Alger Supports Pro-Choice Legislation**
Abortion is probably not a big issue in most Assembly races in California, but some pro-choice activists feel its something to consider, particularly given the chance that the US Supreme Court could, now more than ever, overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade case.The issue has boiled down to one of our favorite local races, that of the 38th Assembly District seat being vacated by termed out, pro-choice Republican Keith Richman. In 2005, Richman received a 100% rating from Planned Parenthood, the only Republican in the State Legislature to do so.
Leading Democratic candidate Jim Alger has recently come out in support of proposed Senate Bill 2020, proposed legislation that would codify into Federal law many of the provisions of Roe. To our knowledge, his presumptive Republican opponent, former Santa Clarita Valley mayor Cameron Smyth has not issued his position on SB 2020, but he told a reporter for LA Citybeat this he is pro-life.
Alger contends that as a moderate Democrat, he is more in line with the views of the residents of the District, than Smyth, as well as having similar views to the current incumbent, Richman.
Issues such as the Sunshine Canyon landfill, development and traffic will most likely be paramount in the race, but it will be interesting to see what comes of the abotion issue.
**UPDATE: At the risk of being accused of drinking the Alger Kool-Aid or other fantasies of the Anti-Alger team, there is one point I forgot to include in this article.
Last year in Arnold's special election, Alger and his wife Dawn came out against Proposition 73, a strict parental notification measure. Also opposing it was Keith Richman.
Posted by Mayor Sam @ 4/14/2006 12:10:00 AM
33 Comments:
SHUT UP ABOUT ALGER PLEASE
Alger has little in common with voters of the 38th District. Voters in the district either work or are retired. Alger is looking for a job that is befitting of his EGO and that job is an elected office. He can not toil away at a job where he will go unnoticed. His ego can not take it. He has no education or real work history.
Vote for anybody but Alger for the 38th District.
Hey Mayor Sam -- I *live* in the 38th AD and have for most of my life. Let me just clue you in: most of your posts on this race have been way off base and if you think Alger has a shot to beat a Republican (any Republican), you're not just drinking the KoolAid, you've been smoking the same thing as Alger.
This district isn't going to elect a Democrat (even a moderate one -- which Alger isn't).
Further, any voter who has met Alger knows he's a lunatic. So please, Mayor Sam, lay off the coverage of this race. It's a done deal.
think the citybeat article got to you mitchell
who's running against stewart in the 40th ?
Yea... Mitch is finally posting again. Here is the backstory to Alger's release...
Alger's opponent in the primary is the CHAIR of the Democratic Women's Caucus. Alger's point seems to be where the hell is she on the issue of choice? Not that she is pro-choice but she isn't TALKING or LEADING on the issue.
Team Alger has been on the same tune since last July; Sure his opponents are good Democrats but he is the only one who will advance the Democratic Agenda in the eyes of the public and take on the Republicans on their own ground.
He just took his Democratic opponents #1 issue away from her and ran down the street. If you ask me that press release had almost nothing to do with Smyth and everything to do with taking a shot squarely at the person who should be leading on this issue, while reminding them that this isn't the first time.
Brilliant.
In that Citybeat article Smyth acts like abortion is not a big deal yet he is the moron who made it an issue on his web page (crappy site by the way).
I am sure that Alger will tie Smith to Smyth (given how many of Smith's staff members have donated to Smyth I think these staffers are getting paid to much) as well as Smyth's connection to big developers and oil.
Alger's big issue is local control so pointing at Smyth's donation list and the unchecked development in Santa Clarita and connecting the dots between two will resonate.
By the way, what does Alger do for a living?
Does he work like the rest of us?
Is he independently wealthy?
Anyone know?
"I think these staffers are getting paid to"
When you post anonymously, and mispell the SAME WORDS over and over again, including in Alger press releases, you reveal yourself.
I can assure you I do not work for the Alger campaign Detective Snoopy.
Just admire his work from the distant land of CD 14.
My apologies for misusing the word to. Sounds like you have a real hard-on for grammatical errors.
Does he work like the rest of us?
Who is "us"? Your blogging online on who's dime?
And more importantly, why the hell do I care? According to his press coverage his "job" is running for office until November. That is dedication, and emblematic of a serious candidate.
Wendy Greuel is going to run for the 40th in 2008.
Smyth = oil company flack + $3 or more a gallon gas this summer =
Win - Alger
interesting development: Roberta Gillis, who has helped elect Democrats in the more conservative Santa Clarita Valley died today.
She has been engaged in a long standing feud with Lyn Shaw and may have been able to tap some of her fundraising to help Alger. We will never know now.
Roberta helped to elect Cameron in the first place. Not to speak ill of the dead, she was a fine person, but not sure how much she did for the Democrats.
Roberta was helping Jim and Sid Gold as well. I think that this development ends Sod's campaign completely and certainly might hurt Alger's as well.
She hated Shaw and Hilfenhaus with an utter passion and that drove her to help anyone who was opposed to them.
Obviously that is supposed to say Sid.
