Former Assemblyman Tony Strickland, GOP candidate for State Senate, sent over via e-mail to his supporters on a story filed by "The Signal", a local newspaper in the Santa Clarita Valley.

It featured both Strickland and Assemblyman Cameron Smyth (R-Santa Clarita) efforts to reach out to voters by one house at a time.

Yes, stumping votes requires old fashion retail politics by walking and burning shoe leather to get every vote counted in a tight race, especially in the 19th State Senate contest between Strickland and Former Assemblywoman Hanna-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara).

The humility of candidates like Strickland and Smyth who are reaching out to voters shows that they are no different than the rest of us, just want to be closest to the people.

Candidates stumping one house at a time