Today marks the 192nd anniversary of the birth of David C. Broderick (born February 4, 1820 in Washington, DC). Broderick, a member of the Whig Party, was elected to the California State Senate a month at age 29 birthday and was became a U.S. Senator at 36. He served almost three years before being killed […]
Primary Candidate Tracking Report (2/1/2012)
There are currently 177 candidates for Congress and 324 candidates for the State Legislature in the 2012 Primary Election who are currently being tracked in preparation for updating the JoinCalifornia database. Congress (53 Seats; 177 Candidates) 88 Democrats 79 Republicans 3 Libertarians 3 Greens 3 Independents/No Party Preference State Senate (20 Seats; 58 Candidates) 34 […]
Blakeslee Attempts Veto Override
During the Senate floor session today, State Senator Sam Blakeslee brought up one of his bills in order to attempt a veto override. The override of SB 356 (2011), vetoed in September by Governor Brown, failed on a 13-22 vote. Although veto-overrides are threatened on occasion, it has been more than 30 years since the legislature […]
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