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STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT |
61 |
(Voter Registration: 45% D - 39% R) -- Democrats:
Gloria Negrete McLeod of Chino and Nell Soto of Pomona. Republicans: Bob DeMallie
of Rancho Cucamonga, Gus Skropos of Ontario, Jim Thalman and Mike Wickman of Chino
Hills.
Two years ago, when Republican incumbent Fred Aguiar sought his third and final term,
Republican registration was at 42 percent, and the popular Aguiar cruised to victory.
But Aguiar is termed out and running unopposed for the San Bernardino County Board
of Supervisors. More significant, GOP voter registration has slipped to under 40
percent, and that fact, coupled with a 42 percent Latino population, has caused Democrats
to put this district on their "watch" list. As with any open seat, the
race has drawn a diverse cast of characters from both parties. On the Republican
side, money and a large elective base have made Ontario Mayor Skropos the early front-runner.
Skropos has about $200,000 in the bank -- nearly 10 times more than any of his GOP
competitors. In addition, he hails from the largest city in the district with some
43,000 voters and a strong fund-raising base among developers and the business community.
As a deputy district attorney, he's also grabbed endorsements from most major law-enforcement
groups in the area and most local elected officials, and the political baggage accrued
during a failed 1995 recall attempt has mostly fallen away. Skropos ran for this
same district back in 1992, losing 2-to-1 to Aguiar for what was then an open seat.
All three of his primary opponents have some electoral experience. DeMallie served
four years on the Cucamonga School District Board, including a two-year stint as
president. The most conservative of the field, DeMallie is former president of the
local California Republican Assembly chapter and has been endorsed by Senators Ray
Haynes and Richard Mountjoy, and by several conservative assemblymen from other parts
of the state. Although his bank account boasts only $20,000, he expects financial
help from Haynes and perhaps from the conservative PAC headed by Ed Atzinger and
Howard Ahmanson. He also was the first candidate to set up an absentee ballot program,
launching his effort in early April. The other two GOP contenders -- Thalman and
Wickman -- both serve on the Chino Hills City Council and share that base. Each is
a retired peace officer. Thalman, who has raised about $12,000 and matched that amount
from his own pocket, has endorsements from several local elected officials, as well
as from the California Firefighters Association. He has targeted a $100,000 warchest
but hasn't raised nearly that much to date. Wickman, on the other hand, has been
slow to organize his effort due to his wife's illness, which may prevent him from
campaigning as vigorously as the others. He also had about $20,000 on hand in early
April and has no plans to hire professional campaign help. On the Democratic side,
the front runner is Soto, a Pomona councilwoman and the widow of Phil Soto, who represented
the area in the Assembly during the 1960s. She has about $55,000 in the bank and
is backed by most legislative Democrats, including Speaker Antonio Villaraigosa and
Senator Richard Polanco. She also has the endorsement of the state Democratic Party.
First, however, she must dispose of McLeod, an elected member of the Chaffey Community
College Board, who has raised little cash outside the $20,000 she used to seed the
campaign.
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STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT |
62 |
(Voter Registration: 56% D - 30% R) -- Democrats:
Rita Arias of San Bernardino, Karl Gaytan of Colton, Frank Guzman of Grand Terrace,
John Longville of Rialto, Albert Martinez of San Bernardino. Republican: Irma
Escobar of Fontana.
With Democrat Joe Baca termed out and running for the Senate, this becomes an open
seat that has attracted a bevy of Democrats. Although none of the candidates yet
causes much of a blip on the radar screen, the most recognizable name is that of
Longville, the mayor of Rialto. He ran for this seat when it came open back in 1992,
finishing a distant third to Baca in the primary. Longville had raised $37,000 by
early April, spending $7,000 of it on a mailer. He also had been endorsed by area
Congressman George Brown, Assemblywoman Sheila Kuehl and the state Democratic Party.
