Assemblymember Holly J. Mitchell easily won Tuesday’s special election in Senate District 26. In fact, according to the latest numbers from the Los Angeles County Registrar, Mitchell received 80.65% of the vote. But here’s the other important statistic from the election; Mitchell won her Senate seat with 17,121 votes (and counting), which is less than […]
Jones-Sawyer: Longest Legislator Name Ever?
Finally, the answer to a question that probably only three or four people have ever wondered… is Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer Sr. the legislator with the longest name ever? Yes. Well, kind of. Using his full name, Jones-Sawyer’s 28 characters come in as the easy winner. The second-longest legislator name belonged to Juanita Millender-McDonald (25 characters). […]
September 9: Admission Day
Monday, September 9th, marks the 163rd anniversary of California’s admission to the union as a state. Formerly a state holiday called “Admission Day”, the day served as an import reminder of California’s early history. What was most remarkable was that Californians didn’t wait for statehood before establishing the first civil institutions. More than a year […]
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