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Marine Corps Veteran Enters District 9 Assembly Race
by Rick Redding, published on March 19, 2010 at 6:00 PM
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Rick D. Redding, born and raised in Sacramento, a Marine Corps veteran of Operation Desert Storm/Shield and a Public School Educator/Football coach, declared his candidacy for nomination as a Republican candidate for State Assembly (9th District). This district includes most of the city of Sacramento. The primary election is on June 8 and the general election in November.
Rick stated that, as a public school educator serving in the Assembly, he will work to ensure that every child has equal access to educational opportunities and that each student graduates from high school.
As our Assemblyman, Rick said one of his goals is to expand job training opportunities for the unemployed and underemployed as well as end all furlough days for state employees and restore the 14% reduction in state workers pay: "I do not believe the state budget should be balanced on the backs of state employees." Moreover, Rick said that he will "introduce employer friendly deregulation of the current legislative entanglements that hamper businesses from prospering and creating jobs."
"I'm a firm believer that irresponsible taxing and spending on behalf of the government should not dictate repeated tax increases for Sacramento citizens." For that reason, Rick supports the efforts of the Sacramento County Taxpayers League to roll back the Sacramento city utility rate increase from the projected 19.2% to 9.0% that will appear on the November ballot.
As your Assemblyman from the 9th District, Redding said "I will work with Mayor Kevin Johnson, the Sacramento City Council and the Board of Supervisors to help bring businesses to Sacramento that are not influenced by the ups and downs of the national and state economy thereby helping small business to prosper and provide good jobs.
Rick Redding is married to the former Jill Tammi (daughter of former Placerville mayor, Bonnie Tammi) and has four children Ryan (18), William (14), Benjamin (8), and Lauren (5).
For more information about Rick's candidacy, you can visit the campaign website at www.VoteForRick.org. Rick can also be contacted at 916-289-9018 or rick_redding1@yahoo.com.
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This gentleman has painted a portrait as a soldier, and a straight family man.... and a Republican.
Yet how many times in recent memory have people who claim such conservative lifestyles and credentials seem to lead secretive and sometimes perverse private lives. When one asserts one's 'purity' in public, for me, this seems to be a dead giveaway regarding something deeper and more covert, if one only pierce the veil of public gauze cloaking a candidate.
Though California's lowly legislature has escaped the spotlight of more lurid investigations, the Congress in DC seems awash in such people - David Vitter, who was involved in a prostitution ring whose madam came forth and subsequently 'committed suicide' (conveniently); John Ensign, whose recent affairs and their aftermath are now the subject of grand jury investigations; Larry Craig, and the infamous airport bathroom scene; Lindsay Graham's and Mitch McConnell's 'interesting' Friday night escapades at DC gay bars... and on and on... all to a person touting their 'record' of domestic bliss and 'family values' and all staunch defenders of 'the troops' and our bloated military budgets...
I'm sure Mr. Redding is a 'nice guy' -- many Republicans are, a la Ronald Reagan, who was known as our nation's 'amiable dunce', and later proved to actually have been senile...
But in and of itself, a military record and an ability to procreate are not qualifications for public service. A record of doing the peoples' business and doing so responsibly, rather than carrying the water for a GOP that merely 'says no' to public need and good in the name of corporate largesse and accommodation, is a predicate to holding such an office with integrity.
I'm afraid this gentleman's recitation of GOP talking points coupled with family and military imagery should send big red flags up in the minds of voters for this very important legislative seat...
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California spends enough on our education system already.
The average teacher makes 50K per year for a 9 month school year, while the average Sacramentan makes 42K per year for a full year of work. Not to mention their FAT benefits and pension plans, that no one in the private sector has. 40% of school spending is going to administration, this is nuts.
The problem with our education system is overpopulation (dont get me started on educating illegal aliens) and a lack of focus on strict discipline, critical thinking and teaching the fundamentals of education. Instead we focus on teaching children how to feel good about themselves, the environment, and how America is the cause of the worlds ills. California schools have become indoctrination camps for anti-Americanism and socialism.
Many other very poor nations do a far better job at educating their children for far less money. The problems in our schools have nothing to do with the levels of funding, the problems stem from the liberal education culture.
And for all of you Democrats and Lefties, the funding problems and drastic cut backs are a direct result of out of control spending by the DEOMCRATIC controlled legislature, you can’t blame ANY of the funding problems on Republicans. Our state and school districts are broke for two reasons; first, the elected morons can’t balance a budget, second, the collapse of Wall Street because the Democrats REFUSED to regulate banking, the selling of credit default swaps and derivatives. The collapse of the housing market led to drastic losses in the housing industry which led to lower property taxes being collected. And despite the collapse of Wall Street and the banking industry, and the Democrats controlling the US Congress, Senate and presidency, and yet they STILL have DONE NOTHING to regulate the banking industry, and the NEXT collapse, coming in a year or two, will make the last two years look like the roaring 20's.
I have discussed the topic of education with Mr. Redding personally and find that much of what you assert he would agree with. I think he might differ w/ you in regard to teacher salaries in that teacher pay is commensurate with the level of education that teachers possess.
Mr. Redding does not blindly follow the teacher union or SCTA. In fact, he believes that teacher tenure must be re-evaluated as far too many bad teachers are allowed to teach. Mr. Redding believes that each and every teacher should have to demonstrate that they should be able to keep their jobs on a yearly basis. Lastly, SCTA will not even consider endorsing him (even though he is a member and a teacher) because the organization is so embedded into the democratic party.
After listening to Mr. Redding at a recent speaking engagement, I came away w/ the following regarding his stance on education (it is also in his campaign literature):
Maximize ADA funding
Propose legislation holding parents accountable for getting their kids to school
Re-introduce vocational education in our high schools
Reallocate funds from the correctional system to education (less on inmates, more on kids)
No more cuts in after school programs, arts, music, or athletics
End the current teacher tenure model and introduce another that holds teachers accountable
Hope this helps.
The trade unions will not allow vocational training back into the schools - they are the reason California has failed in training our youth.
Nothing is going to change and nothing is going to work, California is doomed, we have reached the tipping point. As soon the Democrats pass amnesty for illegal aliens...watch what happens to our school system when MILLIONS of more illegal aliens immediately flood into our schools system. (and no I dont mean he ones already here, once the process for amnesty is started their will be a RUN for the border trying to get in to take advantage of amenesty.
Californinains deserve failed schools, no jobs and high taxes.
The alternatives
Green / Daniel A Costa I don't like cause of the whole global warming / un / carbon tax thing
Democrat / Rodger Dickinson I don't like cause of the "A recipient of a number of awards, Roger has been recognized as Environmentalist of the Year in 1982, received the Clean Air Award in 1991, 1997, and 2003" sounds like a Carbon tax lover to me, not to mention doesn't seem to be able to even produce his own website. That's like not being able to print a business card... Fail. How will I ever interact with such a cave dweller? Hello it's 2010, every idiot has a website!
Looks like I'm voting for Rick D. Redding, given my vote doesn't get snapped up electronically and sent to /dev/null
While this is quite the wordy post, I HOPE it helps someone else looking for answers.