Volume 36, No. 2
The Official Publication of The California Republican Assembly — “The Conscience of the Republican Party” – Pres. Ronald Reagan © CRA
Feb-Mar 2014
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The 2014 CRA Convention is shaping up to be one of the best conventions in recent memory. CRA units from every part of California are all in, electing delegates to come join the action. The line up of convention speakers is impressive. Keynoting the major meal events are Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, candidate for Governor; Diane Harkey, candidate for Board of Equalization; Board of Equalization Member Michelle Steel; and, Rafael Cruz, the father of U.S. Senator Ted Cruz. In addition, CRA delegates will be treated to numerous other conservative speakers. Check out the tentative convention agenda on page 8. To add to the weekend excitement, regional local endorsing conventions are being called concurrent with the 2014 Convention on Saturday morning March 1st.
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The Knott’s Berry Farm Hotel is the venue this year, and it serves the same famous and critically acclaimed food that millions of visitors to Knott’s Berry Farm have enjoyed for years! The CRA Convention is the place to spend your weekend! The menu for the convention is top-
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notch as well. Friday Dinner features Chicken Marsala, Caesar Salad, and Apple Pie; Saturday Lunch is Beef Forestiere, Fresh Fruit Cocktail, and Chocolate Cake; the Saturday Dinner features Mrs. Knott’s Fried Chicken, Fresh Garden Salad, and Boysenberry Pie; and Sunday Prayer Breakfast consists of an All American Breakfast
Cruz of Eggs, Bacon, Sausage, and Potatoes One more perk? Discounted Knott’s Berry Farm tickets are available as well.
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CRA’s Legislative Scorecard Rates Legislators Only Three Lawmakers Receive Perfect 100% Scores; Sixty-Five Score Zero
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ne State Senator and two Assembly Members received perfect scores in the latest Legislative Scorecard released by the California Republican Assembly. “We’d like to congratulate Senator Joel Anderson; Assemblymember Tim Donnelly and Assemblymember Beth Gaines for achieving perfect scores this year,” commented CRA President John Briscoe. “Overall nineteen legislators received ‘A’ grades by scoring above 90%,” Briscoe continued. “They continue to demonstrate their commitment to conservative principles.” CRA’s scorecard is derived from votes cast on diverse bills ranging from giving driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants to expanding a government program that subsidizes the purchase of new clean vehicles for low-income drivers. While the total number of 100% scores decreased from 2012, the total number of zeros
increased dramatically, from thirteen in 2012 The following Legislators received “A” ratings to sixty-five this year. with scores over 90%: “Our Democrat friends continue to demonSenators Shannon Grove strate how out of touch they are as they push Joel Anderson Curt Hagman their radical liberal agenda,” added Briscoe. Steve Knight Diane Harkey Senator Lou Correa was joined this year by Jim Nielsen Brian Jones Assemblyman Rudy Salas, Jr. as the highest Mimi Walters Dan Logue scoring Democrats. Each received scores of 42%. Brian Maienschein Assemblyman Anthony Cannella found his Assemblymembers Allan Mansoor way to the bottom of the Republican rankings Connie Conway Mike Morrell scoring only 41%. Brian Dahle Jim Patterson Democrats in the Assembly and Senate were Tim Donnelly Marie Waldron amazingly consistent this year in their votes. The Beth Gaines Scott Wilk Average score for the Assembly was 3% for Democrats and 90% for IN THIS ISSUE / NEWS AT A GLANCE Republicans, while in the Senate it was President’s Column...................................................2 CRA Assembly Scorecard........................11 & 13 3% for Democrats CRA Board Candidate Statements.......................3 CRA Senate Scorecard.................................... 13 and 79% for Repub- Scorecard Bill Descriptions.................................4 CRA Local Units.............................................. 14 CRA Activity Around the State.............................5 Convention Registration Form.............................15 licans. Convention Agenda........................................... 8
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President’s Greetings! IT’S BEEN AN EXCITING TIME since the April election. I’ve been out to 70 different events and 35 different unit meetings. Tax season has begun so if you don’t see me out there as much I would wish, I hope you understand why. However, I will certainly see you at the 2014 annual convention in Buena Park, February 28-March 2. Looking forward to local endorsing conventions, the state endorsing convention, CRA officer elections, and more political speakers than you can shake a stick at. Not only will candidates be available to answer your questions during the endorsing parts of the weekend but for
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those attending the evening banquets most of the speakers have promised to stick around for an after dinner reception to meet you personally. Friday night: Ann-Marie Murrell from PolitiChicks.tv, NFRA President (and Harry Reid foe) Sharron Angle,
Assembly member Melissa Melendez, Assembly candidate Young Kim and State Board of Equalization member Michelle Steele. Saturday morning, exciting regional endorsement meetings and the luncheon speakers will be Assembly member Diane Harkey, Hon. Ling Ling
Chang, Hon Paul Tanaka and Senator Mimi Walters. Saturday afternoon CA GOP Chair Jim Brulte will speak to us along with nominating speeches, and regular convention business. Saturday night banquet speakers will include Assembly members Mike Morrell, Congressional candidate Igor Birman (of Tom McClintock fame), CYRF President Nathan Miller, Gubernatorial candidate Tim Donnelly and
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the hi-light of the weekend, your CRA President. The Sunday morning Prayer Breakfast will feature Assembly member Shannon Grove and Rafael Cruz (Senator Ted’s Dad). Following breakfast we will be electing officers, approving resolutions and endorsing candidates. It is going to be an action packed and exciting weekend you won’t want to miss. I want to again thank those that have really stepped up for the conservative movement. I have recognized over the last few months: Alice Khosravy, Tim Thiesen, Todd Blair, George Park, Benita Gagne and Jim Shoemaker (on behalf of the great San Joaquin unit). More recognition is to come at the convention. This convention will be a great kick off to the 2014 campaign season. You won’t want to miss the epic 2014 CRA Convention. We are, after all, expecting the impossible this year.
