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Bay Area Republicans Shine at CAGOP Convention

Bay Area Republicans welcomed CAGOP convention attendees from throughout California at the Friday night, May 17 kick-off reception.  Led by Bay Area Regional Vice Chair Jason Clark, Republican county committees, volunteer clubs and candidates put on a rousing event that launched the convention and set the tone for the weekend.

The largest collaboration of Bay Area Republicans in recent memory included all 6 county parties in the CAGOP’s Bay Area region, SPARC – the South Peninsula chapter of the California Congress of Republicans, AAPIRA – Asian American Pacific Islander Republican Alliance, East Bay Republican Club, candidates Vin Kruttiventi, Anna Kramer and Bruce Lou for Congress, Alex Glew and Yvette Corkrean for State Senate, Joe Rubay and Liz Lawler for Assembly, BayAreaGOP.com, Corrin Rankin, Helen Wang, Jeff Burns and Bill Jackson.

On Saturday, the California Young Republicans, California Log Cabin Republicans, and California Congress of Republicans, all organizations with a strong Bay Area membership, sponsored a “Studio 24” disco party that drew dancers onto the dance floor throughout the evening.

Public safety was the theme for the Friday dinner as former Los Angeles County DA Steve Cooley and Riverside Sheriff Chad Bianco highlighted the failure of California Democrats to deal with increasing property crimes and homelessness.  At the urging of the panel, the convention endorsed the Reform Prop 47 initiative which received over 900,000 signatures to help qualify it for the November ballot.  The initiative increases penalties for repeat retail theft and adds fentanyl to the list of hard drugs, so that drug dealers who traffic in large quantities can be sent to state prison.

Fox news analyst and rumored candidate for Governor Steve Hilton was a highly visible participant, keynoting the nomination session for Republican National Committeeman Shawn Steel and Republican National Committeewoman Harmeet Dhillon.  Both Steel and Dhillon were re-elected to their positions at the general session on Sunday.

Republicans also had the opportunity to prepare for the fall election campaign by attending numerous training sessions throughout the weekend.  CAGOP Deputy Executive Director Krista Pittman outlined the party’s approach to ballot harvesting and ballot curing while in the Voter Registration session, Orange County Field Director Ryan May described a strategy of reaching out to NPP voters and encouraging them to become Republicans.   It turns out that a significant number of Republican voters were re-registered NPP without their knowledge in online sessions with the DMV.  Once aware of the change, many of these voters were willing to return to the GOP.

Not to be overshadowed, RNC Co-Chair Lara Trump proved to be an articulate spokesperson for both the Republican Party and presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump as she rallied supporters for the fall Presidential campaign.  South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem highlighted her personal story of taking over her family ranch at a young age following the death of her father.  Her interest in tax reform was kindled when she learned that death taxes could have forced her to sell the ranch just to pay the tax.  Thankfully, she was able to preserve her family business and went on to serve in Congress and then as Governor.

The California GOP meets only once during election years and only once every four years in the Bay Area.  Over 800 delegates, associate delegates and guests took advantage of the opportunity.  Thank you to all the Bay Area Republicans who helped make this convention such a memorable experience!

Bay Area Republicans Shine at CAGOP Convention

Bay Area Republicans welcomed CAGOP convention attendees from throughout California at the Friday night, May 17 kick-off reception.  Led by Bay Area Regional Vice Chair Jason Clark, Republican county committees, volunteer clubs and candidates put on a rousing event that launched the convention and set the tone for the weekend.

The largest collaboration of Bay Area Republicans in recent memory included all 6 county parties in the CAGOP’s Bay Area region, SPARC – the South Peninsula chapter of the California Congress of Republicans, AAPIRA – Asian American Pacific Islander Republican Alliance, East Bay Republican Club, candidates Vin Kruttiventi, Anna Kramer and Bruce Lou for Congress, Alex Glew and Yvette Corkrean for State Senate, Joe Rubay and Liz Lawler for Assembly, BayAreaGOP.com, Corrin Rankin, Helen Wang, Jeff Burns and Bill Jackson.

