Seth in CA (for the summer)

David Dreier: “Hard-liner on the border”

Dreier rejects Senate version of immigration bill:

Rep. David Dreier announced Wednesday that he will not vote for the Senate’s version of immigration legislation, breaking ranks with the White House and bolstering his image as a hard-liner on the border.

Emblematic of the impending battle for a compromise, the Republican chairman of the House Rules Committee said he will fight with his colleagues to ensure the Senate bill does not take precedence over the border security bill passed by the House in mid-December.

The Senate’s proposal to grant a path to citizenship for an estimated 12 million to 20 million illegal immigrants would create an ill-equipped bureaucracy, said Dreier in an interview with the Daily Bulletin on Wednesday. He added that border security must remain a top priority in any immigration reform proposal.

Not alone

Thanks probably to Technorati, someone is reading this blog! And once I write something of actual value I’ll be cross-posting it in diaries on Kos, so hopefully other people will start reading it. Blue House writes in comments:

If you are going to be in CA June 6 come by campaign headquarters for Russ Warner in Rancho Cucamonga, 10064 Foothill Boulevard, between Haven and Archibald. We can use all the help we can get.

Alright, you heard Blue House.

Map of 10064 Foothill Boulevard, Rancho Cucamonga, CA

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Update on who’s running

Alright, so the DCCC website doesn’t list Cynthia, but does list someone named Hoyt Hillsman. Is this person running? Doubtful.

I think I’ve found the definitive answer on who’s actually running, from opensecrets.org:

David Dreier (R) * Russell Warner (D) S. Sonny Sardo (R) Cynthia Matthews (D) Melvin C. (Mel) Milton (R) Elliot Graham (3) Hoyt Hillsman (D) Ted Brown (L)

$1,182,039 $169,825 $29,002 $516 $0 $0 $0 $0

In 2004, Cynthia Matthews raised $55,000, so already Russ Warner has tripled that. Dreier has already raised about the same as in 2004.

Finally, that page says the primary is Tuesday, June 6, 2006. And I’m going to be in Claremont by then. Cool!

Always check Wikipedia

Well, according to the Wikipedia entry on David Dreier, Russ Warner isn’t the only Democratic challenger in CA-26. Cynthia Matthews, who garnered an impressive 43% to Dreier’s 55% in 2004, seems to be running too, or at least, that’s what her terrible website led me to believe.

Back before firedoglake was firedoglake, she had a great write-up of the campaign on Daily Kos. Outrage over immigration was a major issue in 2004, and is sure to be in 2006.
43% is spectular, considering how much Dreier outspent her, and also considering this: Rep. David Dreier’s challenger says she’s a lesbian, and blasts Dreier’s gay positions

So anyone know if Cynthia is running? And anyone want to help her make a more attractive website?

Welcome

This summer I’ll be at Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, CA, participating in an NSF-funded computer science research program. If that provides bloggable material, expect to see that here. And if I have spare time, I hope to blog the Congressional race. Democratic candidate Russ Warner is challenging Republican incumbent David Dreier in CA-26, which includes Claremont.