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Candidate Statements for CRA Board of Directors ALICE KHOSRAVY Vice President Re-Elect CRA Vice President Alice Khosravy THE ROAD TO 7 NEW UNITS “IT’S A NEW DAY IN LA” When I ran for Vice President of North Los Angeles County last year, I laid out a plan for 7 new units over the course of two years. I knew it would be a tall order and I want to thank those of you who supported my plan by voting for me. It’s been less than a year since the election but I am pleased to report that miraculous things are happening in my region. This year at the convention you will see delegations not only from my home unit of the Santa Clarita Valley; you will also see the Antelope Valley Republican Assembly, the Glendale/Burbank Republican Assembly, the Pasadena Republican Assembly, and the North San Fernando Valley Republican Assembly. You will also see 3 additional units that were placed into my territory those are the Ventura County Republican Assembly, the Santa Barbara Republican Assembly, and the San Louis Obispo Republican Assembly. Not only are all of these units active
and in good standing, they are working together in our new Regional Leadership Council. This council creates an environment where unit leaders can strategize together it also provides a forum for training upcoming leaders for CRA. Together they are making great strides in growing their units and fulfilling the mission of the CRA. Our work is far from finished but we are on our way to a vibrant future. It’s a new day, in LA!
AARON PARK Vice President Little did I realize when I ran for CRA Sgt at Arms in 2003 that I would still be your CRA Sgt at Arms in 2014! It has been a heck of a ride and I thank you for electing me 5 times to serve you. I am asking for you to promote me to Vice President on a simple platform: 1. I’ve done what I said: I led the chartering of Two CRA Units. I have participated in the rehabilitation of Two More CRA Units. I have traveled to several CRA units to help recruit more CRA members. I created the CRA Chamber of Commerce which will fully launch in 2015 to
help CRA members connect with each other professionally. I am part of the Communications team that manages social media, the newspaper and the email communications. I expect more from myself and I have expected more from the CRA. 2. Grow the CRA: As your CRA Vice President from the North - I am voluntarily accepting a Territory larger than a dozen states. It takes longer to drive to Modoc County than it does to get to Orange County from where I live in Rocklin, CA! I have communicated with several people in the North State and I have plans to launch two new units in the North State and to revitalize and stabilize the other two units that are in existence in the North State. I intend to follow through on these plans as I have already started with the Shasta RA, successfully helping recruit nine new members for the CRA at a recent meeting. I am the longest serving CRA officer (in the same position) and I have served under four Presidents of CRA. I intend to use that organizational heritage to make a lasting impact on CRA, by Promoting me to CRA Vice President you will give me the ability
to do the last part of my campaign promise: 3. Train CRA Leaders: Recruit, Equip and Train the next generation of CRA leader. The long-term stability of CRA depends on standards and a culture of activism being created and maintained. I have a vision to create a modernized CRA operations manual and a new culture of expectations for CRA officers working with a team and as a team to expect more for generations to come. That is why I ask for your vote - to create a legacy for the next generation of CRA leader. Expect More. Promote your Sgt. to Vice President.
