Giuliani Campaign Announces Chair and Co-Chairs in California
Dominance in California Key to 2008 Victories
The newly-appointed California State Chair is Bill Simon. Simon was also appointed earlier in 2007 as the Director of Policy for the Rudy Giuliani Presidential Exploratory Committee, according to JoinRudy2008.com. Formerly a gubernatorial candidate in California, Simon is a native of New Jersey. When Giuliani was a U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Simon served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney.
Nineteen Co-Chairs were also announced in Monday's press release. They include: Mary Bono (United States Congresswoman, R-45th District, Inland Empire), the widow of Sonny Bono; David Dreier (United States Congressman, R-26th District, an area to the north and east of Los Angeles), Chairman of the California Republican Congressional Delegation; Jerry Lewis (United States Congressman, R-41st District, San Bernadino County), ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee; Devin Nunes (United States Congressman, R-21st District, Fresno and Tulare Counties), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee; George Radanovich (United States Congressman, R-19th District, Central Valley), former Mariposa County Supervisor; Ed Royce (United States Congressman, R-40th District, western and northern Orange County), a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs; Curt Pringle, the Mayor of Anaheim; Greg Aghazarian, State Assemblyman (R-District 26: Stockton, Turlock, Manteca, Modesto, Ceres, Patterson, Ripon and Escalon); Ted Gaines, State Assemblyman (R-District 4: Roseville, Rocklin, South Lake Tahoe, Auburn, Lincoln, Markleeville, Rio Linda, Antelope, Georgetown, Placerville, Loomis, Cameron Park and Shingle Springs); Sharon Runner, State Assemblywoman (R-District 36: Lancaster, Palmdale, Victorville and Adelanto); Cameron Smyth, State Assemblyman (R-District 38: Los Angeles, Santa Clarita, Simi Valley and Glendale); former State Senator Chuck Poochigian; two Los Angeles County Supervisors: Mike Antonovich and Don Knabe; three former California GOP Chairs: John Herrington, Robert Naylor, and Frank Visco; Michelle Steel, a member of the California Board of Equilization; and Dr. Joel Strom, a prominent California businessman.
Following the announcement, Chairman Simon remarked, "Rudy is the Republican presidential candidate that can win the California primary and defeat the Democratic candidate in the general election statewide."
Announced in the same press release is news that the Giuliani campaign will maintain state headquarters in Glendale, California.
Resource:
"Giuliani Announces California Leadership Team." (http://www.joinrudy2008.com/news/pr/445)
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- Nineteen co-chairs were also announced.
3 Comments
Post a CommentThank you for your comments, Alyce, but I respectfully disagree. I believe that Giuliani has shown himself to be a strong leader in tough times - no clearer beacon of moving forward could be seen than in his actions in NYC after 9/11/01. You are actually factually incorrect when you reference Bush' Republican-held Congress - since the mid-term elections in 2006, both the Senate and House are Democratically-held majorities at this time. You say that Giuliani wants to take the country in the direction he envisions, and you are correct; every candidate has their own vision of where to lead the country - I choose to stand behind Giuliani's. Thank you for your comment.
California used to be known as "the people's state" and the people are sick and tired of GWB and his Republican held Congress. Most California people are modern and progressive in their views. The Skull & Crossbones ilk handpicked Giuliani as Bush's replacement. People with knowledge of the regime simply will not support him. I listened to his You Tube video and he is just one more person that wants to take the country in the direction he wants to take it; whereas the people are tired of bossy government that ignores us. If he were to win, I would know US government corruption is beyond redemption.
Interesting information. I still don't know if he stands a chance but I respect the man.