Roberta Gillis and Jim Hilfenhaus had a nasty rivalry over the years. If you were at the 38th AD caucus last January where Roberta and her slate got spanked by Jim's slate you'll know what I mean. She was unprepared for the turnout and the organized challenge, except for putting together a slate card with "Roberta's Slate" at the top.
She put on the performance of all performances with one temper tantrum after another, even tried to have Jim ejected from the room. All of the officers and all but one of her slate lost. (Bruce McFarland managed to get onto both slates but that's a different story.) And the green outfit she wore with her white hair, sunken eyes, and little head made her look like a muppet with a Hungarian accent.
I don't see this as hurting Alger's campaign. Roberta and Sid were good friends and I don't think she was overtly working on Alger's campaign. But as I hear it she wasn't that loyal of a Democrat to begin with.
Let's get this straight - Jim Alger is leading the way on the choice issue because... why? He sent out a press release that didn't get covered by the press and because he blogs about being pro-choice?
Way to go, Jim. You've demonstrated the leadership we need in Sacto.
Now get a job.
There are several monied interests in the SCV that would give to Roberta to help a number of the Dems -- mostly school board, but also water board -- that Roberta worked for. Everyone knows the little secret that when powerful people wanted to stray from GOP politics but not make a big scene, Roberta would give them some cover and take the money for Dems.
She probably would have been able to get $$$ to jim just because of how much she hates Hilfenhaus. Could have been sizable amounts too.
Don't think her passing "hurts" Jim, it just doesn't help her like it does Hilfenhaus. Their biggest antagonizer is gone.
LATEST POLL RESULTS JUST IN
Alger polls himself--has 100% name ID and leads all opponents 100% - 0%
It's a lock. Alger in a landslide.
4:49 If what you said were true (snd shockingly it isn't of course) that would STILL be more then Shaw-Hilfenhaus has done.
By the way, getting the message out IS part of the game and the Santa Clarita Signal, Capital Morning Report and a Ventura County paper ran the story.
Shaw-Hilfenhaus Campaign Stategy
- Don't run any public campaign
- Don't take any position on any issue
- Don't get involved in anything int he district
- Criticize every move Alger makes comforted by the notion that since you have taken no position, done nothing and not been involved you can't be criticized for your positions.
Oh, and remember to bash Alger about his job, record, Wal mart, DWP, landfills, poll numbers and when none of that works, call his wife a slut.
The level of class shown by the Shaw-Hilfenhaus supporters as created a new low in the sub-basement of California politics.
Shaw-Hilfenhaus Campaign Stategy
- Don't run any public campaign
- Don't take any position on any issue
- Don't get involved in anything in the district
- Criticize every move Alger makes comforted by the notion that since you have taken no position, done nothing and not been involved you can't be criticized for your positions.
Oh, and remember to bash Alger about his job, record, Wal mart, DWP, landfills, poll numbers and when none of that works, call his wife a slut.
The level of class shown by the Shaw-Hilfenhaus supporters has created a new low in the sub-basement of California politics.
"Stategy" LOL I am assuming that was on purpose... funny ass shit
There are so many other consequential Assembly races. Why do we only read about Alger on the blog? Let's move on please.
OK well... noone is stopping you from discussing other races. For us here on mayorsam this race is like rooting for our hometown hero or something.
It is facinating to watch.
What's the Sid Gold campaign strategy?
Don't think he has one but he is convinced he'll win.
Lowenthals strategy is to dig up dirt on everyone and talk trash about everyone else.
Everyone else seems to be ignoring her.
Lyn Shaw carried the Pro-Choice resolution she authored and got passed at the CDP Convention, requiring thr Democratic Party to maintain its' Pro-Choice position, to Howard Dean and got the DNC to pass it at a time when the National Party was wavering. She just didn't issue an Alger style self promoting press release about it.
If Alger was so involved in the No on 73 campaign then why desn't his financial statements reflect it. To not declare something of value given to a campaign ( No 0n 73 or ABC) is a crime unless it was worthless ( without value )but his financial reports probably will send him to jail any way. I guess he just can't resist felony perjury.
Boy, you Lyn supporters sure do dive to the mud whenever you can.
I guess when you look like a pig, you roll in the mud. Ever wonder why Lyn doesn't user her real name when running? Her name is Lyn HILFENHAUS but she is so ashamed of it she uses Shaw (even though her Democratic business cards say Hilfenhaus). She clearly doesn't want the public to notice.
Ever wonder why Lyn's photo doesn't appear on her campaign "flyer"? Because she looks like a pig.
A pig who throws the mud she rolls around in because she has no substance behind her at all.
I don't even support Alger, not even in the district but even I can see a mud throwing pig from way down here in San Pedro.
Stewart / Jim / Mitchell / Mike / Cameron:
Why are you guys blogging on old stories?
Give it up.
Wow... talk about comments from the peanut gallery. You get on here to blog about people blogging about old stories?
Barrientos is sooooooo far behind Cameron she hasn't even been discussed until now.
Even Alger, Shaw and Gold field better then Barrientos and they're Democrats.
Wow is that sad.
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