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California: Joe Nation

Wed, 06/04/2008 - 16:07

Support from San Francisco, Marin seen as key to Leno victory

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

Mark Leno’s win in the Democratic primary race for the District 3 state Senate seat was largely due to the overwhelming support from his San Francisco base combined with his success in winning votes in the Marin area, an analyst and a consultant for one of Leno’s competitors both said a day after the election.

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Wed, 06/04/2008 - 00:06

Leno declares victory in Senate District 3

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

State Senate candidate Mark Leno has declared victory in the race for the District 3 seat, according to KPIX.

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Mon, 06/02/2008 - 10:39

Leno gets Pelosi endorsement

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

Before heading back to Washington D.C. at the end of the Memorial Day recess, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi endorsed state Senate candidate Mark Leno at a Saturday rally in San Francisco.

“I’ve known Mark for a long time,” Pelosi said to cheers. “I’ve known about his leadership. I have confidence in him as a fighter for Democratic principles.”

Leno, an Assemblyman, if facing off in a Tuesday primary against fellow Democrats Carole Migden, the incumbent, and Joe Nation, a former Assemblyman.

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Thu, 05/29/2008 - 17:23

Independent expenditure slams Leno in closing days of primary

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

Just days before voters head to the polls for the June 3 primary, an independent expenditure is hitting the television airwaves with an advertisement slamming state Senate candidate Mark Leno on the issue of education.

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Wed, 05/28/2008 - 13:34

Leno takes aim at Nation campaign cornerstone

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

The hits keep on coming in the race for the District 3 state Senate race, with Mark Leno today bashing Democratic primary rival Joe Nation on an issue he has made the heart of his campaign: the environment.

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Tue, 05/27/2008 - 15:24

Leno, Nation trade blows on support from corporate interests

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

With a week until voters in the San Francisco, Marin, and Sonoma areas head to the polls in the race for the District 3 state Senate seat, Democratic primary rivals Mark Leno and Joe Nation are hammering each other on what both candidates say has been their opponent’s closeness with corporate interests.

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Tue, 05/27/2008 - 10:11

June 3 candidates roll out newspaper endorsements

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

Several candidates on the June 3 ballot picked up newspaper endorsements over the long holiday weekend.

In the race for the District 4 seat of retiring U.S. Rep. John Doolittle, Republican Doug Ose won the endorsements of the Placerville Mountain Democrat, a weekday paper. Tom McClintock, Ose’s opponent, won the nod of the weekly Sacramento Union.

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Fri, 05/23/2008 - 17:22

Leno shows lead in new fundraising numbers

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

State Senate candidate Mark Leno led his Democratic primary opponents in fundraising over the last two months, fundraising reports released today show.

Leno, an Assemblyman, raised $372,506 between March 18 and May 17. Joe Nation, a former Assemblyman, took in $264,664. Embattled incumbent Carole Migden raised $192,648.

The three candidates are competing in a June 3 Democratic primary for the District 3 state Senate seat of Migden, which encompasses Marin County and parts of San Francisco and Sonoma counties.

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Thu, 05/22/2008 - 10:25

UPDATE: Nation hits Leno in education-focused mailer

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

State Senate candidate Joe Nation is out with a mailer targeting Democratic primary opponent Mark Leno on the issue of education, accusing the Assemblyman of voting for a bill that would result in cuts to public school funding.

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Tue, 05/20/2008 - 10:35

Leno nabs Chronicle endorsement

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

State Senate candidate Mark Leno has won the endorsement of the San Francisco Chronicle, Northern California’s largest newspaper.

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