With Labor Day now well behind us, we are now officially in the 2010 primary season, and as such, we here at the FlashReport will start to take a closer look at the legislative primaries shaping up in both safe GOP and competitive Congressional, Senate and Assembly Districts.
Where to start first on such an endeavor is always a challenge – so I picked the 33rd State Assembly District, which stretches up and down the California coast, from Hearst Castle on the 
Northern almost to Santa Barbara to the South (map). This seat has been considered a “safe” GOP seat for many years, though voter registration trends ensure that this year, with an open seat, it will be in play next November. The current incumbent, Assembly Republican Leader Sam Blakeslee (pictured), will retire at the end of next year due to term limits, and is expected to run for State Senate in 2012.
In making my calls around the district to get the “lay of the land” – it became very obvious to me that while there may be more Republican candidates, as we sit here around 8 months from the primary, this is shaping up to be a battle between longtime San Luis Obispo County Supervisor K.H. “Katcho” Achadjian and Santa Maria City Planning Commissioner Henrietta “Etta” Waterfield.
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October 6th, 2009 at 12:00 am
This district is definitely in play for Dems this time around; check out the surge in Dem registration. So please nominate the most extreme candidate possible!
October 6th, 2009 at 12:00 am
Sounds like a similiar storyline due East in AD 32. “Katcho” endorsed by Thomas and Firestone? Goooooooo Waterfield!