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  • Republicans covet the chance to recapture Buchanan's seat

    04/03/2009 3:51:24 PM PDT · by SmithL · 1 replies · 535+ views
    MediaNews via CoCoTimes ^ | 4/3/9 | Steven Harmon MediaNews Sacramento Bureau
    SACRAMENTO — If Assemblywoman Joan Buchanan indeed decides to run for Congress — or even if she opts to run for what could be an open state Senate seat — it would be hard to blame Republicans for openly rooting for the Alamo Democrat to succeed. Or even secretly funneling contributions to her through a front group. It could mean grabbing back a seat that had been theirs for the last six years — and looked lost to Democrats for the next six. Buchanan is strongly considering but has not officially decided to run for the Congressional seat that will...
  • Freshman in GOP cross hairs after tax vote abstention

    12/30/2008 5:30:18 PM PST · by SmithL · 6 replies · 656+ views
    MediaNews via CoCoTimes ^ | 12/30/8 | Steven Harmon - MediaNews Sacramento Bureau
    SACRAMENTO — Freshman Assemblywoman Joan Buchanan, D-Alamo, has barely dipped her toes into the roiled waters of the Legislature but is already facing heat from Republicans — for a vote she didn't take. She and three other Assembly Democrats, all of whom won seats previously held by Republicans, did not vote on the first major piece of legislation that came their way: the Democrats' proposed $9.3 billion revenue increase as part of an $18 billion deficit reduction plan. The plan was approved by the Democratic-controlled Legislature but vetoed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, though the two sides are in the midst...