Coronado losing her mind?
Here’s a wierd story – allegedly Alexandria Coronado is considering running for the 35th State Senate District, against a fellow Republican, Diane Harkey, a Dana Point City Council member. That would not be a good idea, to say the least, as Coronado and Harkey could split the GOP conservative vote and allow liberal GOP candidate Tom Harman to take the election.
I have known Alex for years, and it strikes me as odd that she would even consider doing this. I would rather see her run for something else – maybe the 69th Assembly District? I know the GOP’s odds of winning that seat our slim, but at least Alex would be the only legitimate GOP candidate. However, she really needs to settle her campaign debts stemming from her race against Loretta Sanchez in the last cycle.
Kudos to Jubal at http://www.ocblog.typepad.com/ for reporting this item!
Considering the history of the 35th, nothing is strange or surprising. Starting with 1994, when Marian Bergerson approached her term limit and ran successfully to the Board of Supervisors – only to resign three years later.
But instead of vacating her Senate seat, she hung on to it thus leading to special elections. Ross Johnson then, who also was facing term limits, rented a townhouse in Irvine for one month – a real carpetbagger – and was easily elected to serve his two full terms. One more special election for his Assembly seat – Ackerman.. I don’t know if the City of Fullerton then had its own special elections.
I have no idea why someone wakes up one morning and decides to run for office, but I respect him/her for this decision. What I don’t like is the feeling of entitlement, that once one is elected, that such a public office is like a security blanket never to be let go until a replacement office is found. Hey, beats looking for a well paying job.
And, at least, here, in Orange County, all these people who enjoy feeding off the public fund for the rest of their lives are Republicans who support big government, who oppose tax to.. fund their offices and their lifestyle for which they have got accustomed.
Good point! I too am sickened by all the GOP officeholders who are living high off the public hog, and who have no real interest in reducing the size and scope of government or taxes for that matter. Thank God for Chris Norby – he is one of the few decent electeds.