Another endorsement came from Colton Mayor Karl Gaytan, who had been on the ballot
himself but withdrew in mid March due to ill health. Two other Democrats -- attorney
Guzman and San Bernardino City Councilwoman Arias -- had showed little fund raising
or campaign activity by the end of March. Guzman had no money; Arias reported but
$1400. So, the field would seem to be clearing for Longville, right? Enter Martinez,
a parole agent from San Bernardino and a former prison guard. Martinez, who has never
held elective office, is backed -- heavily -- by the California Correctional Peace
Officers Association, which already has seeded his campaign with $50,000 and plans
to spend what it takes to get him through the primary. His campaign, managed by Sacramento
veteran David Townsend, has been endorsed by, among others, Speaker Antonio Villaraigosa
and former Senator Bob Presley, an area political icon. He also has earned the nod
of Mike Reynolds, the author and champion of "three strikes." He already
has put together a large volunteer network drawn from the CCPOA itself, which has
a large presence in the prison-heavy county. A Martinez primary victory likely will
seal this district in the Democratic column, for even though Republicans believe
they have an attractive candidate in businesswoman Irma Escobar, they won't buck
the CCPOA. If Longville wins the primary, however, this one heats up in the fall.
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STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT |
63 |
(Voter Registration: 39% D - 47% R) -- Republican:
Incumbent Bill Leonard. Libertarian: Maureen Lindberg. Both of San Bernardino.
Leonard, who used to be in the Senate and now is Assembly minority leader, must divert
his attention elsewhere. His grip on leadership may well depend on how well his caucus
performs in November. Pick up seats -- or stay even -- and he's likely to remain
minority leader. Lose seats and his stay at the top of the caucus could be brief.
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STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT |
64 |
(Voter Registration: 42% D - 44% R) -- Republican:
Incumbent Rod Pacheco of Riverside.
Anyone seen the old donkey that used to be tethered out here?
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STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT |
65 |
(Voter Registration: 39% D - 46% R) -- Democrat:
Ray Quinto of Yucaipa. Republicans: Incumbent Brett Granlund of Yucaipa, David
O'Brien of Big Bear City, James Grimes of Running Springs. Natural Law: Joseph
Renteria of Cherry Valley.
Incumbent Granlund had a primary challenge from retired judge O'Brien in 1996. O'Brien
was entirely self-funded but managed only 30 percent of the vote. He's back for another
try and promises two things -- to spend $100,000 from his personal retirement fund
and to make Granlund the issue. He already had launched a radio campaign by early
April and plans to stay on the air through the end of May. If O'Brien follows through,
and if businessman James Grimes also weighs in with resources that are yet to surface,
Granlund could sweat the primary. The winner faces Democrat Quinto, a retired naval
officer.
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STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT |
66 |
(Voter Registration: 33% D - 52% R) -- Democrat:
Patsy Hockersmith of Corona. Republican: Incumbent Bruce Thompson of Fallbrook.
Hockersmith challenged Thompson in 1996. She challenged the former Assembly incumbent
-- Ray Haynes -- in 1992. Both times, she lost by some 34,000 votes.
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STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT |
67 |
(Voter Registration: 33% D - 51% R) -- Democrats:
Marie Fennell of Huntington Beach; Rima Nashashibi of Seal Beach. Republicans:
Incumbent Scott Baugh of Huntington Beach, Doris Allen of Westminster, Chuck Conlosh
of Fountain Valley, Marilyn Bruce Hastings of Seal Beach, Felix Rocha, Jr. of Fountain
Valley, Haydee Velasquez Tillotson of Huntington Beach. Libertarian: Autumn
Browne of Westminster.
Expensive and ugly, featuring a reunion of sorts for those involved in the infamous
recall election of November 1995 (see CJ, January 1996). There's incumbent Baugh,
who won the recall and who still faces a felony trial for alleged campaign reporting
violations accrued during that effort. There's Allen, the former renegade assemblywoman
recalled after she cut a deal with Democratic lawmakers to become speaker. And there's
developer Tillotson, who filed in the recall but was bullied out of the race 12 days
before the election by the local GOP power structure that backed Baugh. Allen's candidacy
is something out of Cervantes, given that few recalled lawmakers try to reclaim a
seat from which they have been tossed. Also, she's been living in Sacramento for
the past two years. Her candidacy, in fact, survived only because a court overturned
a decision by Secretary of State Bill Jones to disqualify her because -- in Jones'
opinion -- she was termed out. Allen isn't likely to be much of a problem for Baugh
since she's having trouble raising money. Money isn't a concern for Tillotson, who
has the personal resources to seed her campaign with ample cash. Whether she decides
to open her wallet will depend on how much her treatment during the recall lit a
fire in the belly. Baugh, meanwhile, is expecting to spend $200,000 to $300,000.
