The Orange Field Office Political Task Force created four teams to lobby the Orange County delegation of ten legislators in Sacramento on March 2, 2009. Those teams were as follows:
Team “A”: Carolyn Everett, AD; Janelle Cranch PACE Chair; Jim Vinion, Retiree Unit; A. Alan Aldrich, SLRR
Team “B”: Rod Lusch, RR 22; Terry Burke, RR 62; Kathy Heard, RPAC 62; Stanley Spearman, RPAC 49
Team “C”: Ronnie Mayer, LEG Com; Rick Meyer, RR 49; Allyson Holt, RPAC 22; Marianne Monfils, LRR
Team “D”: Joe Ahlert, PACE Com; John Ortiz, RR 12; John Miller, RR 94; Jim Houghton, RPAC 12; Kenny Wilson, LRR
The teams all addressed CSEA’s disappointment and lack of support for the State budget; specifically noting that all Orange County legislators with the exception of Democrat Lou Correa and Republican Van Tran voted to cut education funding in SBX3 4. CSEA also lobbied affirmatively for AB 406 [Yamada] and SB 810 [Leno].
Meeting Outcomes:
Team “A” Meetings
AD 68 Van Tran [R] met with Danny Martinez while Tran was speaking on the telly in opposition to HR 5. Martinez was receptive as usual; he welcomed our compliment to Tran for no on the Education budget cuts saying he is always opposed to education cuts. Disputed CSEA’s stated Continue reading “Summary of Lobby Day Visits”