On Saturday, the California Young Republicans, California Log Cabin Republicans, and California Congress of Republicans, all organizations with a strong Bay Area membership, sponsored a “Studio 24” disco party that drew dancers onto the dance floor throughout the evening.

Public safety was the theme for the Friday dinner as former Los Angeles County DA Steve Cooley and Riverside Sheriff Chad Bianco highlighted the failure of California Democrats to deal with increasing property crimes and homelessness.  At the urging of the panel, the convention endorsed the Reform Prop 47 initiative which received over 900,000 signatures to help qualify it for the November ballot.  The initiative increases penalties for repeat retail theft and adds fentanyl to the list of hard drugs, so that drug dealers who traffic in large quantities can be sent to state prison.

Fox news analyst and rumored candidate for Governor Steve Hilton was a highly visible participant, keynoting the nomination session for Republican National Committeeman Shawn Steel and Republican National Committeewoman Harmeet Dhillon.  Both Steel and Dhillon were re-elected to their positions at the general session on Sunday.

Republicans also had the opportunity to prepare for the fall election campaign by attending numerous training sessions throughout the weekend.  CAGOP Deputy Executive Director Krista Pittman outlined the party’s approach to ballot harvesting and ballot curing while in the Voter Registration session, Orange County Field Director Ryan May described a strategy of reaching out to NPP voters and encouraging them to become Republicans.   It turns out that a significant number of Republican voters were re-registered NPP without their knowledge in online sessions with the DMV.  Once aware of the change, many of these voters were willing to return to the GOP.

Not to be overshadowed, RNC Co-Chair Lara Trump proved to be an articulate spokesperson for both the Republican Party and presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump as she rallied supporters for the fall Presidential campaign.  South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem highlighted her personal story of taking over her family ranch at a young age following the death of her father.  Her interest in tax reform was kindled when she learned that death taxes could have forced her to sell the ranch just to pay the tax.  Thankfully, she was able to preserve her family business and went on to serve in Congress and then as Governor.

The California GOP meets only once during election years and only once every four years in the Bay Area.  Over 800 delegates, associate delegates and guests took advantage of the opportunity.  Thank you to all the Bay Area Republicans who helped make this convention such a memorable experience!

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Assembly Candidate Dave Ennis says ‘Build It right the first time’

By Roger Riffenburgh

As a civil engineer, Dave Ennis has worked tirelessly helping municipalities across the country recover from natural disasters.  That experience led to a campaign for state assembly in a region where wildfires have taken their toll on local communities.

In writing grants for federal disaster funding to help rebuild communities and infrastructure,  he says “I believe in building things right the first time and building aging Infrastructure better the second time.”

In the 11th Assembly District, which includes Solano County and parts of Contra Costa and Sacramento Counties, Dave Ennis says “What We Need Most” is affordable housing, helping homeless people, and supporting infrastructure.  He focuses on housing because it is something we all need, and yet is a very pervasive problem.  He points out that “In order to increase the housing supply, you need to put in the infrastructure to support it”, something that is often overlooked by advocates of tiny homes.  He is a big supporter of regional planning, because “if you’re going to build it right the first time, you need to think about it very carefully before you build”.

From 2017 to 2021 Ennis worked with FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, where he evaluated grant proposals for technical feasibility and cost effectiveness.  Ennis’ business career includes designing buildings, selling aircraft electronics, and managing programs to supply electrical interconnect wiring on the 787 airliner, the F-16 fighter, the Chinook helicopter, BART cars, and other critical programs that have to be planned, designed, and built to work the first time.  

David Ennis grew up in Big Falls, Minnesota, a tiny city 39 miles southwest of the Canadian border at International Falls.  For high school he attended Phillips Andover in Massachusetts.  He earned his bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering at Duke, where he was on the wrestling team and in the marching band.  After designing and manufacturing prefabricated buildings for Republic Steel for a couple of years, he earned an MBA at Harvard Business School.

