2014 was a tough year for California’s minor parties and 2016 is looking even more challenging. Looking at the number of minor party (also called “third party”) candidates who made it onto the General Election ballot, we can see that (excluding statewide offices and the BOE) the numbers have been falling fast. In 2000, there were 124 […]
Right Place, Right Time
It has been quite a week for the State Senate. On Wednesday, March 23rd, former Democratic State Senator (and current Congressional candidate) Lou Correa noticed a fire at an apartment complex in Santa Ana and, using a garden hose, had the fire mostly extinguished by the time the fire department arrived. He was credited with helping the seven […]
Nielsen Reaches 1,000 Weeks
An interesting point in California legislative history was quietly reached this week. For the first time in a number of years, and probably for the last time in quite a while, a legislator reached 1,000 weeks of service in the legislature. Senator Jim Nielsen, who served twelve years in the Senate from 1978-1990 and four years […]
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