Over the next couple of weeks, we’ll be looking at the various upcoming races for California Republican Party office, in advance of the State GOP’s organizational convention taking place in late February in Sacramento. At this coming convention, approximately 1500 delegates will vote for the offices of Chairman, Vice Chairman, and for Regional Vice Chairmen up and down the state. I am the current Vice Chairman for the Southern Region, and so I am pretty engaged in this process.
We have asked all of the known candidates for party office to submit a column, that we are going to publish here on the FlashReport. If it is a race where I have weighed in with an endorsement, we’ll share that, too. Which is certainly the case with our first profiled race for Vice Chairman, Central Valley Region.
Well, actually, I am not sure I would call it a race. I am pleased to endorse and recommend the re-election of Laura Gadke, who is seeking re-election to a second term (due to term limits, you can only serve two terms). Laura is a strong conservative, and is the kind of leader who is part of the solution, not part of the problem. I have heard from some that Sacramento County GOP activist Carl Burton, whom Laura defeated two years ago, is again challenging her for the post. But I have been unable to confirm this. Below is a column from Laura, and a list of many of her endorsements!
**There is more – click the link**
January 27th, 2009 at 12:00 am
Having served with Laura, I can attest to the fact that she is a valued member of the CRP Board of Directors. Her re-election would be good for her region and for the State GOP.