Ed Laning is the California Republican Party’s Vice -Chairman Inland Region. Last year he ran for Congress against Joe Baca in a horrible district.
This is the text of an email he sent the CRP Board of Directors on 12/4/05
As of midnight tonight, it looks like the CRP’s Board meeting with the Governor on the 15th will be short one. It looks like no clemency for Laning.
[Publisher’s note — I just got off of the phone with a very concerned and demoralized Ed Laning. He did confirm for me that if Susan Kennedy is still the Governor’s Chief of Staff today at 5 p.m., he plans on resigning his elected post as Vice Chairman of the California Republican Party for the Inland Empire. This is the most high profile and startling turn of events in this saga — and it sends a message that is loud and clear. I’ve know Ed for years, and he is "Mr. Voter Registration" for San Bernardino County. No one I know volunteers more time for the Republican Party than Ed. For him to feel this strongly is an indicater of the intensity boiling out there. We’ll report back after 5 p.m. today to see if this horrible resignation happens. By the way, I tried to discourage Ed from this course of action, arguing that there are more effective ways to try and impact the Governor. Ed is resulute. Laning is one of several regional Vice-Chairmen of the State Republican Central Committee. – Jon]