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California: Dennis Cardoza

Tue, 12/09/2008 - 15:54

Cardoza won't seek Caucus vice chair slot

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-Atwater) will not seek the vice chairmanship of the House Democratic Caucus, a spokesman said today.

Media reports have suggested that Cardoza might enter the race for the post, which is currently held by U.S. Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-Los Angeles). Becerra is reportedly considering leaving the U.S. House to take a White House cabinet position as U.S. Trade Representative.

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Thu, 11/06/2008 - 16:05

Several California names mentioned for Obama administration

By Ben van der Meer, PolitickerCA.com Senior Reporter

The election of Barack Obama to be the United States' next president has started a flurry of speculation as to who from California might be tabbed to join his administration.

Media outlets began the guessing game Wednesday and Thursday, with most speculation focusing on names both familiar and less so.

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Tue, 10/07/2008 - 13:04

Seven of top 10 congressional districts for foreclosures are in CA

By Ben van der Meer, PolitickerCA.com Senior Reporter

Seven of the 10 congressional districts most hard hit by foreclosures are in California, according to a firm that tracks foreclosure data and other real estate information.

HotPads.com, a map-based real estate search engine, noted that California's 18th Congressional District leads the nation with foreclosures, at a rate of 4.59 percent, or nearly 10 times the national average of .47 percent.

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Thu, 08/28/2008 - 16:59

Cardoza: Jerry Brown has re-emerged as a moderate

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

DENVER - One of the state's highest ranking conservative Democrats said today that Attorney General Jerry Brown, a potential 2010 gubernatorial candidate who was once widely seen as a lion of the left, had re-emerged in recent years as a pragmatic moderate.

Brown "has become more moderate over his career," said U.S. Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-Atwater), a three term congressman from the Central Valley who is a member of the conservative House Blue Dog Democrat coalition.

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Fri, 05/23/2008 - 10:31

Cardoza switches superdelegate support from Clinton to Obama; Costa also endorses Ill. senator

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=1016|title=U.S. Rep. Dennis Cardoza|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=175|height=214]Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama picked up a California superdelegate Friday when U.S. Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-Atwater) switched his endorsement from U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) to Obama (D-Ill.).

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Thu, 03/27/2008 - 10:48

Super delegate Cardoza endorses Clinton

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

District 18 Democratic U.S. Congressman Dennis Cardoza, a Super delegate, tells the Modesto Bee editorial board that he’s endorsing Hillary Clinton.

"It's my intention to vote for her," Cardoza tells the paper. "I think Mr. Obama is a very inspirational leader. I just believe Ms. Clinton has the best set of experiences to do the job."

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