Green Party

Alicia Robinson If more people voted for the political party that truly represents what they believe, more of them would probably vote green, social activist Peter Camejo said Friday during a talk at Orange Coast College. Camejo, a Green Party candidate for governor in the October recall election, drew a standing ovation when he shared his criticisms of the Iraq war, the U.S. tax system and the Bush administration with several hundred students at OCC. One of his themes was the inequality of American income taxes.

Béa Tiritilli wants to offer voters a choice that isn't between just Republicans and Democrats.The Green party has never had a member elected to Congress, but congressional candidate Béa Tiritilli is aiming to be the first. She knows it's hard to compete with opponents who can raise hundreds of thousands of dollars, but she's still working to get her message out, one voter at a time. Tiritilli will face four opponents in a Dec. 6 election: Republican state Sen. John Campbell, Libertarian Bruce Cohen, American Independent Party candidate Jim Gilchrist, and Democrat Steve Young.

Alex Coolman Green Party presidential nominee Ralph Nader swooped into Orange County on Friday, and some of Costa Mesa's Greens made the pilgrimage to hear him speak. The lanky candidate appeared before an overflowing auditorium at Chapman University in Orange, slamming Republicans and Democrats for being the pawns of corporate interests that he called craven, myopic and greedy. "The only difference between George Bush and Al Gore is the velocity with which their knees hit the floor when the corporations knock on the door," Nader said of the Republican and Democratic nominees for president.

Douglas Zimmerman For Green Party congressional candidate Tom Lash, the statistics are hard to ignore. Running in the 46th Congressional District, where 48% of the registered voters are Republican and for the past 16 years voters have reelected Republican Dana Rohrabacher, the chances of winning the seat seem remote at best. However, he confidently predicts he will be the first Green party member to serve in Congress next year. "I have a chance of winning," Lash said.

Alex Coolman NEWPORT-MESA -- In the great zoo of Orange County politics, there are more animals than the donkey and the elephant. While the area is famous for its consistent support of Republican legislators, and while Democrats currently have a firm grip on California's Senate seats, other parties' candidates figure significantly in the political mix. They may not always be able to win an election, they concede,...

Rep. Dana Rohrabacher and Huntington Beach Mayor Debbie Cook will join third-party candidates Thomas Lash and Ernst Gasteiger on Tuesday for the only debate scheduled between the contenders for the congressional seat held by Rohrabacher. Five panelists will question the candidates 11 a.m. at OCC’s Robert B. Moore Theatre. There will be one faculty panelist, two panelists from local newspapers and two student panelists. The candidates have differences on several issues for the voters in the 46th District.

Alicia Robinson It looks like two of the six Republican candidates for the heavily contended 70th Assembly District seat are going to have to share -- an endorsement, that is. Don Wagner announced last week he has garnered an endorsement from University of California Regent Ward Connerly, who already has endorsed Wagner opponent Marianne Zippi. Balboa Peninsula resident Zippi announced her Connerly endorsement in October. Reached this week, she said, "I had no idea that Ward was endorsing more than one [candidate]

o7 With a little more than a month remaining until Election Day, there's still time to help your party or cause. Here's where to go:f7 Democratic Party of Orange County: 200 N. Main St., Santa Ana, CA 92701. (714) 835-5158. Web site: o7 http://www.demo-oc-ca.com/f7 Green Party of Orange County: P.O. Box 53561, Irvine, CA 92619. (714) 633-6550. Web site: o7 http://www.greens.org/california/orange/f7 Libertarian Party of Orange County: P.O. Box 27871, Santa Ana, CA 92799.

POLITICS Campbell wins primary with 45.6% of votes Republican state Sen. John Campbell on Tuesday took the most votes in a special primary to fill the 48th District Congressional seat, but his 45.6% of the ballots cast wasn't enough to head off a general election, which is set for Dec. 6. Had Campbell won 50% plus one vote, he would have become the successor to Rep. Chris Cox, who left to chair the Securities and...

Without the telltale beakers and Bunsen burners, many would mistake Corona Del Mar teacher Tom Lash’s science classroom as one more correctly suited for a history or civics lesson. Stickers and posters advertising Greenpeace, progressive radio stations, and other messages critical of the status quo sprinkle throughout his classroom, reflecting the deep values Lash says he’s held since childhood. It was only in 2000, however, when the Huntington Beach resident decided to enter his hat into the ring and challenge Rep. Dana Rohrabacher in the 46th district, after a friend of his encouraged him to run on the Green Party ticket.

