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April 2, 2016 By Alex Vassar

2016: Tough Year for Minor Parties

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 […]

Filed Under: 2016 Election, Current Research, Political Parties

March 29, 2016 By Alex Vassar

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 […]

Filed Under: 2016 Election, Current Research, Editorial, JoinCalifornia, State Senate, Top Stories

March 29, 2016 By Alex Vassar

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 […]

Filed Under: Current Research, Editorial, JoinCalifornia, State Senate, Term Limits, Top Stories

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