If Tillotson doesn't match him, she likely will have to wait to see if Baugh's felony
trial results in a conviction -- a situation that will immediately remove the one-term
incumbent from office and force a special election.
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STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT |
68 |
(Voter Registration: 39% D - 44% R) -- Democrat:
Mike Matsuda of Garden Grove. Republicans: Ho Chung of Garden Grove, Paul
Gonzalez of Buena Park, John Kellogg of Westminster, Ken Maddox of Garden Grove,
Joy Neugebauer of Westminster.
With incumbent Curt Pringle termed out and running for state treasurer, this seat
features a wide open battle in the Republican primary. Though five GOP candidates
are running, the race is really a three-way contest between attorney Kellogg and
Garden Grove City Councilmen Chung and Maddox. Each enjoys a base of support and
key endorsements. Maddox is Pringle's hand-picked choice, a first term councilman
and Tustin police officer. He's managed to raise some cash and will be helped out
along the way by Pringle. Normally, an endorsement from the incumbent might be enough
to make Maddox the front-runner, except that Kellogg has Assemblymen Jim Morrissey
and Scott Baugh and Senator Rob Hurtt in his corner. Hurtt's endorsement is an especially
big feather in Kellogg's hat, considering Hurtt's reputation for dropping money into
campaigns. On his own, Kellogg has raised $80,000 so far, half of which came from
him or his family. Kellogg also has the College Republicans and a local gun owners
group helping to walk precincts. Then there's Chung, a Korean-born businessman and
the first non-white member of the Garden Grove council. He has racked up endorsements
from locally elected officials, including three members of the Orange County Board
of Supervisors. He also has support from the area's growing Asian community, which
now makes up nearly 20 percent of the district. The other two GOP candidates are
Neugebauer, a councilwoman and mayor pro tempore of Westminster, who has no money
or endorsements, and businessman Gonzalez, who has yet to surface.
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STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT |
69 |
(Voter Registration: 52% D - 33% R) --
Democrat: Lou Correa of Anaheim. Republican: Incumbent Jim Morrissey of
Anaheim. Libertarian: Bolynda Schultz of Santa Ana. Reform: Jim Benson
of Anaheim.
Democrats are still kicking themselves for not helping Correa more in 1996, when
he missed knocking off Morrissey by only 93 votes. They did pour some money late
into the campaign, but it wasn't enough to offset the incumbent's $200,000 advantage.
That mistake will not be repeated this year, Democrats have vowed. Assembly Speaker
Antonio Villaraigosa already has declared Morrissey at the top of his caucus' hit
list. This district overlaps with the 46th Congressional District where Democratic
incumbent Loretta Sanchez will be a top target herself and where former Congressman
Bob Dornan is in the primary, gurgling over a potential rematch with Sanchez.
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STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT |
70 |
(Voter Registration: 29% D - 54% R) -- Republican:
Incumbent Marilyn Brewer of Newport Beach. Natural Law: Nat Adam of Irvine.
Brewer's re-election is a natural.
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71 |
(Voter Registration: 27% D - 57% R) -- Democrat:
Martha Badger of Rancho Santa Margarita. Republican: Incumbent Bill Campbell
of Orange. Natural Law: Brenda Bryant of Santa Ana.
Most Republican district this side of Arizona.
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STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT |
72 |
(Voter Registration: 31% D - 54% R) -- Democrat:
Frank Legas of Fullerton. Republican: Incumbent Dick Ackerman of Fullerton.
Libertarian: Loren Meierding of Fullerton.
This time, at least, Ackerman may have to post a few signs on some lawns, maybe make
an appearance or two at a local supermarket during his re-election campaign. Last
time around, he didn't have an opponent.