Ennis worked in operations and international sales for Menlo Park’s Raychem for 20 years, providing complex aircraft wiring to major aerospace programs.  He’s worked in Ohio, New England, Belmont, Palo Alto, Rocklin, San Leandro, and other locations.  He worked over six years at Zodiac Aerospace in Santa Rosa.

Active in his community, Dave volunteered as President of the United Parents of San Leandro High School when his kids were in school and also served on the San Leandro Planning Commission.

In his free time Dave enjoys cooking, walking his Springer Spaniel, and biking around Benicia, Vallejo, Mare Island and the wetlands in American Canyon.  Dave Ennis and his wife Betsy live in Vallejo, and they have two adult children.  You can learn more about Dave Ennis on his campaign website,  www.ennis2024.org .

California Citizens Redistricting Commission – District Viewer

The Commission has developed a district viewer that allows you to more easily navigate visualizations and zoom in and out of geographic areas while layering congressional, State Senate and Assembly boundaries.

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Assembly Candidate Dave Ennis says ‘Build It right the first time’

By Roger Riffenburgh

As a civil engineer, Dave Ennis has worked tirelessly helping municipalities across the country recover from natural disasters.  That experience led to a campaign for state assembly in a region where wildfires have taken their toll on local communities.

In writing grants for federal disaster funding to help rebuild communities and infrastructure,  he says “I believe in building things right the first time and building aging Infrastructure better the second time.”

In the 11th Assembly District, which includes Solano County and parts of Contra Costa and Sacramento Counties, Dave Ennis says “What We Need Most” is affordable housing, helping homeless people, and supporting infrastructure.  He focuses on housing because it is something we all need, and yet is a very pervasive problem.  He points out that “In order to increase the housing supply, you need to put in the infrastructure to support it”, something that is often overlooked by advocates of tiny homes.  He is a big supporter of regional planning, because “if you’re going to build it right the first time, you need to think about it very carefully before you build”.

From 2017 to 2021 Ennis worked with FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, where he evaluated grant proposals for technical feasibility and cost effectiveness.  Ennis’ business career includes designing buildings, selling aircraft electronics, and managing programs to supply electrical interconnect wiring on the 787 airliner, the F-16 fighter, the Chinook helicopter, BART cars, and other critical programs that have to be planned, designed, and built to work the first time.  

David Ennis grew up in Big Falls, Minnesota, a tiny city 39 miles southwest of the Canadian border at International Falls.  For high school he attended Phillips Andover in Massachusetts.  He earned his bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering at Duke, where he was on the wrestling team and in the marching band.  After designing and manufacturing prefabricated buildings for Republic Steel for a couple of years, he earned an MBA at Harvard Business School.

Ennis worked in operations and international sales for Menlo Park’s Raychem for 20 years, providing complex aircraft wiring to major aerospace programs.  He’s worked in Ohio, New England, Belmont, Palo Alto, Rocklin, San Leandro, and other locations.  He worked over six years at Zodiac Aerospace in Santa Rosa.

Active in his community, Dave volunteered as President of the United Parents of San Leandro High School when his kids were in school and also served on the San Leandro Planning Commission.

In his free time Dave enjoys cooking, walking his Springer Spaniel, and biking around Benicia, Vallejo, Mare Island and the wetlands in American Canyon.  Dave Ennis and his wife Betsy live in Vallejo, and they have two adult children.  You can learn more about Dave Ennis on his campaign website,  www.ennis2024.org .

California Citizens Redistricting Commission – District Viewer

The Commission has developed a district viewer that allows you to more easily navigate visualizations and zoom in and out of geographic areas while layering congressional, State Senate and Assembly boundaries.

District Viewer Tool

LIST OF UPCOMING GOP EVENTS

View more details for events on the Calendar of Upcoming Events or view the Monthly Calendar of Events.

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