PRESS RELEASE Stiglich CA01: California GOP Steers Clear of North State Congressional Race
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DA TE: March 13, 2012
SUBJECT: California GOP Steers Clear of North State Congressional Race
In a stunning development, the California GOP decided this past weekend in Burbank not to endorse a candidate in the North State’s 1st Congressional District (CD) race.
According to the GOP website at www.cagop.org, “Republican Leaders met in Burbank to consider races from all over the state as part of a two-stage process. The first stage was at the local County Republican Party level which considered the races prior to the State Party. The State Party then considered the local Party endorsements and voted.”
State Party Chairman, Tom Del Beccaro, declared,
“As the Party prepares to be a vigorous contender in California’s first top two primary, we seek to promote the most competitive candidates in the field this Primary season.”
Declared Republican candidates for the 1st CD seat to be vacated by retiring Congressman Wally Herger include Gregory Cheadle, Colonel Pete Stiglich, Sam Aanestad, Michael Dacquisto and Doug LaMalfa.
The 1st Congressional District encompasses a total of eleven North State counties (full or in part), to include Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, Lassen, Plumas, Placer, Nevada, Glenn, Butte, Modoc and Sierra.
Of these eleven counties, only the Shasta and Siskiyou County Republican Central Committees officially endorsed a congressional candidate, State Senator Doug LaMalfa. The other nine counties, according to sources, chose either not to endorse or had their endorsement rescinded by State Party officials due to irregularities in the endorsement process.
Colonel Pete offered the following thoughts regarding the California GOP’s decision not to endorse,
“The GOP made the right decision to stay out of the 1st Congressional District race. Given the inability of county Republican Central Committees to rally support behind any one candidate, it’s best the decision be left up to individual voters who will be carefully vetting all the candidates over the next several months.”
The following detailed listing of CRP endorsements can be found at their website www.cagop.org.
California Republican Party
Official Endorsement Results
United States Senate Endorsement
Elizabeth Emken
Congressional Endorsements
District Candidate
CD 2 Dan Roberts
CD 4 Tom McClintock*
CD 5 Randy Loftin
CD 7 Dan Lungren*
CD 9 Ricky Gill
CD 10 Jeff Denham*
CD 17 Evelyn Li
CD 18 David Chapman
CD 19 Robert Murray
CD 21 David Valadao
CD 22 Devin Nunes*
CD 23 Kevin McCarthy*
CD 25 Buck McKeon*
CD 26 Tony Strickland
CD 27 Jack Orswell
CD 31 Gary Miller*
CD 36 Mary Bono Mack*
CD 39 Ed Royce*
CD 41 John Tavaglione
CD 42 Ken Calvert*
CD 45 John Campbell*
CD 46 Jerry Hayden
CD 47 Gary DeLong
CD 48 Dana Rohrabacher*
CD 49 Darrell Issa*
CD 50 Duncan Hunter*
CD 51 Xanthi Gionis
CD 52 Brian Bilbray*
State Senate Endorsements
District Candidate
SD 1 Ted Gaines*
SD 7 Mark Meuser
SD 11 Harmeet Dhillon
SD 17 Larry Beaman
SD 19 Mike Stoker
SD 21 Steve Knight
SD 23 Bill Emmerson*
SD 25 Gilbert Gonzales
SD 27 Todd Zink
SD 29 Bob Huff*
SD 31 Jeff Miller
SD 35 Charlotte Svolos
SD 37 Mimi Walters*
SD 39 George Plescia
State Assembly Endorsements
District Candidate
AD 3 Dan Logue*
AD 4 John Munn
AD 6 Beth Gaines*
AD 8 Peter Tateishi
AD 10 Peter Mancus
AD 11 Mike Hudson
AD 12 Kristen Olsen*
AD 16 Al Phillips
AD 21 Jack Mobley
AD 25 ArLyne Diamond
AD 26 Connie Conway*
AD 30 Robert Bernosky
AD 31 Geof Lickey
AD 32 Jon McQuiston
AD 33 Tim Donnelly*
AD 34 Shannon Grove*
AD 35 Katcho Achadjian*
AD 40 Mike Morrell*
AD 41 Donna Lowe
AD 42 Brian Nestande*
AD 44 Jeff Gorell*
AD 50 Brad Torgan
AD 55 Curt Hagman*
AD 56 Corky Reynaga Emett
AD 60 Eric Linder
AD 61 William Batey
AD 65 Chris Norby*
AD 68 Don Wagner*
AD 71 Brian Jones*
AD 73 Diane Harkey*
AD 74 Allan Mansoor*
AD 75 Marie Waldron
AD 79 Mary England
*Denotes Incumbent
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