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San Ramon, California – Oakley City Councilwoman Carol Rios, a Republican, and Oakley City Councilman Bruce Connelley, an Independent, have announced their support of San Ramon Mayor Abram Wilson for the 15th Assembly District. |
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San Ramon, California - Five previous State Assembly Members - over 25 years of representation in the 15th District - are backing Abram Wilson for State Assembly. Former Assembly Members Gib Marguth, Bill Baker, Dick Rainey, Lynne Leach and Guy Houston all support Mayor Abram Wilson for State Assembly. |
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By Ian A. Stewart, Capitol Weekly In a year when incumbency figures to be more of a hindrance than a help, Contra Costa Republicans feel they have something special: A strong, moderate candidate, San Ramon Mayor Abram Wilson, running against a vulnerable state Assembly Democrat in Joan Buchanan. “I’m happy to say that the party is supporting me,” Wilson said during a pre-rally interview. “But I really believe that to my constituents, it’s about voting for me the person – my ideals, my policies, what I’ve done.” |
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San Ramon, California – Abram Wilson for State Assembly announces “Democrats for Wilson”, a coalition of Democrat and Independent community members and elected officials who support Mayor Abram Wilson and his bid for the State Assembly. The coalition will be led by three prominent Democrats, Marshall Kamena, the Mayor of Livermore, Donna Kerger, San Ramon Planning Commissioner and San Ramon City Council Woman Carol Rowley. |
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San Ramon, California - In Tuesday's June 8th primary, State Assembly candidate Mayor Abram Wilson received more votes than Liberal incumbent Assemblywoman Joan Buchannan. Wilson earned 1,660 more votes than Buchanan in a district with a democratic registration advantage. "Earning more votes than our opponent in Tuesday's Primary is a strong indication that voters are unhappy with the way things are going in Sacramento. It is time we send a strong voice for taxpayers and working families to Sacramento. We are working tirelessly to earn the votes of Independents, Democrats, and Republicans." said Matthew Dobler, Abram Wilson's Campaign Manager. |
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San Ramon, California – State Assemblyman and Chief Republican Whip Nathan Fletcher has announced his support of San Ramon Mayor Abram Wilson for the 15th Assembly District. “Mayor Wilson will stand strong against increased government spending and fight for accountability in Sacramento. I know that I can trust Abram to help us to balance budget and rein in out of control spending,” said Assemblyman Fletcher. |
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San Ramon, California – Assembly Republican Leader Martin Garrick (R-Solana Beach) has announced his endorsement of San Ramon Mayor Abram Wilson in his campaign for the 15th Assembly District. “The mess in Sacramento was created by career politicians who lack the real world experience of the private sector necessary to make the kinds of decisions required to get our state back on track,” said Garrick, who has started several successful small businesses. “Mayor Wilson not only brings an outstanding business background, his leadership as mayor of San Ramon has been marked by prudent economic policies that have kept budgets balanced and government efficient. Californians need leaders like Abram in Sacramento to get our economy moving.” |
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San Ramon, California – The Young Republican Federation of California has announced their support of Mayor Abram Wilson for the 15th Assembly District."As a young adult, I am concerned for my future as well as the future of our state. Projections show that only 50% of college graduates will get jobs when they graduate – this means that half of the workforce of our generation will be moving to other states to make a living,” said state Y.R. chairman Adam C. Abrahms. “We love California but we can't live in a California where we don't have the opportunity to succeed. Abram Wilson understands the challenges facing young people. In prioritizing job creation, I know that if Mayor Wilson is elected to the Assembly our generation will have more opportunities to create the future that we want and deserve. Supporting Abram Wilson for Assembly 2010 is the right and responsible decision for all Californians - especially young people who want to stay and live in California." |
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Costa Mesa, California – The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association Political Action Committee has announced their support of San Ramon Mayor Abram Wilson for the 15th Assembly District. “The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association Political Action Committee has endorsed you for election to the Assembly,” said Executive Director Kris Vosburgh. “We believe you will be an excellent representative for taxpayers and look forward to working with you in the years ahead.” |
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San Ramon, California - James Galley, state chairman of the California Republican Veterans of America, has announced his organization's support of San Ramon Mayor Abram Wilson for the 15th Assembly District. "Abram has been an outstanding mayor and provided sound fiscal management for San Ramon; balancing the budget every year and improving the business climate," said Galley. "He also has an outstanding record as a service man himself and has promised to place the needs of returning veterans and their families at the top of his agenda. That's what we need in Sacramento right now - someone who has the needs of returning veterans at the forefront of his agenda - and someone who has balanced budgets." |
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San Ramon, California – Contra Costa County Supervisor Mary Nejedly Piepho has announced her support of San Ramon Mayor Abram Wilson for the 15th Assembly District. “I have known and worked with Mayor Wilson for many years and I have been impressed with his ability to forge coalitions and focus on the problems facing San Ramon,” said Piepho. “While cities around the country have struggled to balance their budgets and are forced to make drastic cuts in basic services, Mayor Wilson has been a steady hand leading San Ramon through the storm.” |
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The San Ramon Express Did Mayor Abram Wilson vote against the temporary police station next door to the Canyon Park neighborhood for political reasons? He is running for State Assembly again and approving the controversial location could cost him votes. When asked this question in an interview with the San Ramon Express on March 24, Wilson answered emphatically, "When I disagree with something, I'm vocal about it." |
