It looks like newly elected Rep. John Garamendi, D-Walnut Grove, will be joining the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Science and Technology Committee.
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It looks like newly elected Rep. John Garamendi, D-Walnut Grove, will be joining the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Science and Technology Committee.
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Rep. John Garamendi
House Democratic leaders have recommended Rep. John Garamendi, D-Walnut Grove, be appointed to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
The House Democratic Steering Committee has also voted to place Garamendi on the Science and Technology Committee.
The full House Democratic caucus [...]
A week after he took the oath of office. Rep. John Garamendi, D-Walnut Grove, held his first congressional town hall.
More than 100 people packed the Livermore City Council chambers through the lunch hour today. It was, for the most part, a friendly crowd although opponents of his favorable vote [...]
As promised in public statements prior to his election on Nov. 3, Rep. John Garamendi, D-Walnut Grove, has scheduled the first of three in-person town halls before the end of the year.
He invites constituents to join him at a brownbag lunch town hall in Livermore on Thursday from 11:30 [...]
Saturday was an historic day. Not only did it see the passage of health care reform in the House of Representatives by a 220 – 215 vote, but it was the day that Representative John Garamendi gave his first speech on the floor of [...]
Former Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi, who was elected to the United States House of Representatives on Tuesday, has thrown his support behind Susan Jordan in her 2010 race for Assembly District 35.
“I support Susan Jordan for State Assembly because she is smart, bold and she has proven that [...]
The choices seem endless as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger ponders his pick to fill the now-vacant lieutenant governor's job. But the path that many expect the governor to [...]
Sen. Abel Maldonado, R-Santa Maria, has moved to the top of the lieutenant governor list. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will make the appointment now that Democrat John Garamendi is going to Congress. That shows the lack of clout in the Lt. Guv job, by the way. Garamendi would rather be one [...]
John and Patty Garamendi on Election Night in Walnut Creek.
With health care and other pressing legislative issues on the House of Representatives’ agenda, newly sworn-in Rep. John Garamendi, D-Walnut Grove, has not yet been assigned committees.
Garamendi [...]
Within days, the Governor will be appointing someone to complete the term of now former Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi. Before this, it was a foregone conclusion he was not [...]
This morning, Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi was sworn in as a member of the US House of Representatives, thereby leaving the post of Lieutenant Governor vacant. I previously blogged about that here, but most people probably missed since the Mike Duvall scandal buried that post a short time later.
However, since that post, [...]
This morning, Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi was sworn in as a member of the US House of Representatives, thereby leaving the post of Lieutenant Governor vacant. I previously blogged about that here, but most people probably missed since the Mike Duvall scandal buried that post a short time later.
However, since that post, [...]
This morning, Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi was sworn in as a member of the US House of Representatives, thereby leaving the post of Lieutenant Governor vacant. I previously blogged about that here, but most people probably missed since the Mike Duvall scandal buried that post a short time later.
However, since that post, [...]
Garamendi
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sworn in California’s newest congressman this morning, Democrat John Garamendi of the 10th District.
Watch the ceremony and Garamendi’s comments at roughly at this link: http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/ID/214961&start=7711&end=8274 Scroll over to 129:20 or so to the start of the Garamendi swearing-in portion of the video.
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We received the following press announcement from Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office this afternoon.
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi will hold a ceremonial swearing-in for Congressman-elect John Garamendi of California on Thursday, November 5 at Noon.
Garamendi will be sworn [...]
Garamendi
Democratic Lt. Gov. John Garamendi pulled out an expected win Tuesday in the 10th congressional district, although his margin of victory was just slightly more than half of his party’s 18-point registration advantage.
Garamendi garnered 53 percent compared with Harmer’s 43 percent.
Does the narrower-than-expected win signal a GOP [...]
Harmer
GOP congressional candidate David Harmer took a dim view a few minutes ago of the Associated Press’ decision, with a third of the precincts reporting, to call the race for his Democratic opponent, Lt. Gov. John Garamendi.
“Wasn’t it the AP who wrote the headline ‘Dewey defeats Truman?’ [...]
With about a third of the precincts reporting in the 10th District, Lt. Gov. John Garamendi is retaining a commanding lead over his Republican opponent David Harmer. With a 12,500-vote spread, this election looks as though it’s over.
10th congressional district
One seat; 78 of 273 precincts reporting
David Harmer (Rep) [...]
Just got off the phone with Lt. Gov. John Garamendi. He's waaaaaaay ahead in the East Bay Congressional race . With about 50 percent of the vote counted, he's up 57 percent to 38 percent for GOPer...Vote-by-mail results just posted in Contra Costa County show Democratic Lt. Gov. John Garamendi leading with 57 percent compared with 38 percent for Republican David Harmer.
The results offer a stronger than usual window into the outcome because elections officials expect 75 percent of all ballots cast in this special [...]
The national press is writing about today’s 10th Congressional District special election. Most conclude that Democratic Lt. Gov. John Garamendi will beat Republican David Harmer, although it may not be the partisan stomping that Democrats have enjoyed in past elections in this district.
Here are the links:
Wall Street Journal: [online.wsj.com]
Fox [...]
I didn’t mention it yesterday though I’ve been mildly aware, but a comment on Cillizza’s blog and this CQ story reminded me. There’s a special election in California’s 10th CD up north, around Walnut Creek, being vacated by Ellen Tauscher, pitting Dem. Lt. Gov. John Garamendi (who must have [...]
? CA-10 becomes a left-wing district. John Garamendi, one of the most progressive California politicians we have and a true leader on a broad range of issues, is going to get elected to Congress today. While the right thinks they have' [...]
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger could be choosing his own lieutenant governor if a special congressional election goes as predicted on Tuesday. Lt. Gov. John Garamendi is expected to win the 10th Congressional District seat, That would vacate the lieutenant governor's post.
The Sacramento Bee reports a long list of possible appointments, [...]
If Democratic Lt. Gov. John Garamendi wins a special congressional election Tuesday in the Democrat-leaning 10th Congressional District, Schwarzenegger has the power to [...]
Harmer
Garamendi
A new CBS Channel 5 poll conducted by SurveyUSA shows Democratic Lt. Gov. John Garamendi ahead of his GOP opponent David Harmer by 10 points.
Garamendi received 50 percent support, while Harmer took 40 percent followed by 6 percent for one [...]
However, there is at least one thing to quibble' [...]
David Harmer
Despite election countdown fervor from pro-GOP David Harmer forces, the National Republican Congressional Committee does not yet view him as a “contender” in his bid against Democratic Lt. Gov. John Garamendi in the 10th congressional district special election on Tuesday.
