All In the Family
The big news in the Sacramento area in John Garamendi. Not the Lt. Governor..but his son. John Garamendi, Jr.
He has just recently closed escrow on a home in the 5th Senate District. This means he will likely challenge Assemblywoman Lois Wolk for the Democratic party nomination in June 2008.
Here are the facts–
Garamendi has a ton of name ID without spending a cent. That is a given.
He has been a great fundraiser for the UC Merced. He came to UC Merced after being the director of corporate giving at UC Berkeley.
When it comes to fundraising, this is a guy that can close the deal.
He and his wife served in the Peace Corps. That is a pretty good story for a Democratic primary.
Garamendi, Jr. helped build the Mondavi Center at UC Davis. That is a pretty good story for the people in Wolk’s base city of Davis.
While Wolk was thinking of what Republican she would face with Assemblymen Nakanishi and Aghazarian as possibilities, the real battle… Read More