(CALIFORNIA GLOBE) – With Californians being forced back into business closures, school closures, stay-at-home orders in a statewide lockdown again, it feels like Groundhog Day — every day. Groundhog Day is an old Pennsylvania Dutch tradition that says if a groundhog emerges from its burrow on February 2nd sees its shadow due to clear weather, […]
Membership Secretary Report
Dear CRA Members, As your 2020 CRA State Membership Chair, I want to thank you each and all for your membership. Together we can accomplish great things, even in California! Dues renewal notices were sent on 11/1/2020 to all members that your local Assembly provided an e-mail address on their roster submitted to me as […]
As Governor Newsom Locks Down California, State Lawmakers Head to Maui on Annual Junket
(CALIFORNIA GLOBE) – As California is ratcheting down on stay-at-home orders once again, and limiting the common folk’s holiday gatherings claiming the coronavirus is to blame, California lawmakers are headed to their annual Maui junket. Politico reported: “Roughly 100 people from four states converged at the Fairmont Kea Lani for a four-day legislative conference organized […]
Why California Republicans Stopped Complaining about Ballot Harvesting and Embraced the Process
(NATIONAL REVIEW) – Following a bloodbath for Republicans in the 2018 midterms, then-House speaker Paul Ryan couldn’t believe what he had seen out in California. “We were only down 26 seats the night of the election and three weeks later, we lost basically every California race,’’ Ryan — a mentor to California Republican and current […]
Election 2020: The Saga Continues
2020 has been a crazy year, full of a disproportionate number of ups and downs. So, it only makes sense that the 2020 General Election would follow this roller coaster-like pattern. After four-plus years of battling with Democrats and the mainstream media over the 2016 presidential election, President Trump is wrapping up the 2020 campaign […]
City of Stockton elects Black Republican to be new mayor.
(KCRA) – New numbers show Stockton’s race for mayor appears to be over, but the incumbent has not conceded yet. Updated results show Kevin Lincoln with a commanding lead over Mayor Michael Tubbs. As of Monday evening, Lincoln led by more than 11,500 votes. The San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters Office says it has […]
CRA Takes Positions on 2020 General Election Initiatives
The California Republican Assembly (CRA) met for out 35th Annual Convention on Saturday, August 29, 2020 and took Positions on all of the propositions that will appear on the Fall General Election Ballot. Tom Hudson, Chairman of the Initiative Committee breaks down each proposition and explains CRA’s position. California Republican Assembly INITIATIVES COMMITTEE REPORT for […]
California’s Prop 16 would allow discrimination against women
(THE HILL) – Proposition 16 seeks to repeal the provision of the California Constitution that prohibits discrimination and preferential treatment on the basis of race and sex in public education, employment and contracting. That provision was put there by Prop 209 in 1996. Little has been said about how this repeal effort could have the […]
Prop. 15 would threaten small businesses and hinder economic recovery
(CALMATTERS) – Small businesses, particularly minority-owned small businesses, are the lifeblood of California’s economy. A NAACP study found that 5% of all businesses in the state are owned by African-Americans and nearly one-quarter are owned by Latinos. When these businesses are open, they provide valuable goods and services in communities throughout the state. READ MORE

