
Round Two: Defeated 2006 Democratic Congressional Candidate Sets Sights On Congressman David Dreier’s CD 26
Tuesday June 26, 2007 must have been Inland Empire Congressional candidacy announcement day.
First, Democratic Congressman Joe Baca (CD 43)draws two opponents (one GOP and one DEM), and a familiar face threw his hat into the ring for the Democratic Party nod to face veteran incumbent GOP Congressman David Dreier.
Wealthy magazine distribution magnate Russ Warner of Rancho Cucamonga announced his candidacyfor the 26th Congressional District for the second time in two years; his first attempt just over a year ago having ended in total failure. Warner, who held the official endorsement of the California Democratic Party, saw his 2006 bid come to a screeching halt after a surprise defeat by perennial Congressional candidate Cynthia Matthews.
In announcing his most recent campaign, the liberal party activist played to his party’s far-left base by boasting of an endorsement by ultra-left-wing California Democratic… Read More