Conservative In Compton

For over twenty years the 37th has been under the control of power hungry Democrat politicians who have ignored the cries of help coming from their constituents, instead choosing to serve themselves. Bishop L.J. Guillory is a Civil Servant, and author of the book I Know Why the Caged Lion Roars. He was born and raised in Compton and knows his constituents. They are his Family and his friends. Due to the recent passing of the former Congresswoman, Juanita Millender McDonald, a special election has been called for June 26th. We need the support of all conservatives if we are going to send a Republican to Congress.

-Bishop Guillory is 100 percent against abortion. -He believes in saving our hospitals. -He is 190 percent against any more amnesty. -He believes in educating our youth as the most important way of securing our country's future for the better. -He is anti tax hikes. -He believes in Representation when there is taxation.

If ALL Conservatives send e-mail blasts and blogg on all their favorite sites naming Bishop Guillory as the man they want to send to Congress, we will win this seat. Please visit his website at www.guilloryforcongress.com

Black vote for 37th District may be divided
Valerie McDonald refuses to withdraw from the race, a setback for efforts to build a consensus around Laura Richardson.
By John L. Mitchell, Times Staff Writer
May 12, 2007

A behind-the-scenes effort to rally support around a single African American candidate in the 37th Congressional District race suffered a major setback this week after the daughter of the late Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald refused to withdraw her name from the list of contenders.

Valerie Josanne McDonald, executive director of the African American Women Health and Education Foundation in Carson, is expected to kick off her campaign today for the congressional seat her mother held from 1996 until her death last month.

“I’m in the race, and I’m in the race to win,” she said. “I’ve talked to my family. I’ve talked to my pastor. This has been a soul-searching decision.”

McDonald, who has never held public office, has been under pressure from black elected officials to support Assemblywoman Laura Richardson (D-Long Beach), a more seasoned candidate considered by many to have a better chance of winning and keeping the seat in African American hands.

With Richardson and McDonald in the race, the black vote could be divided, increasing the likelihood that state Sen. Jenny Oropeza (D-Long Beach), another major candidate, will win and become the first Latina to represent the diverse district that encompasses Compton, Carson, much of Long Beach and parts of South Los Angeles.

An effort to build a consensus around one African American candidate was made last week at a closed-door meeting of the California Legislative Black Caucus. After the meeting in Los Angeles, the caucus endorsed Richardson, who has lined up other major endorsements.

Among those giving an early nod to Richardson are Assembly Speaker Fabian Nuñez (D-Los Angeles), Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Los Angeles) and former Assembly speaker and San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown.

Assemblyman Mervyn Dymally (D-Compton), who leads the nine-member caucus and is a Richardson supporter, said the gathering was not held to select a candidate but to have “a conversation, explore problems and possibilities” with the race.

“With Valerie in the race, it creates serious problems for Richardson,” he said. “Valerie’s mother was popular in Carson and Compton. The name will have appeal. There’ll be a sympathy vote.”

Los Angeles City Councilman Herb Wesson, who was asked to mediate between the two candidates, said Richardson has the greater chance of winning because she has a base in Long Beach, which is the largest portion of the congressional district.

“This is not a usual campaign,” Wesson said. “It’s more like a sprint. You have to have someone who has campaign experience, an apparatus and can hit the ground quickly and line up endorsements quickly.”

But Rep. Diane Watson (D-Los Angeles) said the meeting was a sham. “It was already decided,” said Watson, who opposes the caucus’ endorsement and has thrown her support behind McDonald. “If anyone should get out of the race it should be Laura.”

A recent poll of 400 likely voters commissioned by the African American Voter Registration, Education and Participation Project showed that either McDonald or Richardson would beat Oropeza if only one of them ran but that Oropeza would win if both stay in the race.

State Sen. Mark Ridley-Thomas (D-Los Angeles), who founded the voter registration project, said African Americans should focus their voting strength on one candidate.

“I’m holding out hope that someone will get a clue,” he said. “I wish we could resolve this in such a way to maximize the opportunity to retain the seat. The current path is untenable.”

Candidates have until Monday to file for the June 26 special election. The winner will serve out the remainder of Millender-McDonald’s two-year term.

Da Da Da… Another one splits the vote ah
Da Da Da… Another one splits the vote ah
Another one runs and another one runs and another one splits the vote
Hey, its too good to be true another one splits the vote

http://www.lbreport.com/news/may07/37cands.htm

(snip) Bishop “L.J.” Guillory, who was one of the first to file, was at the Registrar-Recorder’s office at the 5:00 p.m. deadline to see what other Republicans he’ll face...and said he’d announced plans to challenge incumbent Dem Millender-McDonald before her passing.

“I’m not a Republican in the mold of [Supreme Court Justice] Clarence Thomas,” Bishop Guillory told LBReport.com. “I’m a Republican in the tradition of [slavery abolitionist] Frederick Douglas, letting voters liberate themselves from Democrat politicians who’ve taken our votes for granted.”

But what about the district’s disproportionately Dem voter registration, we asked? “This is a fight for the grassroots, for the voters and against the system,” Bishop Guillory said.

The district’s lines were drawn [Gerrymandered] in 2001 by a majority of Sacramento Democrats. Then-Assemblyman Lowenthal dissented and voted no; Assemblywoman Oropeza voted yes.

The Dem majority’s votes erased the former LB Congressional district in which voters repeatedly elected moderate Republican Steve Horn, putting 80% of LB voters in a Carson-focused district held by Democrat then-incumbent Millender-McDonald, elected in a district with a disportionate number of Democrat-registered voters.

The CA Secretary of State’s website says that as of Feb. 10, 2007, the 37th Congressional district’s registration was 57.56% Democrat, 19.94% Republican, 18.04% decline to state, and less than 1% each for Peace & Freedom and Libertarian.

After 22 years Watts still looks like Watts. Compton still looks like Compton. Only someone who is willing to get into office and mix it up with the politicians who forgot their duties three terms ago, can hope to halt the expansion of gang territories, let alone stopping it completely.

With 27 days left until the special election, Bishop Guillory is ready to GOTV. He pauses, while hanging his signs, to talk with his constituents. He asks them what they feel needs to be done with their neighborhoods. The message he receives is clear! They are disenfranchised. Republican, Democrat, Independent…in these neighborhoods such labels are meaningless. Nobody is helping them.

It is time to welcome our lost brethren back into the congregation! Let’s save America one district at a time!! Tell everybody, Bishop L.J. Guillory is ready to Fight for You!!

Most importantly…let’s make sure that there isn’t a Dem in that seat for another 22 years!!

Visit the site at www.guilloryforcongress.com

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