On the night before the election, Pete Hoekstra stood onstage at a Michigan convention center, introducing the lineup of speakers at Donald Trump’s final rally of the campaign. The former congressman welcomed a professor to the podium for the Pledge of Allegiance, then a GOP county chair.Source: Can Ronna Romney McDaniel unite a fractured Republican Party?...
California State Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Los Angeles) has introduced SCA 11 and SB 691. They would provide that every candidate for local office in California (county, city, special district) would have his or her party of registration printed on ballots.Source: California Bill to Show Party Labels for County, City and Special District Elections...
President Trump will probably replace a majority of commissioners on the Federal Election Commission (FEC) this year, Republican Commissioner Lee Goodman told The Hill. The move could reset the agency's agenda for the first time in nearly a decade.Source: GOP commissioner: Trump poised to revamp election agency...
In an overwhelming show of support, California Republicans re-elected their party chairman Jim Brulte to his third term Sunday. Brulte said headed into 2018, the Republican Party is focused on adding Republicans to state and federal office, but the top priority is electing a Republican governor.Source: Jim Brulte easily re-elected California GOP boss...
Sen. Jeff Stone’s annual trip to the governor’s mansion for dinner felt different this year.Source: California Republicans see a way out of irrelevance in the era of Trump...
Tech entrepreneur Joseph N. Sanberg talks about the importance of the state Earned Income Tax Credit to low-income Californians. "It means more food for their kids. It means more clothing on their kids' backs," he said. Video courtesy CalEITC 4 ME.Source: Jim Brulte: Senate scuffle shows Democratic hypocrisy...
During last year’s campaign, San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer labeled fellow Republican Donald Trump’s rhetoric as divisive and unacceptable and criticized his border wall, suggesting it’s an economic strength for his city to be located so close to Mexico.Source: Kevin Faulconer says he isn’t running for California governor. Republicans hope he will anyway....
The Republican Party benefited from the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling, according to The New York Times, who report that the GOP won a number of seats in state legislatures due to the decision.Source: GOP Gained Ground in State Legislatures From Citizens United...
FEC Commissioner Ann Ravel resigned from her post on Sunday, effective March 1. Commissioner Ravel posted her resignation letter on Medium, saying, “Our campaign finance system should promote citizen engagement and participation in the political process instead of disenchantment with democracy.Source: Democrat Commissioner Resignation Creates Opportunity for Change at FEC...
Bracing for protests, the California Republican Party is spending thousands of dollars to heighten security at its annual convention that begins Friday.Source: Fear of disruptions prompts heavy security at California GOP convention...
