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Marie Panec for 24th Congressional District Campaign Planning Meeting

Feb 23, 2010 No Comments ›› VCDCC Admin

Join us on Saturday, 27 February at 4:00 as we come together to organize Marie Panec’s campaign for the 24th Congressional District Democratic Primary Election. Meet with Marie, members of her grassroots leadership team and new campaign staff. Share your concerns for the district, bring your ideas and help plan a course of action for the ...

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Jim Dantona Announces Candidacy for County Clerk and Recorder

Feb 19, 2010 No Comments ›› allendirrim@yahoo.com

Jim Dantona, an independent businessman and veteran of local, state and national government, has announced his candidacy for the office of Ventura County Clerk and Recorder.  Promoting fair elections, fiscal responsibility and protecting our future, Dantona has already secured the endorsement of the Ventura County Firefighters. Dantona acknowledges "The average voter may not ...

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Ventura County Democratic Party Passes Fair Elections Act Campaign Resolution With Unanimous Vote 1/26/2010

Jan 27, 2010 No Comments ›› VCDCC Admin

The Ventura County Democratic Central Committee passed the following Resolution last night by unanimous vote. Members of the Committee feel strongly that in light of the recent activist Supreme Court rulings breaking the long-standing, anti-corporate personhood interpretation of the United States Constitution that the only way to have fair elections is to have publicly-financed ones. A ...

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Ventura County Democratic Party Passes Ormond Beach Resolution With Unanimous Vote 1/26/2010

Jan 27, 2010 No Comments ›› VCDCC Admin

The Ventura County Democratic Central Committee passed the following Resolution last night by unanimous vote. The Committee is made up of a wide demographic including women, men, gay, straight, Hispanic, African American, Caucasian, all economic levels, young, and older members from every corner of Ventura County. This demonstrates the vast support for the preservation of ...

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Ventura City Councilman Carl Morehouse Endorses Das Williams for Assembly

Jan 13, 2010 No Comments ›› VCDCC Admin

SANTA BARBARA, CA – Santa Barbara City Councilmember Das Williams reports today that Ventura City Councilmember Carl Morehouse has endorsed his campaign for 35th Assembly District in 2010. "Ventura needs an Assemblymember who understands local government concerns and local issues,” said Ventura City Councilmember Carl Morehouse. “I have known Das for some time ...

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DFA Campaign Training in Santa Barbara 2/20/2010

Jan 12, 2010 No Comments ›› VCDCC Admin

The DFA Campaign Academy mission is to focus, network, and train grassroots activists in the skills and strategies to take back our country, manage successful campaigns or run for office themselves. Our Campaign Academy weekends are 16 hours of interactive workshops that bring hundreds of local activists, campaign staff and candidates together for 2 days of ...

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Education Leaders Support Susan Jordan for Assembly

Dec 17, 2009 No Comments ›› VCDCC Admin

Former State Superintendent of Public Instruction Delaine Eastin and the presidents of both the Oxnard and Ventura school boards have thrown their support behind Susan Jordan’s 35th District Assembly run. Ventura Unified School District Board of Trustees President Mary Haffner and Oxnard School District Board of Trustees President Denis O’Leary join a growing group of local ...

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Bill Fulton Elected City of Ventura Mayor – Acceptance Speech

Dec 8, 2009 No Comments ›› VCDCC Admin

[This is a copy of the blog containing the acceptance speech of the City of Ventura's new Mayor, Bill Fulton. Mayor Fulton maintains a blog at fulton4ventura.blogspot.com.] Last night, our new City Council was seated. Congratulations to Mike Tracy, who was seated as a new councilmember and selected as Deputy Mayor. Thanks to Christy Weir, who ...

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Senator Dean Florez, State Senate Majority Leader and Candidate for Lieutenant Governor Speaks to UCLA Students

Dec 4, 2009 No Comments ›› VCDCC Admin

[caption id="attachment_1538" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="CA Senate Majority Leader Dean Florez and Assembly Candidate Ernest Morrell"][/caption] On November 12, Senator Dean Florez, State Senate Majority Leader and candidate for Lieutenant Governor, spent an afternoon with faculty, students and invited guests at UCLA’s Graduate School of Education and Information Studies to discuss education and pressing concerns in California. ...

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Raising the Bar for County Treasurer

Nov 24, 2009 No Comments ›› VCDCC Admin

By Michael Sullivan Ventura County Reporter When Ventura County Treasurer-Tax Collector Larry Matheney announced last week that he would not seek another term, it came as a big surprise that Assemblywoman Audra Strickland, whose professional experience is limited to her political work and her time as a private junior high schoolteacher, was going to run for ...

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