The June 3 "jungle" primary is upon us. The new rules are that the top 2 candidates, whatever their party affiliation, will face each other in November.
There is one race where it is clear that if we get on the same page and do what we can before Tuesday we may make a huge difference; California Secretary of State.
The current Secretary of State is Debra Bowen, I had the honor to meet her a couple of years ago. She is retiring due to term limits. From her official website these are the responsibilities of the office.
The one relevant poll about the primary was conducted by Field Poll;
Leland Yee, a corporate Dem, is out because of problems with the law;
Feds: Calif. pol Leland Yee schemed to trade arms for campaign cash.
Repug Pete Peterson looks like a shoe in for one of the 2 to go on to November.
Of the Dems, Alex Padilla looks like a favorite with 17% but, and a big but, 41% are undecided.
So it looks like the 2nd candidate to make it to November is up for grabs.
I believe that if we all get the word out we can get Derek Cressman elected.
Why Derek Cressman?
I had the pleasure to meet him when he spoke and marched at the kickoff of the March for Democracy;
Derek joined the march again on Day 10 with Dolores Huerta;
Derek supports the march because his #1 issue is;
I agree with him, money in politics is the common denominator in all the causes I'm involved with. For an explanation of what the march is about check the interview with the organizer, Kai Newkirk, in this diary.
Derek Cressman's credentials on this issue are very reliable, he has served as Vice President of State Operations for Common Cause and he has spoken against the Koch brothers;
Derek Cressman Crusades Against the Koch Brothers in California. He is definitively one of us.
And his Dem opponent Alex Padilla?
Alex has taken money from telecomms, auto dealers, payday loan providers, banks, alcohol companies and gambling interest and done favors for all of them.
As a Single Payer activist I will never forget he was one of the 6 senators who sabotaged SB 810 in 2012;
So on Tuesday, remember to vote for a better Democrat; Derek Cressman. Here is his Twitter.