TIM THIESEN Vice President As a former State Senate Candidate, I understand the critical importance of grass roots. I also understand the critical importance of a CRA endorsement. The historical strength in the CRA has come from the activist-led units. As a CRA leader in Fresno County, this is ground zero for fertile territory to take ground from the democrats. This is why I expect more from the CRA. Being in the shadow of “McCarthySee Candidates, Page 7
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CRA Scorecard Bill Descriptions AB 180 (Bonta)..................................................Vetoed Overturns longstanding state preemption of local firearms laws by allowing Oakland to enact special gun restrictions. Aside from encouraging crime in one of California’s most dangerous cities, this bill would have led to a confusing patchwork of local gun laws that would make it impossible for ordinary people to exercise their rights. AB 375 (Buchanan)...........................................Vetoed While pretending to streamline the process for firing bad teachers, this bill would actually have made that process more difficult, expensive, and time-consuming. The unions used this bill to kill a more serious effort to reform a system that has allowed even the most abusive teachers to remain on the payroll. As further payment to the unions, the bill would have deleted the provisions that allow school districts to fire Communists. AB 483 (Ting).....................................Signed into Law Weakens constitutional taxpayer protections by re-defining key terms to make it easier to raise taxes. Seeks to exclude assessments for “business improvement districts” and tourism from the definition of taxes. AB 711 (Rendon)................................Signed into Law Bans hunting with lead bullets throughout California. When implemented, this ban will have a catastrophic impact on hunting, due to the cost and scarcity of non-lead ammunition. (Many alternative types of ammunition have already been banned by other laws.) AB 855 (Brown).................................................Vetoed Would have required the reinstatement of state employees who were fired for failure to report to work if they were fired before being absent for five consecutive days without leave. It is nearly impossible to fire state employees for
being incompetent or dishonest; this bill would have made it tough to fire them for skipping work altogether. AB 1024 (Gonzalez)............................Signed into Law Allows illegal aliens to become attorneys and practice law. Illegal alien attorneys will not be required to tell their clients that they can be deported at any time, even during a trial. Debate focussed on a single tragic case involving an alien brought to America as a small child, but the broadlyworded law is not limited to such circumstances. Even the Obama Administration took a very public position against this insane policy. AB 1092 (Levine)................................Signed into Law Indirectly mandates that ALL new houses, apartment buildings, and commercial properties be equipped with electric vehicle charging stations, regardless of the needs or desires of the owners. Requires the state’s Building Standards Commission to adopt the detailed standards for these mandatory vehicle charging facilities. AB 1266 (Ammiano)...........................Signed into Law This is the infamous “Bathroom Bill” that allows students to use all school restrooms, showers, and locker rooms regardless of their biological gender, based on self-declared “gender identity.” The law ignores the privacy rights of students, placing them in potentially unsafe and embarrassing situations. AB 1401 (Judiciary Committee).......................Vetoed Would have allowed non-citizens to serve on California juries! In theory, the bill required jurors to be lawful permanent residents, but in practice illegal aliens would have been allowed to serve on juries because state courts do not have the information to resolve complex federal immigration issues. This bill was fundamentally un-American.
SB 374 (Steinberg)............................................Vetoed Would have expanded the misguided ban on so-called “assault weapons” to include virtually all modern rifles with detachable magazines, as well as rifles with “overall length of less than 30 inches.” Would have required additional finger-printing and registration of law-abiding gun owners. SB 459 (Pavley)..................................Signed into Law Requires the Air Resources Board to expand a program that subsidizes the purchase of new clean vehicles for lowincome drivers. Creates an unnecessary and expensive government benefit that will surely be abused. There is no evidence that this poorly-designed program has produced measurable improvements to California’s air quality. SB 530 (Wright)..................................Signed into Law Makes it a crime for an employer or potential employer to ask for any information about an applicant’s criminal conviction that has been judicially dismissed (expunged) or ordered sealed. It would also be a crime to use such information as a factor in determining any condition of employment. There is no exception for employers who seek to protect themselves and their workers by simply gathering information! SB 655 (Wright)..................................Signed into Law Increases financial penalties for employers, landlords, and others who are accused of discriminating on the basis of a wide range of protected characteristics, including homosexuality, cross-dressing, insanity, disability, etc. In addition to all existing remedies, plaintiffs will also be entitled to a new civil penalty of $25,000, which will make defendants even more vulnerable to extortion, nuisance lawsuits, and frivolous claims. There is no effective punishment for plaintiffs who file false claims. SB 666 (Steinberg).............................Signed into Law Suspends or revokes business licenses from employers for reporting or threatening to report employees on the basis of “citizenship or immigration status.” Civil penalties would include $10,000 fines. Attorneys could be disbarred for reporting illegal aliens who are witnesses or parties to lawsuits. It is already illegal for most state and local government employees to report illegal aliens to the federal government; now, many private citizens will also be banned from reporting them. It will still be legal for the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny to report illegal aliens, but they don’t exist. SB 672 (Leno).....................................Signed into Law Encourages welfare fraud by removing the verification requirements for the child care expenses of food stamp applicants. Experience has proven that people are much more likely to lie if they know that their claims will not be verified by anyone. The goal of this new law is even more troubling than the law itself: the proponents want to dramatically increase the number of people dependent on CalFresh benefits (known nationally as SNAP).
