CA SD-01 Race

Ted Gaines is Running Scared Already

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Nov 292011

Les Baugh. Have you heard of him?

You will soon – he is a Supervisor from Anderson, CA in Shasta County.

He is running against Ted Gaines for State Senate.

Ted Gaines is taking Les Baugh seriously – as Ted Gaines and Sssssteve Davey are going to places Ted has never seen before for public appearances.

This is the same Ted Gaines that can’t drive 2 miles to a Placer County Republican Party event – who is now showing up in Redding and Yreka (hint – 4.5 Hours north on I-5) because he wants something.

Sssssteve Davey does too – for his paycheck to continue.

Maybe Ted Gaines will crawl out long enough to try and mend fences with all the people he’s irritated over the years in Placer County in order to get re-elected? (Somewhere, Bruce Kranz is saying “I told you so”.)

I am not holding my breath waiting for Ted Gaines to do the right thing – all I have to do is look at the liberal Republican he appointed to the local Central Committee to see where his heart really is. (but, that is a subject for another post later)

Look for Ted Gaines to go another $200-250k in the hole on this campaign, it seems to be his style. Perfect fiscal Conservative, eh?

Ted Gaines Draws a Primary Opponent for CA SD-01

CA SD-01 Race, Les Baugh, Ted Gaines 1 Response »

Oct 142011

You did not hear it here first. I just have friends all over Northern California – some of whom are friends of Les Baugh. Les Baugh is a Shasta County Supervisor that announced his candidacy for State Senate.

Since this seat is new and Gaines will have to move – this is effectively a primary battle for an open seat.

This is all in the backdrop of the referendum against the map abortion perpetrated by the “citizens” (owned by unions) redistricting committee. So, there is a real possibility this fight may not happen – however, previous maps had Placer and Shasta still in the same SD.

Les Baugh is well-respected in the North State and is an assistant pastor of the Second-Largest congregation in Shasta County in the town of Anderson.

From Bruce Ross of the Redding Record-Searchlight:

Les Baugh has an announcement to make

I got some feedback about Baugh’s announcement today from a CRA friend in Shasta County:

“Today’s introduction of Les Baugh was quite spiritual and patriotic.”

Emotion. Not Ted Gaines’ strong suit.

That being said, Ted Gaines is still the prohibitive favorite – but Gaines has burnt even more bridges since his successful run against Roger Niello. For starters – there are hundreds of John Allard supporters who feel betrayed.

There is a laundry list of people that have helped Ted Gaines and have gotten nothing but a gluten-free mess sandwich in return. (See also Beth and Ted abstaining rather than endorsing Dan Logue at the Placer GOP Cent Com level for example…)

It will be a race – but don’t know how far Les Baugh will get in that tilt, but maybe it will force Ted Gaines to start mending some fences?

AD-04 Update: John Allard Announces Endorsement of Placer County DA

4th Assembly District Race, CA SD-01 Race 2 Responses »

Jan 062011

Placer County District Attorney Scott Owens

Endorses John Allard for Assembly

Roseville –State Assembly candidate John Allard announced today he has the endorsement of Placer County District Attorney Scott Owens. Allard is running in the 4th Assembly District.

“I am honored to have the support of Scott Owens,” said Allard. “Scott has prosecuted some of the most violent and volatile offenders in our region, and we should be grateful for his work in making Placer County safer.”

Scott Owens took the reigns of Placer County District Attorney from longtime DA Brad Fenocchio earlier this year. Owens has served in the Placer County District Attorney’s office since 1990. His peers chose him as “Prosecutor of the Year” in 1998 following the successful prosecution of a high profile case that included homicide/carjacking with kidnapping and bank robbery.

Allard has served on the Roseville City Council since 2003 and served as Planning Commissioner from 2001 to 2003. With over two decades of community service, Allard has served on the Board of Directors of Acres of Hope Shelter for Women and Children, Roseville Community Health Foundation, Sacramento Valley Lincoln Club, South Placer Transportation Management Association, and The Gathering Inn, Sutter Health’s Placer County Community Advisory Board, and the William Jessup University Community Relations Board.

Having previously served as the Chief of Staff to former Senator and Assemblyman Tim Leslie, Allard is a familiar name in the region with relationships established over several decades. His long list of endorsements and work ethic make him the immediate front-runner for this seat.

In 2005, Allard and his wife, Lisa, purchased a service-related franchise and have grown the business by over 400%. The parents of three children, the Allard family attends Bayside Church of Roseville.

Barbara Alby Supporters Cuss out Bayside Staff

Barbara Alby, CA SD-01 Race 6 Responses »

Oct 312010

Nice huh? Most in the Tea Party are not insane or so consumed with rage they can’t see straight.

The three brain surgeons that decided to windshield cars in the Bayside Parking Lot were the exception. Out of the Ken Campbell school of spreading God’s love the older woman with long grey hair cussed out the CFO of Bayside in the parking lot when asked to leave.

That same woman was on the corner of Sierra College and Douglas waiving a Barbara Alby for Senate sign earlier.

I would assume that Barbara Alby would not approve of such behavior – just like she would not approve of Lt Gov “Candidate” Karen England spreading a lie regarding the CRA endorsement of Ted Gaines.

The subplots are as follows: These Tea Party members only cared about the Per-Diem and claimed that Gaines got it tax-free. They did not seen to care about Roger Niello raising taxes 12.6 Billion.

This further suggests collusion between Alby and Niello. And those Tea Party members were also lying as Gaines indeed paid taxes on that money.

Again – how does $94K compare to $12.6 Billion?

Subtext number 2: Ted Gaines was a founding member of Bayside Church 15 years ago. This is why it is equally absurd when I see blog comments and facebook posts about what a scumbag Ted Gaines is. But, Rick Keene, who helped found a church in Chico was subjected to the same treatment.

It seems that elements of the Tea Party in in this area of California is way different than in other states.

The following is the text of an email sent to Alby’s Campaign by a friend who first-hand witnessed what happened:

Ms. Alby, you may want to reign in some of your more vocal campaign hacks this weekend. The ones putting your campaign fliers on private church property, especially the older lady with long gray hair and loud foul mouth, didn’t make you look very good tonight. It’s kind of ironic to have someone passing out materials with Bible versus on them while also dropping 4 letter words on senior church staff and hail false accusations. This is not how Ronald Reagan would want good Christian Conservative leaders to behave, or Jesus Christ for that matter.

Oops.

ROGER NIELLO – THE CHOICE OF THE TEACHER’S UNION

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Oct 292010

They know who will cut the deals to raise spending and taxes to keep their candy flowing.

The allegedly conservative Roger Niello is the beneficiary of an IE by the Teacher’s union. The people who think Harvey Milk should share the stage with George Washington and Abraham Lincoln… the people who think your daughter should have an abortion without you knowing about it… have endorsed Roger Niello. Note – there is a Democrat in the race, Ken Cooley – but the CTA know who will deliver the goods for them.

This is what will happen in the Prop 14 world of elections – Unions will start unloading wads of money in Republican districts to influence the outcomes of elections. Roger Niello helped make that happen by voting to put Prop 14 on the ballot.

Take a look – Roger Niello the choice of the Teacher’s Union.

And of course on the front, the Teacher’s Union pet project – driving more jobs out of California (than Niello’s votes already have) with supporting Prop 24 to repeal corporate tax breaks given in that Feb 2009 budget.

So Roger Niello + Yes on 24, the choices of the Teacher’s Union? Nice.

This is what not signing the No New Taxes Pledge looks like – gotta keep the options open so that you can keep your supporters happy.

Good Lord – California is in a bubble from the rest of the nation.

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