I was elected by the Republican voters, of the (new) 78th Assembly District, to be one of the six members of the SDGOP Central Committee, for a two-year term beginning December, 2012. Recently, Mark Olson asked me to be his alternate member, representing the (current) 74th Assembly District and I accepted.
I pledged to publish my voting record when I ran and I will be honoring that pledge here.
Last night, your SDGOP Central Committee deliberated on endorsing candidates. I represented Mr. Olson, as his alternate, in the 74th Assembly District.
A slate of incumbent Republicans was presented for endorsement. Those incumbents were endorsed unanimously. I voted to endorse.
Steve Johnson sought the party endorsement for his re-election to the Lakeside Water District. He secured the 2/3 required for endorsement. I voted to endorse Mr. Johnson.
Sherry Hodges and Rocky Chavez sought the party endorsement for the 76th Assembly District. Sherry Hodges won the 2/3 required for endorsement. I voted to endorse Sherry Hodges.
What was your rationale for the votes you cast?
Posted by: Omar Passons | 08/14/2012 at 02:07 PM
Good question, Omar. I don't think I'm ready for that until I'm a full member (December). I'd like to model what Rep Justin Amash does but, as this was my first meeting as an (alternate) member, I just posted my votes.
I'll discuss with the full member about the reasoning. Our next meeting is in a month
Posted by: Brian Brady | 08/14/2012 at 02:27 PM