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STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT |
73 |
(Voter Registration: 29% D - 52% R) -- Democrat:
Robert Wilberg of Capistrano Beach. Republicans: Steve Apodaca of San Clemente,
Patricia Bates and Jim Lacy of Laguna Niguel. Libertarian: Donald Rollins
of Oceanside. Natural Law: Matteo Ornati of Dana Point.
Another open Republican seat featuring a three-way battle for the nomination. The
district is almost evenly split between southern Orange County and San Diego County,
including Camp Pendleton, and where incumbent Bill Morrow is termed out and running
for the Senate. He's also keeping his nose out of the primary. That leaves Laguna
Niguel Mayor Bates, tax attorney Lacy and San Clemente Councilman Apodaca to slug
it out. Bates enjoys the support of local legislators, including Senators Bill Craven
and Ross Johnson and Assemblymembers Bill Campbell, Marilyn Brewer and Dick Ackerman.
She was also the first to get her absentee mailer out and had raised almost $100,000
by the end of the first reporting period. Lacy is well-connected with the Howard
Jarvis Taxpayers Association, having served as an aide to Jarvis during the Proposition
13 campaign. In fact, he originally had as his ballot designation "taxpayer
representative," but a judge forced him to change it; he now lists himself as
a "small business owner." Lacy previously worked in both the Reagan and
Bush administrations before running unsuccessfully for Congress in 1992, finishing
third to Jay Kim in the CD 41 GOP primary. His endorsements include many of the Legislature's
most conservative members -- Assemblymen Howard Kaloogian, Tom McClintock, Steve
Baldwin and Senators Ray Haynes and Richard Mountjoy. National conservative darling
Oliver North also is backing Lacy, having appeared at a fund raiser and taped some
radio spots that have aired in the San Diego County portion of the district. Of the
$100,000 Lacy has raised, $20,000 is from his own pocket. He's also hit the district
with two mailers so far. Apodaca, meanwhile, is behind the other two in mail, money
and legislative endorsements. He does, however, have a long list of mayoral and city
council endorsements, including two members of the Orange County Board of Supervisors.
A self-described fiscal conservative, Apodaca is the only pro-choice candidate among
the three, a characteristic he is downplaying in the conservative district.
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STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT |
74 |
(Voter Registration: 31% D - 49% R) -- Democrats:
William Fitzgerald of Solano Beach, Anne Fragasso of Leucadia. Republican:
Incumbent Howard Kaloogian of Carlsbad. Natural Law: Aditi Gentsch of Del
Mar.
For the past two elections, Republican Kaloogian has been plagued by the Clayton
family. Fred Clayton lost a bitter, nasty, negative campaign to him in the 1994 primary,
and as a result, Clayton and his wife tag-teamed Kaloogian in 1996 -- his wife in
the primary and Fred as an independent in the general.This year, Fred Clayton is
running for the Board of Equalization.
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STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT |
75 |
(Voter Registration: 30% D - 51% R) -- Democrat:
David Debus of San Diego. Republicans: Joel Anderson of Alpine, Mark Price
of Alpine, Charlene Zettel of Poway. Natural Law: William Cowling III of San
Diego. Libertarian: Donna Tello of Poway.
