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Proposed Ventura County Congressional Redistricting

by Tyler Suchman June 10, 2011

VC Star has the details on the proposed Congressional redistricting for Ventura County and the Central Coast. If this map holds up, Elton Gallegly would be hard-pressed to run against Buck McKeon in Santa Clarita, or challenge for a seat in the more inclusive “Ventura County district” that includes some heavily…

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Rep. Weiner Calls out Rep. Gallegly on Healthcare

by Tyler Suchman October 23, 2009

Elton Gallegly makes the list

…151 members of the House and Senate currently receive government-funded; government-administered single-payer health care – Medicare.
On the list of recipients are 55 Republicans who have steadfastly opposed other Americans getting the public option, like the one they have chosen.
Weiner said, “Even in a town known for…

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Gallegly Retirement Floated on The Hill

by Tyler Suchman December 15, 2008

From TheHill.com, a DC publication…

Hoekstra will become the latest Republican member of the House Intelligence Committee to announce his departure from the lower chamber. The second-ranking Republican on the committee, Rep. Terry Everett (Ala.), is retiring this year, while Rep. Heather Wilson (N.M.) lost a bid for Senate in 2008.
The…

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Rubber stamp Gallegly fails us again.

by Michael Lind August 21, 2007

Congressman Elton Gallegly had the chance to support legislation that would decrease our dependence on foreign oil, create thousands of clean energy jobs and change the direction of this country’s energy future, but instead Elton once again chose to support tax breaks for the big oil. Gallegly showed just how…

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Democratic Challenger to Elton Gallegly?

by Tyler Suchman June 22, 2007

As the former Ventura mayor and author of popular slow-growth law SOAR, Richard Francis has been urged to run against 11-term incumbent Elton Gallegly for CA-24 in 2008, according to an LA Times article penned by Catherine Saillant.

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Elton Gallegly: Wells Fargo aids and abets terrorists

by Tyler Suchman March 26, 2007

Representative Elton Gallegly authored a March 25, 2007 editorial on illegal immigration, which appeared in the Washington Times (a newspaper owned by Rev. Sun Myung Moon’s Unification Church, which “aims at creating a global theocracy that Moon would control.”).

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Pin the tail on the elephant: Gallegly v. Tenenbaum?

by Tyler Suchman April 20, 2006

Upstart GOP congressional candidate Michael Tenenbaum is baiting beltway incumbent Elton Gallegly with a challenge to duel debate. Tenenbaum is taunting Gallegly, pointing out he attended a “wine and hors d’oeuvres event” rather than participate in a candidate forum back in March. The letter delivered by T-Baum to Gallegly on the flip.

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Elton Gallegly retires; chaos reigns on both sides

by Tyler Suchman March 11, 2006

From CQPolitics.com:

Friday’s retirement announcement by Republican Rep. Elton Gallegly, just hours before the filing deadline for the June 6 primary in California’s 24th District, was a surprise to just about everybody — including, apparently, the people who work for him. Staffers at his district office in Simi Valley said they…

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Gallegly’s vote on HR 4167: endangering our public health?

by Tyler Suchman March 9, 2006

Ojai’s congressman, Elton Gallegly, co-sponsored and voted yesterday for H.R. 4167 (PDF), an industry-friendly bill that rolls back state rights on food labeling and consumer protection. From the AP:

The House voted Wednesday to strip many warnings from food labels, potentially affecting alerts about arsenic in bottled water, lead in candy and…

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