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May 12, 2008
Upcoming Forums
The League of Women Voters of Butte County has organized the following slate of candidate forums in anticipation for the June 3 primary election. I've added a few editorial comments.
May 15th from 7-8:30 pm
Supervisor District 1: Bill Connelly, Gordon Andoe
Media Panel: Roger Aylworth, Matt Ray, Mary Weston
Location: County Board of Supervisors Chambers, 25 County Center Drive, Oroville
The race between Connelly and Andoe pits "city" versus "county" interests. Connelly has upset a significant City of Oroville constituency with a few votes, but it's unclear whether that's enough to swing the election to Andoe, who previously lost his re-election campaign for Oroville Mayor.
May 19th from 7-9 p.m.
U.S. Congress (House of Reps) District 2: Jeff Morris, John Jacobson, A. J. Sekhon
CA State Assembly, District 3: Sue Horne, Dan Logue
Media Panel: Larry Mitchell, Evan Tuchinsky, Rick Silva
Location: Chico City Council Chambers, 411 Main St. Chico
Morris and Jacobson are both active campaigners with strong local supporters. I'm behind Morris because I respect his service on the Trinity County Board of Supervisors and his small business experience. Sekhon has not been as active as his primary competitors, but don't underestimate Sekhon. He was the challenger against Herger last time so he's got name recognition from being on a previous ballot.
As for the Horne and Logue race, this is a proxy battle between Assemblymembers Rick Keene and Doug LaMalfa political camps. Keene supports Logue, while LaMalfa supports Horne. Both are running as strong conservatives in this conservative district.
Councilors Larry Wahl and Steve Bertagna, along with Butte Supervisor Bill Connelly support Logue. Butte Supervisors Curt Josiassen and Kim Yamaguchi support Horne.
It will be interesting to see who throws more mud before June 3 since each campaign will try to undermine the opponent's "conservative" credentials in the primary.
May 21st from 7-8:30 pm
Supervisor District 5: Kim Yamaguchi, Robin Huffman, D.H. Grumbles
Moderator: Jerry Oylnen
Media Panel: Roger Aylworth, Rick Silva, Matt Ray, Evan Tuchinsky
Location: Paradise Town Hall, 5555 Skyway, Paradise
Unfortunately, while Huffman's attempt is admirable, she's running against an incumbent in Yamaguchi who has raised significant campaign money and has high name recognition. Huffman needs to make a strong case for change and I'm not convinced she's done it.
May 22nd from 7-8:30 pm
Supervisor District 4: Steven Lambert, Mark Jensen, John Byrne
Media Panel: Roger Aylworth, Evan Tuchinsky, Matt Ray, Paul Wellersdick
Propositions: Charley Turner
Location: Chico City Council Chambers, 411 Main St
Lambert has secured most of the major Republican endorsements in this race despite the fact that Byrne is a former Butte County Republican Party chair. I think Lambert is going to win this race by a large margin.
Today's Scrabble word is rick, or to pile hay in stacks.
Posted by dan_nt at May 12, 2008 06:28 PM