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January 19, 2012 By Alex Vassar Leave a Comment

Primary Candidate Tracking Report (1/19/2012)

There are currently 166 candidates for Congress and 320 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; 166 Candidates) 85 Democrats 73 Republicans 3 Libertarians 2 Greens 2 Independents/No Party Preference State Senate (20 Seats; 52 Candidates) 30 […]

Filed Under: 2012 Election, Congress, JoinCalifornia, State Assembly, State Senate, Top Stories

January 10, 2012 By Alex Vassar Leave a Comment

Hertzberg running for State Senate?

The Los Angeles Daily News had an article on the potential campaign by former Assembly Speaker Bob Hertzberg for the newly drawn State Senate District 27. If Hertzberg does decide to run, he will be breaking the mold. Although it wasn’t uncommon for Assembly Speakers to be elected to the Senate in the early years of […]

Filed Under: 2012 Election, ElectionVolunteer, State Assembly, State Senate, Top Stories

January 5, 2012 By Alex Vassar Leave a Comment

Senator Ruben Ayala died

Former State Senator Ruben Ayala died Wednesday night in Ontario. A report in the Sacramento Bee noted that Ayala had fought a long illness. Ayala, who served in the Senate from 1974-1998, was the long-time Chair of the Agriculture and Water Committee, a powerful position that he used to draft a bill authorizing the construction […]

Filed Under: Current Research, Deaths, State Senate

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