Paul Hegyi, who’s worn many hats over the past few years – Campaign Manager to Tony Strickland, Chief of Staff (and before that, Campaign Manager) to Van Tran, Campaign Manager to Shirley Horton, before that, time with Mark Wyland, etc – is tossing his hat in the ring to run for Assemblyman Nakanishi’s termed out seat next year.

Paul, who grew up in the district – going to high school and college in the area – and who now owns a home there, has been putting the pieces together to mount a strong campaign. No stranger to the campaign world, Paul assuredly will have a first-rate grassroots effort behind him. He’s been a part of some of the toughest races in California over the past few years, notably as Campaign Manager to Shirley Horton.

In addition, having been a part of campaigns in so many regions of the state, Paul is unique among would-be campaign/legislative staff-turned-politicians. Unlike some who’ve spent their whole careers pigeonholed in one spot, Paul has worked with the donor communities in San Diego, in Orange County, and frankly around the entire state with Tony’s campaign. Not to mention the relationships he’s been able to build with the Sacramento Third House folks, as Van Tran’s Chief of Staff.

Paul has been a part of the battles in the Capitol, fighting for conservative causes and policies, and would be a great asset to the 10th District because of his experience in knowing how to get things accomplished.

I’ve heard that he already has several legislative endorsements that I’d guess he’ll be rolling out over the next several weeks.

Paul’s campaign is being headed by FR’s own Duane Dichiara and his firm, Coronado Communications.

Lastly, as a friend of Paul’s, I wanted to make sure to include a link to his contribution page, so everyone would know how to kick in a few bucks.

This entry was posted on Monday, April 2nd, 2007 at 12:00 am and is filed under Blog Posts.