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Maldonado to Newsom: Bring it on
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| Contributor | Jason |
| Last Edited | Jason Mar 15, 2010 10:00pm |
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| Author | Kurtis Alexander |
| Media | Newspaper - San Jose Mercury News |
| News Date | Saturday, March 13, 2010 04:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | State Sen. Abel Maldonado, recently tapped by the governor to replace outgoing Lt. Gov. John Garamendi, said Friday he's not fazed by his latest rival for the lieutenant governor seat: San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom.
"I feel I can beat Gavin Newsom," said Maldonado, who represents part of Santa Cruz County and is considered a moderate Republican. "I've been reasonable, pragmatic, and I think the voters of California want someone who has been bipartisan."
Newsom, who dropped out of the governor's race last year, announced Friday morning that he will compete for the state's No. 2 job in the upcoming Democratic primary. Maldonado, meanwhile, is running in the Republican primary and hopes, before the June contest, to seal his nomination to the vacant post, giving him the advantage of incumbency come the election.
"I don't know much about Gavin. I just know what I read," Maldonado said. "Obviously the people of San Francisco think he's a good representative, and they've elected him twice.... I welcome him to the race." |
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