Your state and Bay Area House-race roundup
All in all, it was a dismal night for Republicans in California House races. Of the 11 California House races deemed competitive by the renowned Cook Political Report, Democrats won seven outright and...
View ArticleA few more thoughts on Pete Stark’s defeat
We’ve posted my story for tomorrow’s print editions on how Rep. Pete Stark’s defeat marks both the end of an era and, probably, the start of another Democrat-on-Democrat race for the 15th Congressional...
View ArticlePete Stark to speak at American Atheists meeting
Rep. Pete Stark is on the verge of leaving the House after 40 years, but that doesn’t mean he’s not in demand. Stark, who had been Congress’ only avowed atheist, will be a featured speaker at the 2013...
View ArticlePete Stark must close his office this Friday
Rep. Pete Stark, defeated in this month’s election by a fellow Democrat after 40 years in the House, must close his Capitol Hill office Friday. Debbie Curtis, his chief of staff, said House rules...
View ArticleFortney Stark DID win an election last month.
Perhaps Congress hasn’t seen the last of the Stark family. Though 40-year incumbent Rep. Pete Stark, D-Fremont, has just been unseated by fellow Democrat Eric Swalwell, Fish Stark – the congressman’s...
View ArticlePelosi bids ‘adieu’ to Lynn Woolsey, Pete Stark
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, took a break from the rhetorical carpet-bombing of the fiscal cliff faceoff yesterday for a floor speech thanking the departing California...
View ArticleWhich local House members are targets in 2014?
With House elections only a month behind us, eyes are already turning toward the 2014 election’s landscape. The fine folks at renowned political prognosticator Larry Sabato’s “Crystal Ball” have tagged...
View ArticleWhich Bay Area House seat will Ro Khanna seek?
My esteemed colleague Carla Marinucci of the San Francisco Chronicle has just posted a blog item about Ro Khanna moving toward a run in the 17th Congressional District, now represented by Mike Honda,...
View ArticlePete Stark’s papers accepted by historical society
The collected papers of former Rep. Pete Stark are about to become part of history at the Hayward Area Historical Society. Executive directory Myron Freedman said an archivist has begun sifting through...
View ArticlePete Stark says he’ll move back to Bay Area
Pete Stark says he’s planning to move back to the Bay Area. The former Congressman said Friday afternoon that once his son heads off to Yale University later this year and he and his wife can make...
View ArticleSwalwell urges GOP to wake up from ‘wet dream’
Rep. Eric Swalwell’s somewhat salty language on the House floor today is making national headlines. Swalwell, D-Pleasanton, spoke against the House continuing resolution that’s predicated on defunding...
View ArticleCA15: Stark vows to help Corbett beat Swalwell
The 2014 campaign for the 15th Congressional District seat has started sounding a lot like the 2012 campaign, as former congressman Pete Stark vengefully vows to support a challenger to the fellow...
View ArticleActivists seek ‘Robin Hood tax’ upon Wall Street
Activists organized in part by the California Nurses Association rallied Friday at congressional offices in 22 cities – including four in Northern California – to call for a tax on Wall Street...
View ArticlePete Stark’s son is running for elected office
The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree: Former Rep. Pete Stark’s college-age son has launched a campaign for elected office. Fortney “Fish” Stark announced Tuesday on Facebook that he’s running for...
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