I’m not the Bay Area blogger, but I just got an odd email over the wire that relates to that region. 15th Assembly District Republican candidate Richard Rao just sent me a release claiming the endorsement of the Contra Costa CRA (California Republican Assembly) Chapter. It’s odd because, and I could be wrong, I believe that a CRA endorsement requires a formal convention with all the chapters in a given legislative district. I do not believe such a convention has been held. I don’t believe individual chapters can endorse on their own.
All these complicated rules confuse me a bit, and I’m not expert on the CRA, so maybe someone with a little more insight can clear this one up?
(Disclosure: Duane Dichiara is a partner at Coronado Communications, which has been hired to run the race of Judy Lloyd, another Republican in the race)
May 16th, 2008 at 12:00 am
In OC, the Presidents voted to endorse candidates not voted upon at the county election convention after being given the authority to do so from the members at the county wide formal convention. (theres a mouthful)
Perhaps that is what happened.
Or it could be that the AD falls entirely within that Units boundries.
Richard Rios
Republican Roots