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Nguyen SD34 Campaign Losing $upport

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SD34 Candidate Janet Nguyen

Republican Janet Nguyen won’t be picking up any more financial support from Sacramento’s “Third House” — those lobbyists and campaign funders who were interested in this Orange County race that was considered easier to win than others which the GOP will be fighting for.

Information shared with us this a.m. puts the bundlers and power brokers in a position to have a greater interest in the re-election of Republican Anthony Cannella (SD12, Modesto) and the Andy Vidak Senate race for the new 14th District (Hanford).  These are their choices now, and apparently no others are worthwhile or affordable to contest.  Nguyen’s campaign is clued into the resistance and recently attacked the OC Employees Association and the union-funded Voice of OC for reporting on her receipt of union money for what’s to become a tough campaign in 2014.

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Nooner: Van Tran for BOE4, drops interest in SD34?

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Former Assemblyman Van Tran Photo: OC Register

Former Assemblyman Van Tran
Photo: OC Register

Scott Lay’s Nooner tracks potential candidates for State-level elected offices.  Today he speculates on former Assemblyman Van Tran’s interest in returning to Sacramento:

DISTRICT CHANGES
  • BOE4 (Southern California): added former assemblymember Van Tran (R)
  • CD42 (Corona): added real estate agent Boyd Roberts (D)
  • SD02 (North Coast): removed Marin supervisor Susan Adams (D)
  • SD34 (West Orange County): removed former assemblymember Van Tran (R)
  • AD36 (Antelope Valley): removed businessman Ron Smith (R)

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CD45 Poll: Who’s to replace John Campbell?

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Rep. John Campbell's 45th Congressional District

Retiring Rep. John Campbell’s 45th Congressional District

Here’s the first of what will be a number of polls for CD45.  We’ll just do the non-Democrats for now as it’s a large list that will be pared down over the months ahead of the June, 2014 Primary.

The anti-competitive, noxious “top two” election law that Abel Maldonado arranged for us by twisting Schwarzenegger’s arm suggests we’ll allow TWO votes for this go-round.  We’ll leave the poll open until next weekend.  If there are any other suggestions for names, please leave a comment.

So far, the only declared candidates for this seat are termed-out State Senator Mimi Walters, Tea Partier John Webb who ran against Campbell in 2012 and Marine Colonel (ret.)/Military Writer Greg Raths.  2nd District County Supervisor John Moorlach is said to be interested in the position (said my friend Allan Bartlett in Facebook on July 8th, “I’m losing track of all the political offices John Moorlach is running for”).

CD45 includes the cities of Irvine, Tustin, North Tustin, Lake Forest, Laguna Woods, Laguna Hills, Villa Park, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, Coto De Caza, and portions of the cities of Anaheim and Orange.  Residency in the District is not a requirement to declare for it, or be elected to it.

Candidates for Congressional District 45 (non-Democrats) -- Two Votes allowed

  • Rep. Ed Royce (jumping Districts) (31%, 44 Votes)
  • Irvine Mayor Steven Choi (19%, 27 Votes)
  • State Senator Mimi Walters (19%, 27 Votes)
  • OC Supervisor John Moorach (9%, 12 Votes)
  • Retired Marine Col. Greg Raths (5%, 7 Votes)
  • Assemblyman Don Wagner (5%, 7 Votes)
  • 2012 CD45 Primary Candidate John Webb (4%, 6 Votes)
  • Former Congressman Chris Cox (1%, 2 Votes)
  • CPA Phil Liberatore (1%, 2 Votes)
  • Rep. Gary Miller (jumping Districts) (1%, 1 Votes)
  • Former Supervisor Gaddi Vasquez (1%, 1 Votes)
  • Former Assemblyman Van Tran (1%, 1 Votes)
  • Former Anaheim Councilman Harry Sidhu (1%, 1 Votes)
  • Former State Senator Dick Ackerman (1%, 1 Votes)
  • OC Supervisor Pat Bates (1%, 1 Votes)
  • Retired Businessman Quang Pham (1%, 1 Votes)
  • BoE Member Michelle Steel (currently declared for SD2) (0%, 0 Votes)
  • PIMCO Executive Neal Kashkiri (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Assemblywoman Diane Harkey (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Former Laguna Niguel Councilman Paul Glaab (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 85

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Update:  Here’s another poll from John Lewis from July 2nd that we found buried in the FlashReport: 45th Congressional Race Up For Grabs.  Lewis included OC Supervisor Todd Spitzer as a potential candidate, but we believe he’s absolutely going to run for District Attorney in 2014.

Updated: Who’s up for John Campbell’s seat?

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We can’t find anyone who wasn’t surprised by Congressman John Campbell‘s retirement announcement this afternoon.  Here’s the statement sent via email by the OC GOP earlier: Continue reading→

Baric to host an Assembly campaign kick-off reception on June 6

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Rancho Santa Margarita Councilman Steve’s Baric is hosting a Kick Off Reception for his campaign for the 73rd Assembly District, this Thursday, June 6, 2013, from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm.  His special guests will be OC Sheriff Sandra Hutchens, who is fighting breast cancer, and OC District Attorney Tony Rackauckas.  The reception will be held at King’s Fish House located at 24001 Avenida De La Carlota in Laguna Hills, California.

RSVP to Jennffer Rodriguez at Jenniffer@BaricForAssembly.com or 510-579-9197. Continue reading→

Can Nguyen raise enough money to overcome her negatives in the 34th S.D.?

Posted on by Posted in 2014 Elections, Janet Nguyen, Jim Silva, Jose Solorio, Lou Correa, Sharon Quirk-Silva, Van Tran, Vietnamese Leave a comment

Scott Lay wrote in today’s Nooner that “In an off-cycle election, the new 34th State Senate District is a tough district for Democrats. However, if Jose Solorio turns in strong fundraising numbers and the GOP doesn’t get behind one candidate, that could be a toss-up.”

Will the GOP line up behind Supervisor Janet Nguyen?  And can she rebound after wrecking CalOptima – the O.C. agency that provides healthcare services to the poor, in a reckless power grab? Continue reading→