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BIOGRAPHY
Jon Fleischman is the Publisher of the FlashReport Website on California Politics (www.flashreport.org), the go-to spot for daily and breaking news on all things political in California, as well as commentary and analysis from the moderate and conservative perspectives. Dubbed the “Matt Drudge of California” by Congressman Darrell Issa, Fleischman’s commentary and insights are read by thousands of visitors each day to the website. Fleischman is also a contributor to the Red County family of political websites.
During President Bush’s first election, in the 2000 election cycle, Fleischman served for two years as Executive Director of the California Republican Party, and he currently serves as the elected Vice Chairman of the State GOP for Southern California, a position he has held since February, 2007. Jon has over two decades of political and government experience at the federal, state and local levels. In 1998, Jon successfully managed a successful statewide ballot measure campaign, Proposition 227, to end bilingual education in California’s public schools.
Jon is currently the President of the Fleischman Consulting Group, a firm that specializes in government affairs and political consulting. From 2001 – 2007, he served as a spokesman for the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, conducting over 1,500 interviews on behalf of that agency. While no longer a full-time employee with the department, Jon volunteers his time as a uniformed Reserve Deputy Sheriff.
A recognized authority on California politics, Jon has appears on MSNBC, Fox News, as well as a score of local broadcast stations around California. He has made appearances on many prominent radio talk shows, and is a regular source for political reporters from the state’s major dailies – the Sacramento Bee, San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News, Fresno Bee, Los Angeles Times, Orange County Register and the San Diego Union Tribune.
A graduate of California State University, Fullerton, Jon and his wife, Maureen, and their son, Matt, live in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. Jon served as an appointee of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to the State Boating and Waterways Commission until he stepped down to open his own consulting firm. In addition to politics and family, Jon’s hobbies include travel, reading and he also considers himself a wine enthusiast.
COMMENTARIES
AD72Watch: Norby Likely To Prevail In Particularly Negative Special Election
By Jon Fleischman | 11/17/09
(Cross-posted on FlashReport) After talking with a number of savvy politicos whose opinions I hold in high regard, I think it is safe to say that the expected outcome of today's Special Election in Orange County's 72nd Assembly District will be that Supervisor Chris Norby will win the Republican nomination, but fall well short of the outright majority of the total vote necessary to avoid a run-off election next month. The analysis is pretty... read more »
1 Comment | Related Topics »Orange County (CA) |
Tsunami Over Unsustainable Public Employee Pensions - Decision Makers Will Be Held Accountable
By Jon Fleischman | 10/11/09
As we go into the 2010 election cycle, there is no doubt that spiraling, unsustainable public employee pension costs will and should be an important factor. It matters what candidates for office are saying about this issue. Red County readers should closely read this editorial from today's Orange County Register. Candidates for office should read it as well. Do you agree with the Register's editorial board that these lavish... read more »
4 Comments | Related Topics »Ventura County (CA) | Sacramento County (CA) | Placer County (CA) | Orange County (CA) | Los Angeles County (CA) |
Just When You Thought We'd Turned The Corner On Egregious Public Employee Benefits...
By Jon Fleischman | 09/06/09
There cannot be a Red County reader out there who hasn't been reading the stories about the insolvency of government-funded pension funds. And, of course, we've seen how there are over 5,000 state retirees making six-figure salaries in their retirement -- and multiply that number many times over to include local government pensioners. Due to the extremely generous pension formulas that have been adopted by public agencies around the... read more »
0 Comments | Related Topics »Orange County (CA) | Los Angeles County (CA) |
Probolsky's Wrong On Term Limits
By Jon Fleischman | 07/06/09
Over and over again we see those who oppose term limits argue, as my good friend Adam Probolsky has done in the post just below this one, that term-limits have had the opposite effect of their intended consequences. He states that term limits have been a, "serious disaster for our state government in Sacramento and they offer no positive change in local government." Actually, term limits have had a very important and... read more »
12 Comments | Related Topics »Orange County (CA) |
Rackauckas, Hutchens Both Come Out Against 1A-1F
By Jon Fleischman | 05/14/09
I am exceptionally pleased to share with Red County readers that Orange County's top two elected law enforcement leaders, District Attorney Tony Rackauckas and Sheriff Sandra Hutchens, have both come out publicly agains the entire slate of meaures before voters on May 19, Propositions 1A-1F. I am proud that these two are showing statewide leadership, and looking out for the interests of taxpayers, by opposing this terrible package of ballot... read more »
5 Comments | Related Topics »Orange County (CA) |
WSJ's Steve Moore on Proposition 1A
By Jon Fleischman | 04/14/09
From today's Wall Street Journal Political Diary E-mail, which goes to thousands of informed readers across the nation... Not So Golden SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- A key component of the budget deal that California's Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger struck with the Democrats earlier this year was a ballot initiative to limit state spending in the future. This spending limitation was supposed to be a big victory for taxpayers. But lo and... read more »
0 Comments | Related Topics »CALIFORNIA |
Time to Axe The Tony Rackauckas Three Dollar Tax
By Jon Fleischman | 02/09/09
District Attorney Tony Rackauckas is a good man -- not only do I think that he is an awesome District Attorney, but he is also a friend. A good enough one that I know that he will respect that he and I do not see eye to eye on a matter of public policy, and can agree to disagree.The District Attorney, tomorrow, is seeking to have the county impose a $3 tax in a bunch of real estate transactions in the county, raising hundreds of thousands... read more »
0 Comments | Related Topics »Orange County (CA) |
OCEA Buries Its Head In The Sand
By Jon Fleischman | 12/24/08
You have to wonder about the strategic thinking of the Orange County Employees Association, and its President Nick Barardino.The country is plunging head-first into a recession. Turn on CNBC for link five minutes and watch the Wall Street ticker to see how many publicly held companies are announcing 1st quarter layoffs for next year.In this kind of environment, it is nonsensical to think that with a shrinking of private sector employment,... read more »
0 Comments | Related Topics »Orange County (CA) | The 5th Floor |
Surf City To Buy Up Houses? Just say NO!
By Jon Fleischman | 12/15/08
Apparently the City Council in Huntington Beach is going to be considering tonight, and this is serious, whether to put the local government there in the business of buying up houses under foreclosure, fixing them up, and then making them available as affordable housing. This has to be one of the worst ideas I have heard in a long time. Sometimes politicians in local government shouldn't ask whether they CAN do something, but whether... read more »
0 Comments | Related Topics »Orange County (CA) | Politics Behind the Orange Curtain |
714 Overlay - Here To Stay...
By Jon Fleischman | 08/20/08
A friendly reminder, over the transom, from the Public Utilities Commission... CPUC Reminds Consumers of 657 & 714 Area Code Overlay Dialing Procedures SAN FRANCISCO, August 20, 2008 - The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today reminded consumers that beginning Saturday, August 23, 2008, dialing eleven digits will be necessary to complete a telephone call in the 714 area code.The CPUC approved an area code overlay of 657 for... read more »
0 Comments | Related Topics »Orange County (CA) |
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