Chris Emami

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1 year 18 weeks

BIOGRAPHY

Chris is a lifelong resident of Anaheim Hills and has been heavily involved in Orange County politics. He walked precincts for the party during the 2000 election cycle at the age of 15. He also ran for Orange Unified School Board in 2006 against the union backed incumbent. Presently Chris is the co-owner of "Custom Campaigns" a political consulting firm that elected Alexia L Deligianni and Mark D. Wayland to the Orange Unified School Board. He also has volunteered numerous hours with the Orange County Republican Party as an Anaheim Hills district director of volunteer phone bankers on weekends. In what little spare time he has Chris enjoys playing golf and coaching basketball.

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AD 72 Special Election Watch: Norby Defeats Ackerman by 17.5%

By Chris Emami | 11/18/09

The final election night numbers are in: MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY 72nd District Completed Precincts: 197 of 197 Vote Count Percentage CHRIS NORBY (REP) 14,038 37.2% JOHN MACMURRAY (DEM) ... read more »

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AD 72 Special Election Watch: Norby Leads Ackerman by 16%

By Chris Emami | 11/17/09

With early absentee ballots in, here are the first numbers from the Orange County Registrar of Voters: MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY 72nd District Completed Precincts: 0 of 197 Vote Count Percentage CHRIS NORBY (REP) 10,401 35.9% ... read more »

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BREAKING NEWS: Lt Gov Watch/SD-14 Watch: Cogdill to Be Appointed Lt Gov

By Chris Emami | 11/10/09

Multiple, reliable sources in the Capitol have told me that Senator Dave Cogdill (R-Modesto) will be announcing that he is not seeking reelection to the Senate in 2010, as he will be Lieutenant Governor. This comes just hours after the Sacramento Bee's Capitol Alert reported that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger himself unexpectedly told the Fresno Bee that Cogdill is on his short list for Lieutenant Governor. I have... read more »

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AD71 Watch: Could This Seat Come Open in 2010?

By Chris Emami | 11/06/09

In August, I blogged here about the political dominoes that would come from Riverside County Supervisor Roy Wilson's resignation (and untimely death, shortly thereafter). As expected, the Governor appointed Senator John J. Benoit (R-37) to the seat. Why does this matter to Orange County? Well, Assemblyman Jeff Miller is the front-runner to replace Benoit, thereby opening an Assembly seat that is mostly in Orange... read more »

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Lt Gov Watch: New Candidate Emerging for Appointment

By Chris Emami | 11/05/09

This morning, Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi was sworn in as a member of the US House of Representatives, thereby leaving the post of Lieutenant Governor vacant. I previously blogged about that here, but most people probably missed since the Mike Duvall scandal buried that post a short time later. However, since that post, I've heard from multiple sources in Sacramento that there's a buzz going around... read more »

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Election Updates

By Chris Emami | 11/03/09

For tonights election the first results are in with Virginia going to the Republicans. Winning the seats of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General may not secure any votes in either house but it is still a blow to the Democrats. This can be construed as a referendum on the current administration as Obama won Virginia in 2008. Virginia results: Statewide Results - Governor 55% of Precints Reporting: 1,396 of 2,516 (D)... read more »

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Governor's Race Watch: Newsom Drops Out, Brown Unopposed in Dem Primary

By Chris Emami | 10/30/09

According to Capitol Weekly's report and the Sacramento Bee's Capitol Alert report, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has dropped out of the race for Governor. This leaves Attorney General Jerry Brown unopposed for the Democratic nomination for Governor (although Brown has not technically entered the race, so officially, there are no Democratic candidates for Governor, but it's assumed Brown's entrance is a formality). This... read more »

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AD68 Watch: OC Supervisor John Moorlach Supports Allan Mansoor For Assembly

By Chris Emami | 10/20/09

This press release just came across my inbox: OC Supervisor John Moorlach Supports Allan Mansoor For Assembly Costa Mesa, California - Orange County Supervisor John Moorlach (D2) today announced support of Costa Mesa Mayor Allan Mansoor in his bid for the Republican nomination for the 68th Assembly District. "In tough economic times, it is important to have leaders like Allan who have experience navigating through the... read more »

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AD72 Special Election Watch: CRA Does Not Endorse

By Chris Emami | 10/13/09

After three rounds of voting, the CRA will not be endorsing anyone in the race to win the 72nd Assembly District, as no one got 2/3 in the 3 rounds of balloting. With 18 delegates, 12 were necessary to gain the CRA endorsement. 4 CRA units were represented: Anaheim, Fullerton, Orange-Villa Park, and Yorba Ranch. Each unit had 5 delegates, so there were 2 delegates who did not make it to the endorsement... read more »

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AD72 Special Election Watch: Live Blogging from the CRA Endorsing Convention

By Chris Emami | 10/13/09

I'll be live blogging the action here at the CRA endorsing convention for AD72. I'll put up updates on this post. Stay tuned. The meeting started at 7:17 PM. There are 18 delegates present from 4 CRA units (Anaheim, Fullerton, Orange-Villa Park, and Yorba Ranch). It will take 12 votes to gain an endorsement (unless 2 people abstain, then it will only take 11). UPDATE (7:55 PM): 1st round of... read more »