing

There is one more day tomorrow for candidates to file for the June primary election.

Below is the list of candidates that have not turned in their papers. If they do not turn them in by 5pm tomorrow they will not be on the ballot.

Five candidates have started the process in the 72nd Assembly district but only one, Assemblyman Chris Norby, has turned in his papers.

Congress
42nd (Gary Miller)
Louie Contreras-Dem
Phil Liberatore-Rep

State Senate
32nd (Gloria Negrete-McLeod)
Michael Bryant-Rep

State Assembly
72nd (Chris Norby)
Esiquio Ramos Uballe-Dem
James Gerbus-Rep
Jane Rands-Grn
Brian Lee Cross-Lib

Thursday March 11 Filing Update

This Friday at 5pm is the deadline (unless the incumbent does not file for re-election) to file paperwork to be on the June Primary Election ballot.

Below is the list of candidates that have turned in their nomination paperwork as of 8:00pm.

I highlighted those that have been added to the Registrar of Voters lists since yesterday's update.

Congress
42nd (Gary Miller)
Michael Williamson-Dem
David Su-Rep
Gary Miller-Rep
Lee McGroarty-Rep
Mark Lambert-Lib

State Senate
32nd (Gloria Negrete-McLeod)
Gloria Negrete-McLeod-Dem
Earl De Vries-Rep

State Assembly
60th (Curt Hagman)
Curt Hagman-Rep

61th (Norma Torres)
Norma Torres-Dem
Ray Moors-Rep

72nd (Chris Norby)
Chris Norby-Rep

Hagman looks to be unopposed

With just two days remaining to file for the 2010 elections, conservative Assemblyman Curt Hagman looks to be unopposed in the primary and general election. Hagman has done a good job in his first term and his conservative voting record has helped him avoid a recall attempt like neighboring Assemblymembers have faced.

Hagman filed his reelection paperwork on Monday.

Rep. Miller, David Su appear in article about Congress' Approval Rating

The Daily Bulletin has an article about Congress' slumping approval rating and possible reasons for it. It features some interesting quotes from Rep. Gary Miller on how many people contact his office in a week (about 1,000) and how he interacts with them. I was surprised

David Su is the challenger the Daily Bulletin choose to talk to about Miller. He had several quotes including "A lot of people in my area don't even know who Congressman Gary Miller is. I think that's a problem. When he comes back from Washington, he is never at public events."

42nd Congressional Candidate Lee McGroarty's Upcoming Speaking Schedule

42nd Congressional Candidate Lee McGroarty's upcoming speaking schedule.

Thursday, March 11— South Orange County 912 Group at 7 p.m. at the Capistrano Unified School District, 33122 Valle Road 
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675,
949 234-9200.

Saturday, March 13—Rush Limbaugh Club meeting at 8 a.m. at the Costa del Sol Golf Club, 27601 Costa del Sol Road, Mission Viejo CA 92692.

Thursday, April 1—Orange County Federation of Republican Women. Time and Location TBD.

March 10 Filing Update

This Friday at 5pm is the deadline (unless the incumbent does not file for re-election) to file paperwork to be on the June Primary Election ballot.

Below is the list of candidates that have turned in their nomination paperwork as of 6:30pm.

I highlighted those that have been added to the Registrar of Voters lists since yesterday's update.

Congress
42nd (Gary Miller)
Michael Williamson-Dem
David Su-Rep
Gary Miller-Rep
Lee McGroarty-Rep
Mark Lambert-Lib

State Senate
32nd (Gloria Negrete-McLeod)
Gloria Negrete-McLeod-Dem
Earl De Vries-Rep

State Assembly
60th (Curt Hagman)
Curt Hagman-Rep

61th (Norma Torres)
Norma Torres-Dem
Ray Moors-Rep

72nd (Chris Norby)
None

The List of Possible Political Drop Outs

With three more days of candidate filing left I thought I would look at the list of candidates who may be rethinking their plans.

Below are individuals who took out signature in-lieu (SIL) forms to lower the cost of the filing fee, but have not yet pulled nomination papers. Nomination papers must be filed to place your name on the ballot.

Maybe they are just waiting until the last minute, but this could also be the first indication of a possible drop out.

Congress
42nd (Gary Miller)
Lee McGroarty-Rep
Louie Contreras-Dem

State Senate
32nd (Gloria Negrete-McLeod)
Earl De Vries-Rep

State Assembly
72nd (Chris Norby)
James Gerbus-Rep (pulled, but never returned SIL forms)
Brian Lee Cross-Lib

March 9 Morning Filing Update

This Friday at 5pm is the deadline (unless the incumbent does not file for re-election) to file paperwork to be on the June Primary Election ballot. Below is the list of candidates that have turned in their nomination paperwork as of noon today. I highlighted those that have been added to the Registrar of Voters lists since last night's update.

Congress
42nd (Gary Miller)
Michael Williamson-Dem
David Su-Rep
Gary Miller-Rep

State Senate
32nd (Gloria Negrete-McLeod)
Gloria Negrete-McLeod-Dem

State Assembly
60th (Curt Hagman)
Curt Hagman-Rep

61th (Norma Torres)
Norma Torres-Dem
Ray Moors-Rep

72nd (Chris Norby)
None

March 8 Candidate Filing Update

This Friday at 5pm is the deadline (unless the incumbent does not file for re-election) to file paperwork to be on the June Primary Election ballot. Below is the list of candidates that have turned in their nomination paperwork as of Monday evening.

Congress
42nd (Gary Miller)
Michael Williamson-Dem

State Senate
32nd (Gloria Negrete-McLeod)
Gloria Negrete-McLeod-Dem

State Assembly
60th (Curt Hagman)
Curt Hagman-Rep

61th (Norma Torres)
Norma Torres-Dem
Ray Moors-Rep

72nd (Chris Norby)
None

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Lee McGroarty Racks Up Another Endorsement

I was reading ChinoHills.com, which is a great webpage for us CH residents, and noticed that they had posted a story about McGroarty getting the endorsement of "The Independence Caucus." Not knowing a single thing about this group I went to their webpage which stated that:

The Independence Caucus operates as an "open-source" organization.

It looks like this group isn't really an organization at all, rather a loose confederation of people with similar ideological views. So what the value there is in this endorsement is unknown. I would be interested to know if Miller sought their endorsement and my bet would be that he has never heard of them. That being said, it looks like Lee is out there and making a real go of it.