California GOP’s “Gang of 8” Who Voted for Cap and Trade Are Feeling the Heat

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By Stephen Frank

GOP Assemblyman Marc Steinorth denounced his 2016 Democrat opponent as a supporter of cap and trade—including the 63 cents a gallon gas tax increase.  Now, he has voted for it—so the district might have elected a real Democrat instead—at least she was honest about her position.  His constituents decided to come to his Rancho Cucamonga office to complain—his reactions?  He called the cops.  They arrived with a massive show of force, including a helicopter hovering over his constituents wanting to complain.

“The “Gang of 8” California GOP legislators who voted for Jerry Brown’s cap and trade extension (which also provides funding for the bullet train) are feeling the heat from their own party, especially Assembly GOP Caucus Chair Chad Mayes.

Multiple county committees have met in the weeks since the vote and have passed resolutions asking Mayes to resign his leadership post. So far, Orange, San Diego, Fresno, Merced, Madera, San Luis Obispo County, Mariposa, Tulare, and Ventura County central committees have passed some resolutions, some unanimously. Orange and San Diego counties are populous Republican strongholds, so their lack of confidence is particularly telling.

Did your County take a position on this?  At the August meeting of the Riverside Central Committee, the home Committee of Assemblyman Chad Mayes, they have a motion they could vote on to ask Mayes to resign as GOP Assembly Leader.  What we should all be watching is the first GOP Caucus meeting when the Legislature returns, that will determine if Mayes stays as Leader.

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Stephen Frank: Is the the publisher and editor of the California Political News and Views.  Mr. Frank speaks all over California and appears as a guest on several radio shows each week. He has also served as a guest host on radio talk shows and is a full time political consultant. http://capoliticalnews.com/

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