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72nd A.D. candidate Travis Allen now says his press releases were rogue

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Art Pedroza Posted in 2012 Elections, Albert Ayala, Democratic Party, Huntington Beach, Joe Dovinh, Long Pham, Los Alamitos, Matt Harper, Republican Party, Travis Allen, Troy Edgar 1 Comment

Travis Allen, a Huntington Beach businessman who is running for the 72nd Assembly District, says that “a pair of campaign press releases that attacked another candidate for dropping out of the race were sent without his approval,” according to the Huntington Beach Independent.

How bizarre is that? The press releases were sent out by Jed Wallace, of the communications firm Street Relations Inc., whose name and contact information appear at the bottom of the news releases.

Check out this excerpt from the Independent’s article: Continue reading→

Updated: 72nd A.D. candidate Allen has apparently donated to Democrats

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Editor Posted in 2012 Elections, Democratic Party, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Joe Dovinh, Los Alamitos, Matt Harper, Orange County, Republican Party, Travis Allen, Troy Edgar, Tyler Diep, Vietnamese, Westminster 2 Comments

The race for the 72nd Assembly District has narrowed, with the exits of Matt Harper and Tyler Diep – but the entry of Huntington Beach resident, and businessman,Travis Allen and Los Alamitos Council Member Troy Edgar has kept things interesting. Allen and Edgar have the resources to make the open June primary a very expensive endeavor. So does Vietnamese businessman, and fellow Republican Long Pham, who has also invested six figures into his campaign.

But Allen’s fellow Republicans might be a bit shocked to find out that Allen has apparently donated to Democrats before, according to the website Campaign Money. He reportedly donated in 2010 to: Continue reading→