From the Anderson for State Senate campaign…
California Republican Assembly Unanimously Endorses Joel Anderson for State Senate
President Reagan Called CRA the “Conscience of the Republican Party”
TEMECULA – Just two days after Assemblyman Joel Anderson officially announced his candidacy, the California Republican Assembly – California’s oldest and largest grassroots conservative organization – quickly threw its endorsement behind Anderson’s bid for State Senate.
It didn’t take long for the CRA to determine who the real conservative was in the race to replace Senator Dennis Hollingsworth in the San Diego-based 36th State Senate District. Each candidate’s conservative credentials were highly scrutinized by the delegates and hundreds of attendees. After a thorough review, consisting of tough questions about immigration and taxes fielded by each candidate, the delegates made their conservative choice.
The delegates voted unanimously to endorse Assemblyman Anderson on the very first ballot.
“There is no question that Assemblyman Anderson is the real conservative in this race,” said Greater Santee CRA President Frank Hilliker. “He has the most conservative voting record in the Assembly – and has still managed to move major bills through the legislature. That’s the type of effective leadership our party needs in Sacramento.”
“We need Assemblyman Anderson in the State Senate,” said CRA Immediate Past President Ken Mettler. “Joel Anderson is a rock-solid conservative that has been fighting in the trenches alongside the CRA for decades. He is the only candidate we trust in this race to take the necessary actions required to return fiscal sanity to the state.”
Incorporated in 1935, CRA is the state’s oldest and largest Republican volunteer organization. President Ronald Reagan referred to CRA as “the conscience of the Republican Party.”
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