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CRA Activity Around the State AS PART OF PRESIDENT John Briscoe’s commitment to CRA membership growth and activity, we’ve expanded our CRA Around the State section to include reports from CRA’s Vice Presidents. Central Valley Tim Thiesen, Vice President 2013 was Highlighted with the Election of Senator ANDY VIDAK in the 16th District, a special Thank You to the Fresno, Kings and Porterville Units and CRA Members Statewide that came to the Valley to help us with this historic win. Looking forward to 2014 the Fresno, Kings, Porterville and Kern River Valley Units in addition to growing and expanding their influence will be busy in many Local, State and Congressional Races. Plans are also underway to establish new Units in Madera and Merced Counties.
is current State Corresponding Secretary. Since being elected President in September, she has over 50 new members. Sandra hosted a fabulous 35th club anniversary party and combined it as a Christian/ Hanukkah event. Sandra held a 2104 planning meeting in November and has scheduled monthly meetings and events for the entire year. Go Sandra! The South Bay Unit has developed a “Candidate Support” structure with a Committee Chairman. The committees are: voter registration, precinct operations, telephone callers, fund raising, yard sign distribution, office administration, and home events. It is our intention to fully support various candidates in the 2014 election cycle, specifically local city councils and our State Assembly District candidate, DAVID HADLEY. We want to win elections!
South LA County Bill Schmidt, Vice President TODD BLAIR, President, Torrance /Lomita RA and current State Recording Secretary, has been a dedicated member of the CRA for over 20 years. He held many positions in several local units and was State Senate Director in 2012. Todd was the point person arranging successful town hall meetings for the CRAIG HUEY 36th Congressional campaign. In September, he coordinated a town hall meeting for JIM BRULTE, Chairman, California Republican Party, at the Torrance public library. Todd also held four great debate watching parties last year with attendance of over 200 people. Membership in the Torrance/Lomita unit almost tripled during his presidency and the unit was awarded “CRA most New Members” in 2013! We all appreciate his many years of service to the CRA. SANDRA SANDOVAL was elected President of the Palos Verdes Peninsula RA, and
North Bay & Redwood Empire Norman H. Reece, Vice President There are two units in my region. They are the Contra Costa Republican Assembly and the Southern Solano Republican Assembly. The SSRA has been having regular monthly meetings and recently held elections with the following results: NORMAN H. REECE for President, CLIFF LAWSON for Vice President, MIKE GOMEZ for Treasurer and JEANINE REECE for Secretary. The SSRA recently had the Candidate for the Third Congressional District, Assemblyman DAN LOGUE, address the group. Other recent speakers include, MARK ANTHONY and DOUG TAWLKS, who are the hosts of “The Patriot & Preacher Show” which airs on the KNEW (960 AM) radio station. We were pleased to have five of our members attend the Local Officers’ Training School held in Sacramento on November 16, 2013. See State, Page 6
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from page 5 We were pleased to see MIKE GOMEZ there with us after his year long absence from meetings due to fighting colon cancer. We had two others, DORIS (ROBINSON) GRANATA and FRANK GRANATA, that had signed up to attend LOTS but did not make it. Doris had what she thought were fractured ribs that later turned out to be inoperable stage four lung cancer. She is presently in a healthcare center being treated for pain. She really needs our prayers! Doris until recently was the President of the Solano Tea Party Patriots. Assemblyman TIM DONNELLY made a special trip to visit her in the hospital last month. Before Doris had known her serious condition, she had indicated she would like to be the SSRA Secretary and focus on building the CRA. Obviously, she has much more on her plate to deal with. North Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Louis Obispo Counties Alice Khosravy, Vice President I am happy to report that all of the units in my region will be represented at the upcoming State Convention and will be actively participating in the Regional Endorsing Conventions on March 1st. A record number of delegates and can-
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didates are expected to attend thanks to the assistance of Meeting Site Committee Chairman GEORGE PARK, JR. This year has certainly sparked a new drive by the unit leaders to not only grow but to inspire their membership to EXPECT MORE! The unit board of directors along with the Senate District Directors and Deputy Directors have worked together to form a Regional Leadership Council with a mission statement of “facilitating relevant discussion among the leadership of the local units and to further develop the leadership skills of each unit’s present and future leadership teams”. Anyone who feels discouraged should definitely attend one of their meetings. These leaders are motivated and enthused about spreading conservatism and implementing the objectives of the CRA! We continue to look for opportunities to charter new units and have 2 in process with hopes of submitting their package shortly after the convention. 37th Senate District Jay Peterson, District Director The Tustin Area RA met on January 15 at the China Palace Restaurant in Tustin. The featured speaker was Claude Parrish, candidate for Orange County Assessor.
