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California: Lance Corcoran

Fri, 10/17/2008 - 20:10

California prison guard union drops recall effort of Schwarzenegger

By Jeff Mitchell, PolitickerCA.com Editor

The spokesman for California Correctional Peace Officers Association said this week that the powerful prison guards union would drop its efforts to recall Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

CCPOA spokesman Lance Corcoran told the Associated Press late Thursday that the 30,000-member strong union would not re-submit recall petition paperwork to the Secretary of State's office bringing to an end one of the larger pre-election political dramas of 2008.

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Fri, 10/03/2008 - 15:53

This week's PolitickerCA.com Winners & Losers

By Wally S. Edge

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Wed, 10/01/2008 - 14:07

Spokesman for state prison guard union's Schwarzenegger recall campaign arrested on suspicion of DUI

By Jeff Mitchell, PolitickerCA.com Editor

Lance Corcoran, the spokesman for the state prison guards union, was arrested Monday night by the California Highway Patrol on suspicion of driving under the influence.

Corcoran, 44, the voice behind the California Correctional Peace Officers Association's recently announced drive to recall Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, was taken into custody around 7:20 p.m., CHP Valley Division Chief Mike Champion told the Lodi News-Sentinel in this story.

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Mon, 09/08/2008 - 17:13

Governor's spokesman blasts prison guard union recall threats as the actions of a 'schoolyard bully'

By Jeff Mitchell, PolitickerCA.com Editor

SACRAMENTO - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Monday that he was having none of the state prison guard union's threats to recall him from office.

On Sunday the spokesman for the California Correctional Peace Officers Association told the San Francisco Chronicle that the powerful union was seriously considering launching a recall effort of the Golden State's celebrity governor.

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