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  • CA: Parra draws ire of peers, supporters

    06/16/2003 7:45:08 AM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 11 replies · 319+ views
    Bakersfield Californian ^ | 6/16/03 | Vic Pollard
    SACRAMENTO -- Assemblywoman Nicole Parra's record of refusing to vote yes or no on controversial bills is irking some of her strongest campaign supporters. One of them is the man who managed her campaign last year, the influential political consultant and lobbyist, Richie Ross. Parra bucked Ross and one of his lobbying clients, the United Farm Workers union, by refusing last week to vote for the UFW's top-priority bill. That is a measure to put sales taxes back on farm fuel and equipment and use the money to subsidize health insurance for farmworkers. Ross himself has come under fire for...