Unit officers for 2014 were elected; delegates to the 2014 CRA State Convention were elected, along with delegates to the 2014 Orange County CRA endorsing convention, which will be held at the State Convention. Attendance was 27, with about ten guests, including CRA President JOHN BRISCOE, 37th Deputy Senate District Director DICK NICHOLS, Corona del Mar RA President SANDY NICHOLS and congressional candidate GREG RATHS. The next meeting is scheduled for Feb. 19, with all three GOP candidates for the 45th Congressional District invited to attend and make their election pitches. The Costa Mesa RA met on January 23 at the Costa Mesa Community Center. The featured speaker was TOM POLLITT, co-founder of the Newport Mesa Tea Party, who spoke about his latest project, Unite OC, an effort to unite the various conservative political organizations in Orange County under one banner that will help to give the conservative movement more clout in Orange County by presenting a united front of conservative allies. After the main program, elections were held for the unit’s 2014 officers; the incumbent officers were all reelected. A motion was made and passed that the CMRA explore cooperation with the Newport Mesa Tea
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Party and Unite OC. There was discussion regarding producing a questionnaire to send to candidates running for local offices in Costa Mesa. There was also some discussion of local water issues, which will be the focus of the next meeting on Feb. 20. There were about 15 attendees at the meeting. The Corona del Mar RA met on January 26 at the Landmark Restaurant in Corona del Mar. The meeting featured DEAN GOTCHER, founder and director of the Institution for Authority Research, who spoke on how Marxist-oriented philosophy long ago infiltrated the American education system and has been tearing down the old social order, working to alienate young minds away from all father figures, up even to God Himself, so as to replace the old system of facts and of right-andwrong with one based on feelings and the concept that there is no truth and no right or wrong. Also, in accordance with the Bylaws of the CdMRA, the membership voted unanimously to amend the unit bylaws to comply with the agreement of October 14, 2013 that set the boundary between the Corona del Mar and Newport Beach RA units. Attendance was 20 people, 10 members and 10 guests.
February / March 2014 Candidates from Page 3 Land” it is imperative that we have strong, cohesive leadership in the CRA. This is why I expect more. I have personally been involved in the restoration of the Kings County RA and have a plan to re-establish another RA in part of the Senate District I ran for. I was also proud to be a key supporter of an up-and-coming star in the California Republican Party, Marcelino Valdez. I know that there are hundreds more like Valdez that are natural CRA members. We should expect more. I am running for re-election as it is my vision to establish more CRA strength around the Southern Central Valley. For the last several years, I have used my weekly Television show to promote the CRA and will continue to do so. My background in media has taught me the importance of being able to manage the public message of CRA. We should expect more. Managing the public image and having a cohesive message are critical to the longterm health of the CRA. I intend to be a part of crafting strategies to grow the CRA and manage our public message going forward. With strong CRA members like Marcelino Valdez as members of the Fresno RA, I know that I will be leading growth of the CRA in the Central
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Valley for years to come. Thank you for re-electing me.
DALE TYLER Vice President My name is Dale Tyler and I am running for CRA Vice President. I have served as CRA VP for Orange and San Diego Counties since being appointed by President John Briscoe to fill the vacancy that occurred when Craig Alexander resigned his VP position. CRA is a great organization where conservative Republicans can work with like minded citizens to improve the state of our cities, counties and state government by promoting effective, fiscally prudent and morally correct policies and candidates. Our 14 principles are a clear foundation that define the policies and candidates we should support. While no candidate is perfect, we need to set a high standard and hold candidates accountable for their promises when they get elected. CRA has an important role to play as “The Conscience of the Republican Party”, especially as “moderate” interests seek to undermine our party’s platforms and turn the Republican Party into something unrecognizable and indistinguishable from the Democrats. We have the ability and duty to fight these changes and take back
our Party and country. I joined CRA in 2004 and became a member of the Saddleback Republican Assembly. At SRA, I served two years each in the Secretary, Vice President and President roles and am now on the SRA Board as Immediate Past President. All of this history with CRA and SRA means that I have some institutional knowledge about what has gone well and what has gone poorly with CRA. In Orange County, we had a very significant problem with some units not being held to the standards for unit creation and existence specified in the CRA Bylaws. SRA and other CRA units worked with many others to stamp out this disgrace and today all chartered units in Orange or San Diego Counties are being required to uphold the CRA Bylaws. If there is a problem, I have worked with those units to help them get into compliance with the standard required of all units. Over the past six months I have helped charter the San Diego County - North Coast Republican Assembly which is turning out to be active and fast growing unit. If I am elected, I promise that I will continue to grow CRA in my assigned territory and will promote continued transparency and fair dealing between local units and the statewide organization. I would appreciate your vote for me to
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serve a term as CRA Vice President. Thank you for your support.
