Democrat Josh Newman has defeated Assemblywoman Ling Ling Chang (R-Diamond Bar) to win the race for the 29th Senate District, giving Democrats in the Legislature a two-thirds majority in both houses.
The Associated Press called the race Monday evening for Newman, who had been steadily gaining ground as provisional and absentee ballots were counted over the last three weeks.
As of Monday afternoon, Newman's lead over Chang had grown to more than 2,100 votes.
“I am immensely honored to have earned the trust and support of so many of my neighbors, who’ve placed their faith and trust in me as their next state senator," Newman said in a statement, crediting his supporters with helping counter what he called the "obscene levels of spending" in the race.
Democrats had already secured a supermajority in the state Assembly with the defeat of Republican legislators Young Kim (R-Fullerton), Eric Linder (R-Corona) and David Hadley (R-Manhattan Beach).
With a supermajority, a political party can raise taxes, place measures on the statewide ballot, enact laws immediately with an “urgency” clause and override a governor’s veto.
In a statement, Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de Leon congratulated Newman on his "clear and impressive victory."
"He will bring bold ideas, independent thinking and boundless energy to our Caucus and our State Capitol," De Leon said. "I look forward to welcoming him to our enthusiastic and expanding Senate Democratic majority and working with him to continue California’s unprecedented progress.”
Newman will be sworn in Dec. 5.
Re: I'm sure that Jim will be overjoyed by this election res
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2016 7:24 pm
by Lord Jim
Yeah, that just gives me a warm glow all over...
Time to set up that offshore bank account...
Re: I'm sure that Jim will be overjoyed by this election res
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2016 10:11 pm
by dales
CA has been a one-party state for decades.
Re: I'm sure that Jim will be overjoyed by this election res
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2016 11:08 pm
by BoSoxGal
As an aside, is your signature image meant in homage to our current FLOTUS, or to the incoming one?
(Sorry if I missed this explanation already shared elsewhere on the board.)
Re: I'm sure that Jim will be overjoyed by this election res
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2016 11:20 pm
by dales
Neither and both.
Re: I'm sure that Jim will be overjoyed by this election res
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2016 11:22 pm
by rubato
Which decades were those?
Brown D 75 - 83
Deukmegian R 83 - 91
Wilson R 91 - 99
Davis D 99 - 03
Schwarzenegger R 03 - 11
Brown D 11 - Present
During the Deukmegian - Wilson era we went from the top 25% in K-12 education to the bottom 25%
Coincidence? Sure.
yrs,
rubato
Re: I'm sure that Jim will be overjoyed by this election res
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2016 12:07 am
by wesw
that picture just pisses me off because I remember what the original sign said.
a fucking hashtag. well bravo , Michele bra-fucking-vo....
Re: I'm sure that Jim will be overjoyed by this election res
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2016 1:19 am
by dales
rubato wrote:Which decades were those?
Brown D 75 - 83
Deukmegian R 83 - 91
Wilson R 91 - 99
Davis D 99 - 03
Schwarzenegger R 03 - 11
Brown D 11 - Present
During the Deukmegian - Wilson era we went from the top 25% in K-12 education to the bottom 25%
Coincidence? Sure.
yrs,
rubato
My Dear Richard,
Perhaps I didn't realize that you are easily confused (among other things).
I was speaking about the CA legislature.
The dems have held sway over for many years.
Re: I'm sure that Jim will be overjoyed by this election res
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2016 1:22 am
by dales
wesw wrote:that picture just pisses me off because I remember what the original sign said.
a fucking hashtag. well bravo , Michele bra-fucking-vo....
I'll dump it after Inauguration Day.
As far as the original image, I've never seen it.
Re: I'm sure that Jim will be overjoyed by this election res
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2016 1:35 am
by wesw
it said..."bring back our girls"..., you ll forgive me if I leave off the hashtag?
I ll let her explain it.... (I don t think that she mentions Christians or islamics, so I ll add that for clarity. you guess which was which....)
Re: I'm sure that Jim will be overjoyed by this election res
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2016 1:39 am
by wesw
...and please do keep it until inauguration day. I don t usually stay pissed for long and I d like to stay pissed until inauguration day...., just in case.
Re: I'm sure that Jim will be overjoyed by this election res
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2016 1:45 am
by Bicycle Bill
wesw wrote:that picture just pisses me off because I remember what the original sign said.
a fucking hashtag. well bravo , Michele bra-fucking-vo....
Well, WTF was she supposed to do? Send an armed invasion force to get these women back from Procol Harum or whateverinthehell their name was?
Yeah — that always worked so well in the past.....
As far as hashtags go, your precious POTUS-to-be sure seems to rely on them fairly heavily himself. I'm sure you follow that twat's twitter account so you can add them up yourself some day. -"BB"-
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