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Michael Tenenbaum says most people he meets while campaigning in local communities don't know who their congressman is. "It's not your fault you don't know," Tenenbaum tells them. "If he'd done something you'd know him." Tenenbaum, 37, is speaking of his June 6 primary election opponent, Elton Gallegly of Simi Valley, the 20-year congressman for the 24th District, which covers parts of Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, including Thousand Oaks. Voters will choose one of the two Republicans for the November election ballot. What many people do know about Gallegly, 62, adds Tenenbaum, is that Gallegly unexpectedly announced his retirement...

WASHINGTON - A longtime California Republican congressman's last-minute withdrawal of his re-election bid has brought turmoil to his party back home. Hardly anyone can run for the seat. In a set of circumstances that has stunned local Republicans, Rep. Elton Gallegly's name will remain on the ballot despite his surprise announcement Friday — the deadline to file for re-election — that unspecified health problems were forcing him to withdraw. Gallegly, a 10-term Republican, apparently thought that his withdrawal meant the filing deadline would be extended and other candidates could get into the race in the strongly GOP district north of...

I just noted that I would be represented by Martin Frost should he win re-election in the 24th district of Texas in the next election. This can not be!!! Since I've lived here, I have gone from district 6 (Joe Barton - R) to district 26 (Dr. Burgess (formerly Dick Army's district) and now ---- HELP - district 24 (Martin Frost). I see a Terry Waldrup has filed as a Republican to run against Frost.....anyone know anything of Mr Waldrup and can he beat Frost? Certainly in this district Frost must be vulnerable. I suspect that is why he is...

Senate candidate's exposure brings party disapproval By Monica Yant Kinney Inquirer Columnist With all due respect to my good friend Boss Norcross and the no-show job scandal rocking the South Jersey machine, the hottest political story in the state involves male genitalia from way up north. I speak of Jim Morrison, the Sussex County lawyer/helicopter pilot/TV personality running for state Senate - not the dead guy from The Doors. Morrison, some of you may know, achieved fame as an openly gay finalist on the ABC reality show The Mole a couple of years ago. He became such a household name...