PAT GARCIA Assistant Treasurer CRA I am a business man, a husband and a Father. My wife and I have two children, 22 and 26. PJ (my wife) and I have owned and operated Beach Pacific Escrow located in Huntington Beach, CA for the past 24 years. PJ processes the Escrows and I do most everything else which includes accounting for, maintaining and safeguarding millions of dollars in trust funds over the years. We are very active in our industry and belong to several Escrow & Real Estate Associations taking on leadership roles where & when necessary. I have also served on the Board of Directors of the Escrow Agents’ Fidelity Corporation for over 15 years which oversees licensed Escrow Companies Trust Funds in California. I am the President of Huntington Beach Republican Assembly, we are working hard to rebuild this unit. We are presently up to 20 members, we have money in the bank, and are making plans for the upcoming voting cycle. I am also CRA Senate District 34 Deputy Director. I was a 2012 Congressional candidate for the 46th Congressional District against Loretta Sanchez.
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CRA Tentative Convention Agenda
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Friday, February 28, 2013 3:00 pm Registration Opens 3:00 pm Information Desk Opens 4:00 pm CRA Board of Directors Meeting 6:30 pm Registration Closes 6:30 pm Information Desk Closes 6:30 pm Friday Night Banquet
Supervisor Candidate Michelle Steel (Keynote)
Assembly 65 Candidate Young Kim
Assembly Member Melissa Melendez
NFRA President Sharron Angle
Ann-Marie Murrell- Anchor and National Director/Editor-in-Chief of PolitiChicks.tv 8:30 pm Private After Dinner Reception
Supervisor Candidate Michelle Steel and Speakers
Saturday, March 1, 2013 7:30 am Registration Opens 7:30 am Information Desk Opens 7:30 am Continental Breakfast
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8:00 am L. A. County Local Endorsing Convention 8:30 am Orange County / San Deigo County Local 9:30 am
Inland Empire Local Endorsing Convention Central Valley Local Endorsing Convention Northern CA Local Endorsing Convnetion Bay Area Local Endorsing Convention
State Assembly
12:30 pm Saturday Luncheon
Leadership « Experience « Integrity
Assemblymember Diane Harkey (Keynote)
Candidate for BOE
Hon. Ling Ling Chang
Vote 6.3.14
Candidate for Assembly District 55
Hon. Paul Tanaka
73rd Assembly District
Candidate for L.A. County Sherrif
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CA Senator Mimi Walters
Candidate for Congress, District 45
2:00 pm General Session Convention Business
CA Republican Party Chair Jim Brulte
NFRA President Sharron Angle
3:45 pm CRA Officer Nominations & Speeches
Candidates for CRA Office
5:30 pm Information Desk Closes
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6:00 pm Saturday Night Banquet
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5:30 pm Registration Closes
Assemblymember Tim Donnelly (Keynote)
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Assemblymember Mike Morrell Igor Birman
Candidate for Congress, District 7
CYRF President Nathan Miller
CRA President John Briscoe
8:30 pm Private After Dinner Reception Assemblymember Tim Donnelly Candidate for Governor and Speakers
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10:15 am Registration Closes
Sunday, March 2, 2013
Information Desk Closes
7:00 am Registration Opens
CRA Officer Elections
7:00 am Information Desk
10:45 am Statewide Endorsing Convention
7:30am Prayer Breakfast Rafael Cruz
Father of Senator Ted Cruz
Assemblymember Shannon Grove
9:30 am General Session / Convention Business
Statewide Candidates including BOE
12:30 pm CRA Board Meeting
CRA Board Members
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E n d o r s E d b y: Congressman Ed Royce Supervisor Mike Antonovich Tom Del Becarro, Former CRP Chairman Assemblyman Don Wagner Assemblywoman Diane Harkey Michelle Steel, Member, Board of Equalization (partial list)
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Fighting for Taxpayers! u Create a leaner, more efficient and more effective state government. u Remove confusing and overreaching regulations that limit the free market economy. u Enact a tax system that encourages growth, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
“The Board of Equalization must focus on serving businesses and taxpayers, not antagonizing them. I will fight for job creators and for working families so we can bring true recovery to California.” ~ Diane
Please join us in supporting Diane Harkey for Board of Equalization BOE Member Michelle Steel Former BOE Member Claude Parrish Congressman Ken Calvert Congressman John Campbell Congressman Paul Cook Congressman David Valadao State Senator Mimi Walters Former Senator Dick Ackerman Former Senator Marian Bergeson Assembly Republican Leader Connie Conway Assembly Member Frank Bigelow Assembly Member Brian Dahle Assembly Member Tim Donnelly
Assembly Member Beth Gaines Assembly Member Shannon Grove Assembly Member Curt Hagman Assembly Member Brian Jones Assembly Member Dan Logue Assembly Member Alan Mansoor Assembly Member Melissa Melendez Assembly Member Mike Morrell Assembly Member Brian Nestande Assembly Member Kristin Olsen Assembly Member Don Wagner Assembly Member Scott Wilk
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Note 1: In the California Legislature, abstentions and absences count the same as “No” votes. The Democrat leaders control the timing of all votes in both houses. Adjustments have been made to the CRA Rating when there was reason to believe that absent legislators supported the CRA position. In those situations, the CRA Rating has also been adjusted to include a very slight penalty for missing votes, in order to reflect the long-standing CRA position that legislators are paid to vote and they should
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show up to cast their votes. Note 2: Assemblyman Bob Blumenfield was elected to the Los Angeles City Council. He resigned from the Assembly on July 1, 2013 and missed most of the votes shown in this Scorecard. His successor had not yet been elected when the Legislative Session ended. This is an example of the growing problem of legislators leaving state office in mid-term to take higher-paid local offices, leaving vacancies to be filled by costly special elections.