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GOP Assembly District 15 primary candidate Abram Wilson is slightly ahead in the money contest against Democratic incumbent Joan Buchanan. Excluding a personal loan of $14,000, Wilson has collected $207,139 in contributions since Jan. 1, 2009, and has $119,891 in the bank as of March 17. |
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San Ramon, California – Contra Costa District Attorney Robert Kochly has announced his support of Mayor Abram Wilson in his bid to represent the 15th Assembly District. “Abram Wilson has been a strong supporter of law enforcement and he has made public safety an important priority,” said Kochly. “There are going to be some tough choices to balance the budget and we need Abram there. He has a solid record and will make a great Assemblyman.” |
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The Sentinels of Freedom Foundation held a ceremony last evening at the Bridges Golf Club in San Ramon to welcome two new Sentinels' Scholarship recipients, U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Matthew Carhart and U.S. Army Cpl. Elizabeth Bailey Wafflard. San Ramon Mayor H. Abram Wilson, a Vietnam War veteran, received a standing ovation when he said, "Duty, honor, country - these three words build courage." |
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San Ramon, CA- With the help of some extra cash and fewer expenditures, San Ramon is doing all right financially, according to a midyear financial report. After hearing the report Tuesday, Mayor H. Abram Wilson was prompted to comment: "Probably many cities in the United States (would have) thought they died and gone to heaven to have a report like that." |
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This past weekend marked the 99th anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s birthday. Some say that it’s past Reagan’s time and that his lessons are worn out. I remember Reagan’s legacy as a time not so long ago when character was king and your word was your bond. |
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San Ramon, California – San Ramon Mayor Abram Wilson outraised incumbent Assemblywoman Joan Buchanan by 2-1 in the most recent financial reporting. Wilson has now raised over $162,000 to Buchanan’s $86,000 and has $115,748 in the bank compared to just $55,810 for Buchanan. |
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San Ramon, California – Assemblywoman Joan Buchanan’s claims at being a pro-business Democrat were further eroded by the California Chamber of Commerce’s 2009 Vote Record which showed that she voted with the Chamber only 38.5% of the time. |
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Sacramento, California - In the Assembly Education Committee, this separate bill passed 11-4 with Assembly members Julia Brownley, D-Woodland Hills; Tom Ammiano, D-San Francisco; Wesley Chesbro, D-Santa Rosa; and Tom Torlakson, D-Martinez, voting no. Joan Buchanan, D-San Ramon, abstained, continuing a disturbing pattern of abdication of her duty as a legislator. Bonnie Lowenthal, D-Long Beach, didn't vote. |
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"Legislators strategically use abstention and absences to avoid controversial "yes" or "no" votes, often killing bills in the process. Obama announced in July that states could compete for $4 billion in new Race to the Top funds to move the bar in those reform areas. Applications are due Jan. 19. |
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San Ramon, California – The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, California’s most respected taxpayer advocate, gave Assemblywoman Joan Buchanan a worthy “F” grade for her first year in Sacramento. The annual list is an important benchmark for the public in assessing a candidate’s rhetoric as compared to his or her record. Regardless of what politicians promise, vote history demonstrates the reality. | |
San Ramon, California - Mayor Abram Wilson announced the endorsement of the Associated Builders and Contractors, Golden Gate Chapter of his campaign for the 15th Assembly District. | |
San Ramon, California - 15th District Assembly Candidate Abram Wilson announced today the endorsements of Contra Costa District Attorney Bob Kochly and Contra Costa Sheriff Warren Rupf. | |
San Ramon, California - Democrat Assemblywoman Joan Buchanan in one sentence demonstrated why opponent Abram Wilson would be a better representative for the 15th Assembly District when she said in the Contra Costa Times on November 4, 2009 "There's no more fat left to cut out of the budget." |
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San Ramon, California - San Ramon Mayor Abram Wilson, who won re-election yesterday with 96% of the vote in his home City of San Ramon, announced today that the Lincoln Club of Northern California State Political Action Committee has endorsed his campaign for Assembly in California's District 15. |
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San Ramon, California - San Ramon Mayor and candidate for the 15th Assembly District Abram Wilson today announced his campaign consulting team for the 2010 election. |
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Livermore, California – San Ramon Mayor and 15th District Assembly Candidate Abram Wilson honored six outstanding East Bay Leaders on Sunday who have played a major role in keeping our communities safe at home and abroad. |
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Friends, there is a very interesting mayor in San Ramon, Calif., some 40 miles east of San Francisco. His name is H. Abram Wilson. I talked to him the other day — by phone (from New York), not in the Bay Area, alas. Not every American is entitled to perfect weather and beautiful surroundings. You might like to get to know Wilson a little. I thought I would write him up, Impromptus-style: in bulleted bites. |
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in Bid for Assembly San Ramon, California -- Mayor Abram Wilson today officially announced his endorsement of Councilman Dave Hudson and Councilman Jim Livingstone for re-election to the San Ramon City Council. |
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Rao – Lloyd – Kamena to back Wilson’s Bid in Assembly District 15 San Ramon – Today, Mayor Abram Wilson, Candidate for State Assembly in the 15th District, announced the endorsements of his challengers in the 2008 Republican primary: Robert Rao of Livermore, Judy Lloyd of Danville, and Scott Kamena of Livermore. |
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Voters across the state sent a strong message when they defeated Propositions 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, and 1E. They told legislators that it’s time they started doing their jobs and were held accountable to their constituents. |
