If you have been to any Chamber or city-sponsored event recently, you’ve probably seen the information booth about the possible expansion of Las Colinas, the women’s jail located here in Santee. You probably also are aware of the opposition by the city, chamber, and ordinary citizens to this possible expansion. Well, I decided that it [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘52nd Congressional District’
May 16, 2008
52nd District Candidate – Bob Watkins
Welcome to my third interview posting on the 52nd Congressional District.
On Monday, May 12, I sat down at the Santee Trolley Center Starbucks with Mr. Bob Watkins, Republican candidate for the 52nd District and currently President of the San Diego County Board of Education. Mr. Watkins was born in Great Britain and moved to the [...]
May 8, 2008
52nd District Candidate – Michael Benoit
This is the second in my series of interviews with candidates for the 52nd Congressional District.
On Friday afternoon, May 2, I sat down at the Santee Town Center Starbuck’s with Michael Benoit (pronounced ben-WAH), who is the Libertarian candidate for the 52nd District. Mr. Benoit is in a slightly different situation than most of the [...]
May 5, 2008
52nd District Candidate – Rick Powell
Welcome to the first in my series of posts about the candidates for the 52nd Congressional District.
On Friday, May 2, I sat down with Rick Powell, Republican Candidate for Congress, at the Starbucks in El Cajon (Main and Magnolia). Mr. Powell is a retired federal agent and a retired U.S. Army colonel, having worked in [...]
April 30, 2008
Looking at the Congressional Race
This June, along with other assorted propositions and positions, East County residents will be voting on a replacement for long-term Congressman Duncan Hunter. Last year Congressman Hunter decided to forgo another run (or in his case, cakewalk) for Congress and toss his hat into the race for President. Earlier I blogged about being approached by one [...]
March 25, 2008
Supporting a Congressional Candidate
Recently I have been approached about throwing my support behind candidates for the 52nd District, so I thought I might blog about what I personally am looking for in a candidate. Then if anyone can fill the bill, I will gladly support that person.
First of all, I am a relatively moderate person, although I do have [...]