Note 3: Assemblywoman Holly Mitchell was elected to the State Senate in a special election on September 17, 2013. She replaced Senator Curren Price, who had resigned from the Senate on July 1, 2013 after being elected to the Los Angeles City Council. Sen. Price missed most of the votes shown on this Scorecard. Holly Mitchell’s votes are shown for the Assembly, but she did not cast any votes in the Senate. Her successor in the Assembly had not yet been elected when the Legislative Session ended.
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Note 4: Assemblyman Freddie Rodriguez was elected to the Assembly in a special election on September 24, 2013. He replaced Assemblywoman Norma Torres, who had been elected to the State Senate on May 14th. Torres replaced Senator Gloria Negrete McLeod, who had been elected to Congress. Freddie Rodriguez was not yet a member of the Assembly when the votes were cast on the bills shown in this Scorecard. Norma Torres was present to cast votes in the State Senate.
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CRA Local Unit Contacts UNIT NAME ANAHEIM ANTELOPE VALLEY BAKERSFIELD BERRYESSA MILPITAS BREA-LA HABRA BUENA PARK CONTRA COSTA CORONA DEL MAR COSTA MESA COSUMNES EL DORADO COUNTY FOUNTAIN VALLEY FRESNO COUNTY FULLERTON GARDEN GROVE GLENDALE BURBANK GREATER IRVINE HESPERIA HUNTINGTON BEACH KERN RIVER VALLEY KINGS COUNTY MURRIETA-TEMECULA NEVADA COUNTY NEWPORT BEACH N SAN FERNANDO VALLEY ORANGE-VILLA PARK PALOS VERDES PENINSULA PASADENA
PRESIDENT Steven Sarkis Phyliss Reily Fred Porter Ty Greaves Richard Rios Baron Night Bill Baker Richard Nichols Phil Morello William Tolson Joan Matteson Jeff Clitheroe Tim Thiesen Zonya Townsend Clay Bock Sonny Sardo
PHONE (714)894-7635 (661)575-9272 (661)706-5047 (408) 929-2010 (714)401-5001 (714) 469-8623 (925) 300-3222 (949)644-7735 (714)434 1009 (916)425-4836 (530)-391-6722 (714)686-3328 (559)352 9891 (714)525 9441 (714)420 1911 (818)952-0131
EMAIL ssarkis@socal.rr.com pkreily@gmail.com fredp@prengrs.com tgreaves@sbcglobal.net richard.rios@republicanroots.org Baron@baronnight.com wpbaker@aol.com raneng@raneng.com kilbran@aol.com w_tolson@hotmail.com jcmatt@directcon.net jcjeffc@aol.com tathiesen@msn.com zonya3townsend@aol.com integrity@earthlink.net sardointeriors@sbcglobal.net
Pat Garcia Carl Mandernacht Lois Wynne Nicolas Melendez Greg Marks
(714) 742-1670 (760)378-3695 (559)924-9420 (951)471-1176 (530)265-0140
Pat@Escrow.net carlstheone@aol.com lois.wynne@att.net namelendez@gmail.com jgmarks@fsaccess.net
Wayne Soller (214) 770-9049 Chris Nguyen Sandra Sandoval (310) 729-4717 Michael Grant (626)696-3268
wsoller@gmail.com chris.nguyen@ovpra.org sandeesandoval@gmail.com medic7571@hotmail.com
UNIT NAME PRESIDENT PHONE PLACER COUNTY Ed Rowen (916)878-6894 PORTERVILLE AREA A.L. Lucketta (559) 784-7272 RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA Jennifer Beall (949)433-5865 SACRAMENTO Ron Givens (916) 870-1854 SADDLEBACK Matt Trudell (949)769-1412 SAN BERNARDINO VALLEY Paul Russell 951-212-6386 SAN DIEGO CO NORTH COAST Sandy Faulkner (760)726-1192 SAN DIEGO COUNTY EAST Sylvia Sullivan (619)328-9866 SAN FRANCISCO Michael Denunzio (415)391-9667 SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY Jim Shoemaker (209)747-1167 SAN LUIS OBISPO Michael Zimmerman (805)481-7077 SAN MATEO COUNTY SANTA BARBARA Robert Mercado (805)350-8447 SANTA CLARITA VALLEY Dana Schlumberger (661) 200-5633 SHASTA COUNTY Cherrill Clifford (530) 276-9171 SOUTH BAY (L. A.) William Schmidt (310)214 8319 SOUTH ORANGE COUNTY Craig Alexander (949)443 3963 SOUTHERN SOLANO Norman H. Reece (707) 644-3875 STANISLAUS COUNTY Susan Dignan (209)545-3216 STANTON David John Shawver (714)931 8863 TORRANCE-LOMITA Sarah Wiltfong (310)213-8742 TUSTIN AREA Jay Peterson (714)544-1456 VENTURA COUNTY Ashur Givargis (805)501-1100 WEST ORANGE COUNTY Nicholas Testa (714)894 4941 WEST VALLEY Earl De Vries (909) 947-5311 WESTMINSTER Cyuong Cao (714)658 5250 YUBA COUNTY YOLO COUNTY Tom Randell (530)756-0874
