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September 19, 2012 By Alex Vassar Leave a Comment

Congressman “Judge” Saund

Thursday is the 113th anniversary of former California Congressman Dalip Singh Saund. Born in India in 1899, Judge Saund became (in 1957) the first United States Congressman to have been born in Asia. Saund became a U.S. citizen in 1949 and was elected to a judicial office in Imperial County in 1950. He was denied […]

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September 13, 2012 By Alex Vassar Leave a Comment

Timing and the La Malfa Vacancy

How much does a single day matter? Sometimes, a surprising amount. Take, for example, the case of the currently vacant 4th Senate District. The incumbent, Senator Doug La Malfa, resigned on the final night of the 2011-12 legislative session in order to allow consolidation of the special election with the November General Election. California law sets […]

Filed Under: 2012 Election, Current Research, ElectionVolunteer, JoinCalifornia, Special Elections, State Senate, Top Stories

September 10, 2012 By Alex Vassar Leave a Comment

Former Legislator Races in November

Some nonpartisan races we’ll be watching this November; Counties Bruce McPherson – Former Secretary of State running in Santa Cruz County Roy Ashburn – Former State Senator running in Kern County Kevin Jeffries – Assemblyman running in Riverside County Joe Simitian – State Senator running in Santa Clara County Cities Bob Filner – Congressman running […]

Filed Under: 2012 Election, Congress, Current Research, JoinCalifornia, State Assembly, State Senate

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