$100,000 Raised in June Santee Mayor Randy Voepel Posts Impressive Fundraising Totals (Santee) – Santee Mayor Randy Voepel announced today that he had received more than $100,000 in total contributions entirely during the month of June for his campaign for the 71st Assembly District. “I am honored to have so many supporters put their trust in me,” said Voepel. “This …
Assemblyman Brian Jones Endorses Randy Voepel for the 71st Assembly District
Press Release (SANTEE) – Assemblyman Brian Jones has announced his support for Santee Mayor Randy Voepel, who is running for the 71st Assembly District in 2016. Jones, who currently represents the 71st District, cited Voepel’s strong record as a conservative at the local level. “Randy Voepel isn’t just a conservative – he’s a conservative who gets results,” said Jones. “As …
RLC recognizes Assemblyman Brian Jones
Guest Commentary by Jason Jackson Last week the Republican Liberty Caucus of San Diego recognized Assemblyman Brian Jones with its highest honor, the Thomas Paine Liberty Torchbearer award. The RLC is a conservative group that works within the Republican Party to promote the ideals of limited government, low taxes, and free markets. The group recognizes candidates and office holders that …
Todd Gloria announces for State Assembly
From Council Member Todd Gloria… Dear Friends, Nearly eight years ago, with your help, I went to City Hall to make a difference for our community. It has been an honor to serve as your Councilmember, Council President and Interim Mayor of San Diego. My time in public service has included some of the toughest challenges we’ve faced as a …
Felien weighs in for Kern’s Assembly campaign
Guest Column by Gary Felien, former Oceanside City Council Member As you may have heard, my good friend and former Council colleague Jerry Kern is running for the 76th Assembly District. We served together for four years and built a strong record of fiscally conservative policies. We ended deficit spending and passed four balanced budgets in a row with no …
Is Jerry’s Kern’s Assembly Run Serious?
Oceanside Councilman Jerry Kern announced his candidacy for the 76th Assembly District last week. The UT-San Diego reported that Kern will probably earn the endorsement of the incumbent Assemblyman, Rocky Chavez. Chavez is vacating the seat to challenge California Attorney General Kamala Harris for the open US Senate seat in 2016. Kern signaled that he will work to solve the …
Kern announces for Assembly
Guest Column by Oceanside Councilman Jerry Kern I am honored to have been asked to run as a candidate in 76th Assembly District, which includes the communities of Carlsbad, Oceanside, Vista and Encinitas. As a 40-year resident of North County and third term council member in the district’s largest city, I am thoroughly familiar with all of the communities within the …
71st Assembly: Santee Mayor Voepel makes it official; Harrison locks down some big endorsements
If it wasn’t official before that Randy Voepel is seeking the 71st AD seat currently held by Brian Jones… From the Voepel Campaign While it has been the pleasure of my lifetime to serve as Mayor of Santee, I’ve determined it’s time for a new opportunity to serve. That’s why I’ve decided to run for the 71st Assembly District. As …
AD 79 Candidate Ramirez: Carpetbagger or Can’t Read Google Maps?
There has been much jockeying by the Democratic hopefuls for AD 79, including a Republican-turned-Democrat-turned-Independent who has now decided not to run. The biggest question, though, is why Rudy Ramirez is putting his name in this race? He has never lived East of the 805 and last I checked the new 79th basically ends at the edge of the 805 …
Senator Mark Wyland endorses Marie Waldron for open 75th State Assembly seat
North County’s senior state legislator, Sen. Mark Wyland, has endorsed Escondido City Councilwoman Marie Waldron for the open 75th State Assembly seat. Redistricting and term limits place Escondido, Fallbrook, San Marcos , Valley Center (and Riverside County’s Temecula) in a newly-numbered district with no incumbent. Councilwoman Waldron is the only announced GOP candidate to date. “I’ve known Marie for fifteen years,” said Senator …
Senator Joel Anderson and Assemblyman Brian Jones Endorse Brian Maienschein for Assembly
From the Maienschein campaign… Dear Fellow Republican: If you agree that we need more Republicans in Sacramento who will fight to eliminate the regulations and tax policies that are driving businesses and jobs out of California, please join us in endorsing Brian Maienschein for State Assembly in the 77th District. As a City Councilman, Brian Maienschein worked closely with the …
Early Analysis: Impact of Redistricting in San Diego County
New faces, new districts, and more competition Guest Commentary by Ron Nehring Let’s take a quick look at the draft Assembly, State Senate and Congressional district maps in San Diego County. While these drafts may change in the weeks ahead, they give us good insight into the direction things are moving, and therefore, who’s likely to gain, and whose jobs …
NC Times Reports: Top Issa aide running for 66th District Assembly seat
A top local aide to Republican Rep. Darrell Issa is drawing on his extensive political experience to run for a seat in the California Assembly in 2012.
Chavez Changes North County Assembly Race
I took a look at the first cut of the new district lines for north county. One seat is mostly made up of Oceanside, Carlsbad, Vista, and Encinitas. I think this is pretty much where everyone here in north county thought a seat would fall. So far the only candidate in the race has been Sherry Hodges. Sherry has been …
Preliminary North County Assembly Maps— Rocky Chavez vs. Sherry Hodges on The Coast— Marie Waldron now the Inland District Republican frontrunner
The State Redistricting Commission will view these draft maps drawn by their staff this week. View all of them here for the entire state: http://wedrawthelines.ca.gov/meeting_handouts.html If they are adopted (no certainty!) here’s how they appear to affect North County’s Assembly districts. Caveat: These analyses are written on the fly, and the Maps may well be changed later. First, the COASTAL …
Other San Diego Assembly Maps — Martin Block’s AD 78 is “dismembered” — and GOP gets pick-up Chance on Coast
If the preliminary California Staff-prepared maps stand up, here are the remaining SD County Assembly maps, and they all spell T-R-O-U-B-L-E for Assemblyman Martin Block (D), and an OPPORTUNITY for Republicans to win a Coastal district from Democrats. http://wedrawthelines.ca.gov/meeting_handouts.html Block faces 3 options: (1) stay in his current East SD home and challenge popular GOP incumbent Brian Jones in a …
Hodges Makes it Official for Garrick’s Seat
Following Barry Jantz’ post of a couple of weeks ago saying that Sherry Hodges confirmed she would be running for State Assembly, today Hodges announced just that… Sherry Hodges Announcement press release 021711 SD Rostra will do its best to keep you abreast of such happenings, including sometimes having the news even before it takes place.
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