EMAIL erowen@surewest.net president@pa-ra.org beallsix@cox.net Ron@RonGivens.com Matt@TrudellGroup.com pauldrussell@mac.com sfaulk1906@aol.com sylvias@usa.net mdenun@aol.com shoemakerj@hotmail.com mike@dz-law.net rmercadovta@yahoo.com president@scvrepublicanassembly.org
cherrillclifford@reagan.com williamlschmidt1@gmail.com cpalexander@cox.net normanhreece@gmail.com sdsdignan@gmail.com dshawver1@att.net swiltfong@gmail.com jayfpeterson@netzero.net ashur@comicsmyway.com ntesta@acityconsult.com earldevries@gmail.com firstcao@aim.com colemanrandall@comcast.net
Welcome to Orange County, CRA volunteers. Thank you for all of your hard work!
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What We Believe Inalienable Rights: We believe that man’s “rights” flow from the Creator and the rights of life, liberty, and justice cannot be legitimately granted or rescinded by men. Judeo-Christian Foundation: We believe in the guiding force of moral law as expressed by the Judeo-Christian ethic and contained in the Holy Scriptures of these historic faiths. Self-Government: We believe that the only answer to the current moral decline that our nation now faces is a return to the beliefs and standards of morality which our founding fathers placed into the Constitution. We believe with the framers of that document when President Adams stated, “This Constitution will not work except with a religious people.” We understand that the concept of selfgovernment begins with governing one’s self first, then family, community, state, and nation. Education: We believe in the rights of parents to a quality education for their children. We support parental choice to create competition among the schools. We must insure that no school or teachers union can compromise the education of our children or advance a particular political agenda at the expense of our future generation’s educations. Decentralized Government: We believe in the power of the individual over the power of the state. We believe that only small government truly serves the needs of the people. Taxes: We believe that the federal tax system is abusive to the American people while discouraging investment and growth. We believe in growth-oriented tax policies which would gradually eliminate punitive income taxes and move our tax system in the direction of use taxes and sales taxes only. Sanctity of Life: We believe that the preborn child is a human being deserving the full protection of the law. National Defense: We believe in a strong and consistent national defense. We believe in victory over, and not accommodation with, tyranny in any form or philosophy. Free Enterprise: We believe in the free enterprise system as the best hope for men and women to fulfill their economic hopes and dreams. We know that the free market is the most efficient and the least costly system to deliver the highest quality goods and services at the lowest price to the consumer. We will support only those who support the free enterprise system through legislation to reduce or eliminate intrusive government intervention in the marketplace.
Family: We believe that the traditional American family, defined as any persons related by blood, marriage of a man and a woman and/or adoption, is the cornerstone of our American society, and the government is duty bound to protect the integrity of the family unit through legislation and taxation policies. Right to Bear Arms: We believe in the unqualified right of our citizens to keep and bear arms without the intrusive hand of government. Victims’ Rights: We believe in the concept of victims’ rights over the rights of any criminal. We support a system of restitution as a deterrent to crime and recidivism.
Term Limitation: We believe that public service is a privilege. We support term limits for public officials, not as an ideal but as a necessity to dissuade career politicians. It is the people who should rule, not an elite with little accountability. National Sovereignty: We believe in an America first program in which Government’s first concern is the welfare and protection of the American people. We support political leaders who will adopt policies that create fair and competitive trade.
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