On September 1st, Assemblyman Bill Berryhill announced his candidacy for the new State Senate District 5. If elected, he would join his brother State Senator Tom Berryhill and become only the second siblings to serve together concurrently in the upper house. The only brothers to serve in the Senate at the same time were Robert […]
Congressman Matthew G. Martinez died
Former Congressman Matthew Martinez, who represented AD-59 for the 1981-1982 session and was a member of Congress from 1982 to 2000, died October 15th at his home in Fredericksburg, Virginia. LA Times Article: “Former Rep. Matthew G. ‘Marty’ Martinez dies at 82“
Candidate Corrections
Two candidate profiles at JoinCalifornia.com had duplication errors corrected today; Samuel Knight Based on a tip from Felisa Enriquez, the JoinCalifornia candidate page for Samuel Knight has been split into two; one for Samuel Knight Sr. (who served in the State Assembly in 1853) and one for Samuel Knight Jr. (who served in the […]