The race to succeed termed-out Republican Jan Goldsmith has attracted a trio of GOP
candidates with the resources and backing to win the primary -- and, therefore, the
seat. Anderson is the most conservative of the group -- pro-life, pro-Second Amendment,
pro-death penalty, pro-three strikes, pro-vouchers. As a result, he's earned endorsements
from Senator Ray Haynes, Assemblymen Howard Kaloogian, Bruce Thompson and Bill Morrow,
the Gun Owners of California, Paul Gann's Citizens Committee, former California Republican
Assembly prez John Fleishmann and the California Pro-Life Council. He was recruited
to run by Assemblyman Steve Baldwin from the neighboring 77th District. He also has
been endorsed by the Building Industry Association. Although he has professional
campaign help, Anderson himself has plenty of expertise -- a direct-mail business
that specializes in absentee-ballot programs. His campaign expects to raise about
$200,000 for the primary although he reported having raised only $26,000 by mid March,
most of it from his own pocket. His fund raising picked up after the reporting period,
however, and he had about $75,000 on hand by early April. This is his first run for
elective office. Zettel sits on the other end of the GOP political spectrum. A self-described
fiscal conservative, she is pro-choice on abortion and has focused her campaign on
education. She is the only elected official in the field, having served two terms
on the Poway Unified School Board. That provides a solid base, given that the school
district includes about 60 percent of the district's likely voters. In her most recent
election -- 1996 -- she was the top vote-getter. Money is not a problem for Zettel,
who already has plunked $50,000 of her own into the race and promises to dig deeper
if necessary, although she showed decent fund raising as well by reporting a total
of $108,000 by mid-March. And then there is Price, who has opened his wallet the
widest. He's donated $150,000 to the effort and plans to spend it on an absentee-ballot
campaign, radio ads and direct mail. Price is perhaps the best known of the three
Republicans thanks to a self-funded series of radio commentaries that have aired
on local stations for several months and which ran during two popular talk shows
-- Roger Hedgecock and Rush Limbaugh. Price, too, is a conservative and recently
gained the endorsement of the California Republican Assembly. As a result, he and
Anderson could split the conservative vote, giving the more moderate Zettel -- with
her wide name recognition and education background -- an opening. The district itself
is one of the more conservative in the San Diego area, an advantage for the more
well-known Price. Look for this primary to go negative early, especially as Anderson
and Price jockey on the right.
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STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT |
76 |
(Voter Registration: 41% D - 38% R) -- Democrat:
Incumbent Susan Davis. Republicans: Duane Admire, Linda Escher-Davis. Libertarian:
Edward Teyssier. All of San Diego.
This is one of those San Diego districts that gauls Republicans. Registration figures
indicate they ought to be able to win it -- or at least be competitive. But for the
past two elections, incumbent Davis has more than held her own against an opponent
-- Bob Trettin -- considered too conservative for the district. In 1994, Davis beat
Trettin by 3,500 votes in what was then an open seat. In '96, however, she increased
that margin to 11,000 votes. Exit Bob Trettin. Enter a pair of Republicans -- Escher-Davis,
a nurse, and Admire, an attorney -- for what already has become a nasty primary.
Admire, 31, inherits Trettin's conservative cloak, having earned an endorsement from
the Conservative Opportunity Society. He also expects nods from the California Republican
Assembly and California Pro-Life Council. He is making his first run for elective
office and has reported having raised $62,000 by mid-March, almost all of it from
his own pocket and from family and friends. Admire, whose wife is an eye doctor and
who owns optometry clinics, claims that some local party leaders tried to pressure
him out of the race in favor of Escher-Davis because she has the same last name as
the incumbent. Likely those local officials wanted Escher-Davis because they knew
her, and because they wanted a woman on the ballot to face Davis. Escher-Davis has
long been involved with district politics as a member of the local Lincoln and Republican
Federated Women clubs. With a masters degree in nursing and a pro-choice view of
abortion, she has cross-over appeal for both the primary and general election. Although
her campaign treasury boasted only $22,000 as of mid March, she expects to raise
the $100,000 she says will be needed for the primary. She's gained the backing of
the Lincoln Club, as well as endorsements from local elected officials such as Randy
Cunningham, Howard Kaloogian, Brian Bilbray, Bill Morrow and Byron Ware. As for the
tone, both sides are hurling charges. Escher-Davis is accusing Admire of fronting
for trial lawyers. Admire, on the other hand, tried to brand Escher-Davis as a carpetbagger
because she was born and educated outside California. Unfortunately for Admire, Escher-Davis
has lived in the 77th District for 15 years, while Admire, who hails from the San
Francisco Bay area, has lived there less than one year.
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77 |
(Voter Registration: 39% D - 42% R) -- Democrat:
Margaret Carlson of El Cajon. Republican: Incumbent Steve Baldwin of El Cajon.
Libertarians: Michael Metti of El Cajon, Elizabeth Meyers of San Diego.
Republican Baldwin first won this seat in 1994 by knocking off an incumbent Democrat
-- Tom Connolly -- who was weighed down with legal baggage. In the process, Baldwin
overcame his own baggage -- including a claim uttered in an unsuccessful 1992 Assembly
bid that the U.S. Air Force had an "official witch."
