Talk about election fatigue. The last general election was just a few months ago. And though most voters aren't even aware of it yet, our tv's and mailboxes will be full of campaign propaganda for a statewide special election scheduled for May 19th. Beyond that, however, the 2010 campaigns for governor and legislature are already underway, particularly here in Sacramento, where an all-out battle for the California State Assembly seat being vacated by termed-out Assemblymember Dave Jones has ... StevenMaviglio Rick Redding comment-23567 2010-03-20T00:28:01Z 2010-03-20T00:28:01Z Another candidate has entered the race. Please visit www.voteforrick.org for more information. Thank you. Rick Redding 2010-03-20T00:28:01Z Jeff McCrory comment-5668 2009-04-07T06:19:42Z 2009-04-07T06:19:42Z Hey Galt, Do you run the Sacramento Insider blog? http://www.thesacramentoinsider.com/ Jeff McCrory 2009-04-07T06:19:42Z Ben Ilfeld comment-5609 2009-04-06T14:40:45Z 2009-04-06T14:40:45Z Is it possible that there are lots of "independent thinkers" and by definition they do not all agree with you? I actually think that there is a healthy dose of elitism behind dismissing 99% of any group. Ben Ilfeld 2009-04-06T14:40:45Z TomRunge comment-5582 2009-04-05T01:22:25Z 2009-04-05T01:22:25Z Is this the guy you're talking about? http://www.myspace.com/11029897 I've never heard of him, but he does have nice facial hair. TomRunge 2009-04-05T01:22:25Z djones30 comment-5581 2009-04-04T23:52:08Z 2009-04-04T23:52:08Z Kaplan is HOT, you say? You just lost my vote. djones30 2009-04-04T23:52:08Z The Parrhesiac comment-5579 2009-04-05T13:13:38Z 2009-04-05T13:13:38Z Well..no surprise William that you support any Democrat. William, first off I do not support ANY Republicans in California...with the exception of maybe Tom McClintock...If you read my post, you would see that I support Kaplan and Moore...both of which are Democrats..and I believe they are both fiscally responsible. That being said...I also know a true conservative would never win in the D1council district, so I will support a candidate who i believe has personal integrity and who wont be owned by big developers. Kaplan and Moore are also not typical Democrats, they come off as independent thinkers with integrity... I am also an environmentalist who sits on the board of a major well known environmental organization, so you can stop trying to label me William, I am a fierce independent with critical thinking skills, unlike you and 99% of your ultra liberal comrades. The Parrhesiac 2009-04-05T13:13:38Z thefly comment-5569 2009-04-04T18:52:55Z 2009-04-04T18:52:55Z For Lauren Hammond’s seat, the name I’m hearing the most is Terre Johnson. Terre is Executive Director of the Stockton Blvd Partnership and Chairs the Oak Park Redevelopment Advisory Committee and a longtime district activist. Him and his partner own a small business in the district. He’s personable and smart as a whip and has a thick Rolodex. If Terre gets in the race, it would be his to lose. Patrick Kennedy is one of those perennial candidates that always runs for office, but never seems to get elected. I guess he was finally able to find a spot on the School Board, but he has never done anything of note. He should be happy with his School Board seat. The other name I’ve heard is Jay Schenirer. He is an old school board member and former president that got tossed out of office in 2004. He’s notoriously anti-union and was very unpopular when he last ran for office. I think his time has past. Down in the south part of the city, in D-7, Robbie Waters seems poised to face at least 1 challenger this cycle. According to the election portal on the City of Sacramento's (http://www.netfile.com/agency/sac/) website, Ryan Chin has submitted paperwork to the city as a candidate. Ryan is a board member of the Sacramento CAPITAL Foundation, did his undergrad at UC Berkeley and received an MBA from UC Davis. He is listed as an API leader on Major Johnson's campaign website, which poses an interesting political question: Will the Mayor endorse and support his old battle ax Waters, or will he be faced with the choice of siding with Ryan Chin and the API constituency that so dramatically propelled him to victory ( most might not know that the API vote was the largest swing demographic in the City last November.) thefly 2009-04-04T18:52:55Z William Burg comment-5568 2009-04-04T19:20:32Z 2009-04-04T19:20:32Z I like all three candidates for Assembly so far, so I'm going to have to hear what each of them wants to bring to the table. I have a feeling that by election time the Mayor's endorsement will be about as popular as George Bush's endorsement was in 2008. Why do I get the sense that John Galt wouldn't support any candidate to the left of Strom Thurmond? William Burg 2009-04-04T19:20:32Z Harry Osibin comment-5560 2009-04-04T07:13:40Z 2009-04-04T07:13:40Z Nice read. I learned a lot. Harry Osibin 2009-04-04T07:13:40Z George Jackson comment-5559 2009-04-04T06:47:08Z 2009-04-04T06:47:08Z thanks for the insight. an interesting followup would be who are the contenders to fill the hammond and dickinson seats. George Jackson 2009-04-04T06:47:08Z