Rep. Dana Rohrabacher and Huntington Beach Mayor Debbie Cook will join third-party candidates Thomas Lash and Ernst Gasteiger on Tuesday for the only debate scheduled between the contenders for the congressional seat held by Rohrabacher. Five panelists will question the candidates 11 a.m. at OCC’s Robert B. Moore Theatre. There will be one faculty panelist, two panelists from local newspapers and two student panelists. The candidates have differences on several issues for the voters in the 46th District.

Mark Levin of ABC radio says liberalism is, “the philosophy of the stupid.” Sean Hannity, also of ABC radio and Fox News, is misleading on a daily basis about what it means to be a liberal. Randi Rhodes, formerly of Air America and now on the Nova M Radio Network, is misleading on a daily basis about what it means to be a conservative. Jamshed H. Dastur (“Will the Pilot let any liberal views through?” Sounding Off, April 8) and Barbara Venezia (“I, a conservative shill?

The Federal Election Commission’s first quarter fundraising reports were released to a barrage of spin this week, as the 46th district’s congressional candidates tried to frame their fundraising efforts as successful. According to the numbers, however, it was Democrat Debbie Cook who came out on top this quarter, with more than $47,208.01 in contributions — about 18% more than Republican incumbent Dana Rohrabacher’s $39,078. While Rohrabacher has far more cash on hand — $331,253.

Without the telltale beakers and Bunsen burners, many would mistake Corona Del Mar teacher Tom Lash’s science classroom as one more correctly suited for a history or civics lesson. Stickers and posters advertising Greenpeace, progressive radio stations, and other messages critical of the status quo sprinkle throughout his classroom, reflecting the deep values Lash says he’s held since childhood. It was only in 2000, however, when the Huntington Beach resident decided to enter his hat into the ring and challenge Rep. Dana Rohrabacher in the 46th district, after a friend of his encouraged him to run on the Green Party ticket.

Béa Tiritilli wants to offer voters a choice that isn't between just Republicans and Democrats.The Green party has never had a member elected to Congress, but congressional candidate Béa Tiritilli is aiming to be the first. She knows it's hard to compete with opponents who can raise hundreds of thousands of dollars, but she's still working to get her message out, one voter at a time. Tiritilli will face four opponents in a Dec. 6 election: Republican state Sen. John Campbell, Libertarian Bruce Cohen, American Independent Party candidate Jim Gilchrist, and Democrat Steve Young.

POLITICS Campbell wins primary with 45.6% of votes Republican state Sen. John Campbell on Tuesday took the most votes in a special primary to fill the 48th District Congressional seat, but his 45.6% of the ballots cast wasn't enough to head off a general election, which is set for Dec. 6. Had Campbell won 50% plus one vote, he would have become the successor to Rep. Chris Cox, who left to chair the Securities and...

State Sen. John Campbell captured by far the most votes in Tuesday's special primary for the 48th Congressional District seat, but he fell just short of locking up the seat vacated by former Rep. Chris Cox roughly two months ago. Campbell earned 46% of the votes cast, a little more than four points shy of the 50%-plus-one that he needed to win the House seat outright, according to final unofficial results from the Orange...

Candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives seat left open by newly confirmed Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Chris Cox have just one week to file papers to run in a special primary election scheduled for Oct. 4, a spokesman for the Orange County Registrar of Voters said Monday. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger chose Dec. 6 as the date for the general election to fill the 48th District Congressional seat, which represents Newport Beach, Laguna Beach and more southerly parts of Orange County.

Dave Brooks The Democratic challenger to 16-year incumbent Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher is hoping there is enough change in the political wind to sail him into the House of Representatives. Democrat Jim Brandt is running an aggressive campaign against Rohrabacher for a the 46th Congressional District seat. Green Party candidate Tom Lash is also running for the seat, as is Libertarian Keith Gann. Traditionally the coastal district -- which begins in Palos Verdes, stretches past Los Angeles and Long Beach harbors down to parts of Costa Mesa -- has been considered a safe district for Republicans.