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But, but, but Aaron Heather Hadwick never shows up to anything. (Blogger looks at Heather’s calendar 3-5 events a day deep and shrugs)

But but but Aaron Tenessa is campaigning hard. You know, like going to events in Rocklin outside her district or to the RNC Convention.

Tenessa’s next-to-most-recent post as of 7-26-2024 on her campaign Facebook Page

Heather Hadwick was in the district doing stuff (like raising money and participating in events), and just today had this post about current events affecting AD-01:

Recently (in the last 5 days), Heather posted about being at the Sac Metro FD (yes out of district), with the California Professional Firefighters (all over the district). She posted about a meet and greet in Nevada County, Meeting with the Northern California State Farm Agents, Being at a Fair in Lassen County, and mixed in are personal posts about her family and their involvement in ranching / farming in the Modoc County area.

Tenessa has posted once in the last 9 days, announcing a meet and greet on August 3rd. Further investigation shows several appearances outside of AD01 among her posts of the last 6 weeks.

But Heather does not show up to anything? Right? This is what I keep hearing from the same people and the source traces back to one office in the suburban Sacramento Area with a satellite in Redding.

It looks like the donors know the truth. Let me give my readers a hint, Heather will only be sleeping in her own bed about 7 times between July 4 and Labor Day. Meantime, Tenessa has gone broke and her camp is probably sweating the release of Hadwick’s 6-30-2024 report.

As for Tenessa’s Campaign Finance Report, your intrepid blogger has linked it here so you don’t have to look for it. (Because I care)

Tenessa has $28,541.38 in her account.

She has $20,975.00 in debt.

This leaves Madam Mayor (of one of the highest crime-rate cities in California) with $7,572.38 net in her account as of 6-30.

When you add in that Tenessa lent herself $20,000, that makes the numbers even more painful.

Let’s look at the major scores on her report:

Laborers International Union! #muhunion – kinda makes it hard to whine about yoonyuns and liberulz, huh? $6500!

Billy Essayli and Shannon Grove teamed up for $8000! (While Essayli has acheived folk hero status in the grassroots, he is about as well liked as COVID in Sacramento)

The crazed Geri Byrne (who I have known and observed for 22 years now) gave her $100 as did the similarly gifted Ned Coe. Your intrepid blogger has always said endorsements don’t matter unless they come with money. $500 in the primary and $200 in the general is chump change and with the baggage those two bring to the playing field I’d rather put dirt in my campaign gastank.

In 4.5 Months, Audette reports raising $33,300. Allow your intrepid blogger to point out that Heather Hadwick rasied that much in two days. $16,500 here and $21,900 here – including another $5,500 from that School Administrators group that also donated to Kevin Kiley and Joe Patterson and James Gallagher and…

Now your intrepid blogger understands why Audette and crew are forced to repeat a rumor created in Modoc County + using an error on a candidate questionnaire to try to advance their cause. The objective measures, including the primary results show that Audette is losing. Bad.

Heather Hadwick pictured with Lassen County Rancher and State Senator Brian Dahle

P.S. A fourth attempt to secure an endorsement from the Shasta County GOP also failed… Not a good couple months for Madam Mayor.

Pictured, Heather Hadwick in Dorris, CA parade on 7-4-2024. Two Days Later She was in Alturas, CA (7-6-2024). The prior week featured events in Central Siskiyou and Shasta County.

Tenessa Audette was at at least two events outside of AD-01 in the same timeframe, including the fireworks show in Rocklin.

The battle lines are drawn in AD-01. It is going to get uber nasty in the fall, make bank on it. Dave Gilliard who is Tenessa’s Campaign Consultant is ruthless and has a history of over the top attacks, especially when he sees momentum shifting. Gilliard also has a ton of clients in the North State as well, because he is one of the better at this game on the R side in California.

There has already been a whisper campaign being promoted among the ranks of a prominent Northern California Politician, by his staff and other acolytes. The rumor is false, but originated with a deranged officeholder long affiliated with said politician. At the end of the day these people are doing it because of long standing resentments over Brian Dahle defeating the political establishment over a decade ago to gain his first election to AD-01. At a time of my choosing, I will name names and provide specific details if necessary. These sorts of things are common in local politics and the North State with all the small towns (except for the crime riddled City of Redding) may as well be a giant local election arena.

Heather has met with and secured the endorsements of several in the logging/timber industry, while Tenessa Audette has been fighting one drama-filled Redding Council Meeting (while the city burns with crime) after another.

The best most recent endorsement Tenessa secured was a group controlled by long time friends and people associated with Dave Gilliard.

The bulk of Tenessa’s endorsements have been from Republican Groups whose memberships are peppered with people who hate Brian and Megan Dahle. Several never bothered to interview Hadwick. As I track the public appearances of both candidates I note that most of Tenessa’s announced events are with those or similar groups.

Another common thread is beyond the irrational hatred of Brian and Megan Dahle, is the “Heather is not showing up to anything”. That sentence should be re-stated as follows, “Groups who have endorsed Tenessa are complaining that Heather is not going to their events”.

So while Tenessa was at some Patriot Group in Yreka, Heather had a meetings with stakeholders inside AD-01 and was in Alturas for a parade. (see the above comments about Loggers)

These are two radically different approaches from two Radically different candidates.

Heather is a Rancher that lives in Alturas. Heather grew up in Siskiyou County. Tenessa grew up outside of AD01 (think bigger city California), and her carefully crafted biography omits that fact. Heather’s Son is a skilled marksman and Heather has been part of the NRA for years. It is debatable if Audette even owns a gun.

In the coming week, Heather will be at more events inside AD01 and meeting with more stakeholders inside AD01 and Tenessa Audette will be at the RNC Convention off the campaign trail. Tenessa promotes her delegate status to the CAGOP on her website. Welcome to the party Tenessa, I was a CAGOP delegate for 20 years and never once used it to promote myself.

This fall, you will find out which strategy works better – meeting with stakeholders inside of AD01, meeting with disparate groups inside of AD01 or spending the bulk of your time with Republican Party types sometimes relying on them spreading rumors to advance you. Having been a Republican Party Type for years, (see also 20 years around Cent Coms, 15 years as an officer in the CRA, etc.) I can tell you that I agree with Heather’s approach more.

There will be more endorsements coming soon for Heather. These will be beyond the Ag Commissioners, Loggers and Mark Mezzano endorsements of the recent weeks.