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March 8, 2016 By Alex Vassar

Politics on Tap – Episode 82

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to join host John Howard and Adam Gottlieb on Capitol Weekly’s Politics on Tap. Adam brought a great collection of campaign ephemera, including some century-old items, and shared his love of political history. I was able to share some of the better stories that have come up through my […]

Filed Under: Current Research, JoinCalifornia, Legislation, Political Parties, Special Elections, State Assembly, State Senate, Term Limits, Top Stories

January 12, 2016 By Alex Vassar

Perea Resignation Letter

Over the weekend, the Assembly Daily Journal for January 4th went online, which gave the public its first view of Assemblyman Henry T. Perea‘s month-old resignation letter. The letter was addressed to the Assembly Speaker. At 160 words, this is the longest resignation letter since Holly Mitchell resigned from the Assembly in 2013. Perea used […]

Filed Under: Current Research, Special Elections, State Assembly

December 3, 2015 By Alex Vassar

Perea to Resign December 31st

As was reported in the news yesterday, Assemblyman Henry T. Perea has announced that he will resign effective December 31st. Some quick statistics about his service and resignation; Perea will leave office after 265 weeks in office, ranking as California’s 3237th longest-serving legislator (just ahead of John Campbell at 264 weeks). In past 5 decades, only […]

Filed Under: 2016 Election, Current Research, From the Archive, Special Elections, State Assembly

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