Primary Victory Speech – June 7, 2022
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As vote-counting continues, our margin in last Tuesday’s Primary has grown beyond what anyone expected. For those who said a grassroots campaign couldn’t succeed, we have shown otherwise in a resounding way. You can watch my Election Night victory speech here. Across the state, it was a good night overall. Some other notable results: The
Sacramento City Unified, one of the worst failing districts in America, has reimposed a student mask mandate. This will not happen in any area that I represent. The announcement came amidst a bizarre week at the Capitol. My last post discussed the key events from Thursday, but I haven’t told you about Wednesday. That’s when
Yesterday, the bill to let 12-year-olds get vaccinated without parental consent passed the Assembly Judiciary Committee on a 6-4 vote. But that committee passes literally everything. We can stop the bill on the Assembly Floor. I spent 20 minutes questioning the bill’s author. You can read a recap of the exchange here and watch at the 2:02:30
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Yesterday, the Speaker of the Assembly ignored our bipartisan letter to let the gas tax suspension bill pass. In other news, yesterday the Speaker was toppled. The position of Assembly Speaker is equivalent to Pelosi’s in D.C. For six years, it’s been held by a guy named Anthony Rendon. But now Democrat Assemblyman Robert Rivas
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Hi Friends, Thank you for all your support. We have 10 days until Election Day – the finish line is in sight! Our campaign has upended all expectations. It’s very rare for a grassroots campaign to go as far as ours has, and we are so close to victory. We are powered by over 14,800 contributions from
Something very fishy happened yesterday. We again forced a vote to suspend the gas tax, beginning the day with a press conference at Stop & Shop Gasoline. You can see my remarks here. When we made the motion at the start of the Assembly Floor Session, the initial vote was 30 Yes, 32 No. On our