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December 17, 2014 By Alex Vassar

The Least-Known Amazing Legislator

Jesse Dorsey is a name that California political historians should know. Dorsey worked as a Deputy District Attorney for two years before he was elected District Attorney for Kern County in 1900. Two years later, Dorsey ran for (and won) a seat in the Assembly. He served as District Attorney again from 1917 to 1922 […]

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December 13, 2014 By Alex Vassar

2014 Election Statistics

On December 12th, the Secretary of State published the Statement of Vote for the 2014 General Election. Following a review of the numbers, some great Marc Levine won his race with more votes than any other Assembly candidate. In fact, Levine got more votes (105,636) in his race than 12 of the Senators got in […]

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December 13, 2014 By Alex Vassar

Drafting Sharon Runner

Since the November election, there has been significant talk about who might be seeking the three soon-to-be-vacant seats once State Senators Mark DeSaulnier, Steve Knight and Mimi Walters resign to become members of Congress. On Friday, a former staffer to former State Senator Sharon Runner invited me to join a Facebook group titled “Draft Sharon Runner for Senate” that included a […]

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