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STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT |
78 |
(Voter Registration: 38% D - 40% R) -- Democrat:
Incumbent Howard Wayne of San Diego. Republicans: Jean Roesch of Coronado,
Myke Shelby of San Diego, Rick Wildman of La Jolla. Natural Law: Stuart Knoles
of San Diego. Libertarian: John Murphy of San Diego.
This is another of those San Diego districts that cause Republicans to buy Maalox
by the case. Registration puts it squarely in their column, but for the 1990s --
and a good chunk of the 1980s as well -- voters have put the district squarely in
the Democratic column. Senator Dede Alpert held the seat from 1990 to 1996, when
she was succeeded by Wayne, who defeated former GOP Assemblywoman Tricia Hunter.
Wayne now must defend the seat, and he's drawn as diverse a set of GOP wanna-bes
as can be imagined: a moderate school board member, a conservative Jewish "biker"
known as "New York Myke," and a very conservative lawyer whose brother
already sits in the Assembly -- as a Democrat. The school board member is Roesch,
who's served on the Coronado Unified School District Board for the past decade. A
school counselor, Roesch is pro-choice and has made education her focus. She reported
$53,000 in the bank in March, but more than half of it came from her own pocket.
She's paying her way onto some slate mailers and plans an absentee-ballot program
to augment precinct walking and some cable TV ads. Although well known in her home
base, Coronado encompasses less than 20 percent of the district, and Roesch must
work hard to expand her name ID. That's not a problem for "New York Myke,"
who as Myke Shelby owns the area's largest Harley Davidson dealership. As the name
suggests, he's a New York City transplant, although he has lived in San Diego for
a dozen years. A conservative, he's running a "get government out of the way"
campaign. He reported $25,000 for the first period, most of it his own money, although
he indicates he won't seed the campaign with much more if a fund-raising effort falls
short. He's spent on a mailer zipped into 221,000 homes on April 15th and on a radio
ad campaign that appeals for donations. He's been endorsed by a pair of assemblymen
-- Howard Kaloogian and Bill Morrow. The third Republican is attorney Wildman, regarded
as the most conservative candidate. He is pro-life and opposed to most forms of gun
control, including the assault weapon ban. The brother of Democratic Assemblyman
Scott Wildman of Glendale, Rick Wildman has twice run unsuccessfully for public office,
neither time as a Republican. He ran as a Democrat against GOP Assemblywoman Sunny
Mojonnier back in 1984, losing by some 60,000 votes. He also finished well out of
the money in a 1992 race for San Diego County supervisor. His early fund-raising
effort consisted mostly of opening his wallet and fishing out $18,000 in loans, although
he raised an additional $16,000 in early April. He has yet to attract any major endorsements.
Going in, Roesch would seem to have several early advantages. First, she has a track
record at the polls, which gives her something of a base, albeit a small one. Second,
she is both a moderate and a woman, and voters in this part of San Diego have shown
a propensity over the years to favor moderate women over conservative men. In a new
era of the blanket primary, Roesch may be able to appeal to the district's sizeable
bloc of independent voters now eligible to vote in the primary. That having been
said, the GOP contest likely will hinge on money -- who has it to spend and when.
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STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT |
79 |
(Voter Registration: 54% D - 24% R) -- Democrat:
Incumbent Denise Ducheny of San Diego. Republican: Carl Kinz of Chula Vista.
Libertarian: Richard Cardulla of San Diego.
A final turn around the Assembly block for Ducheny, chairwoman of the budget committee.
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STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT |
80 |
(Voter Registration: 46% D - 40% R) --
Democrat: Joey Acuna Jr. of Coachella. Republican: Incumbent Jim Battin
of La Quinta. Libertarian: Susan Weber of Palm Desert.
Republican Battin earned a slap from the FPPC for taking gifts from lobbyists, but
Democrats will have to feel very very confident -- and be rolling in dough -- before
going after this seat. Still, Democrats held this seat until Battin was elected in
1994 and may take a hard look at Acuna, a school-board trustee from Coachella.
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