We need state budgetary reform in Sacramento to prevent continued irresponsible spending.
- Jeff Gorell
- Jeff Gorell
Phone: (805) 910-7121
Mail:Gorell for Assembly 2010
2219 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd
Suite 209
Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
E-mail:
Info@JeffGorell.Org
Campaign ID:1305314
(805) 910-7121
Mail:Gorell for Assembly 20102219 E. Thousand Oaks BlvdSuite 209Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
E-mail:
Info@JeffGorell.Org
Campaign ID:1305314
Jeff Gorell getting Early Start in his second Assembly bid
April 14th, 2008
Jeff Gorell learned his lesson in 2004.
That year, the Camarillo attorney ran for a 37th Assembly District, losing the GOP primary in an area so reliably Republican the race for the nomination constitutes the contest. Gorell jumped in the fray in January 2003, only to find opponent Audra Strickland whizzing along to the nomination, helped significantly by her well-known last name: Her husband, Tony Strickland, had just termed out of the same Assembly seat.
With an endorsement list long and deep, Gorell surged in the last six months of the 2004 race but lost by a slim margin made up mostly of absentee ballots cast earlier. So, this time Gorell is getting in early - two years early. Last month, he threw his hat in the ring for the 37th District race in 2010, when Audra Strickland will term out.
"[In 2004] I was outspent four to one in a race where I had virtually no name recognition when I began," Gorell told me. "I had to spend 90 percent of my campaign convincing people that I could win and 10 percent campaigning with the endorsements that I had."
With the early start, Gorell hopes to avoid the protracted pugilism of the 2004 race. Sacramento is a tough enough town for Republicans as it is, and showing up muddy doesn't help.
Gorell has the backing of two of his former bosses, Ventura County District Attorney Greg Totten and former Gov. Pete Wilson. He also has the endorsement of Ventura County Sheriff Bob Brooks. You can find out more about Gorell's endorsements and background at his campaign Web site, wwwJeffgorell.org.
Not yet on that site are some of Gorell's specific policy ideas. Here are two Gorell told me about that could have major implications for businesses in the Tri-Counties:
• Establish tax benefits for companies that create jobs in California, much like the tax systems in Nevada and Texas. "Those are the issues that are near and dear to my heart - creating jobs," Gorell said. "I still think there's a big need and opportunity for California to win back a lot of the jobs we lost in the 1990s. Like our other competitive states, we have to have a manufacturing investment tax credit. We have to reward businesses for deciding to invest in California, because other states do the same."
• Bring together government and private-sector economic leaders from throughout the 37th District to focus on regional job creation and economic development efforts. "I think that the natural tendency of local communities is to become parochial in their outlook on economic development. I'd like to try to try unify that voice on a regional level," Gorell said. "When a company is looking to relocate or expand, they're going to look on a regional level and look at if this part of America is where they want to do that. The Central Coast is a microcosm of all of California. I think we can make the case that if you bring your company to the Central Coast, you're getting the best of all of California."
That year, the Camarillo attorney ran for a 37th Assembly District, losing the GOP primary in an area so reliably Republican the race for the nomination constitutes the contest. Gorell jumped in the fray in January 2003, only to find opponent Audra Strickland whizzing along to the nomination, helped significantly by her well-known last name: Her husband, Tony Strickland, had just termed out of the same Assembly seat.
With an endorsement list long and deep, Gorell surged in the last six months of the 2004 race but lost by a slim margin made up mostly of absentee ballots cast earlier. So, this time Gorell is getting in early - two years early. Last month, he threw his hat in the ring for the 37th District race in 2010, when Audra Strickland will term out.
"[In 2004] I was outspent four to one in a race where I had virtually no name recognition when I began," Gorell told me. "I had to spend 90 percent of my campaign convincing people that I could win and 10 percent campaigning with the endorsements that I had."
With the early start, Gorell hopes to avoid the protracted pugilism of the 2004 race. Sacramento is a tough enough town for Republicans as it is, and showing up muddy doesn't help.
Gorell has the backing of two of his former bosses, Ventura County District Attorney Greg Totten and former Gov. Pete Wilson. He also has the endorsement of Ventura County Sheriff Bob Brooks. You can find out more about Gorell's endorsements and background at his campaign Web site, wwwJeffgorell.org.
Not yet on that site are some of Gorell's specific policy ideas. Here are two Gorell told me about that could have major implications for businesses in the Tri-Counties:
• Establish tax benefits for companies that create jobs in California, much like the tax systems in Nevada and Texas. "Those are the issues that are near and dear to my heart - creating jobs," Gorell said. "I still think there's a big need and opportunity for California to win back a lot of the jobs we lost in the 1990s. Like our other competitive states, we have to have a manufacturing investment tax credit. We have to reward businesses for deciding to invest in California, because other states do the same."
• Bring together government and private-sector economic leaders from throughout the 37th District to focus on regional job creation and economic development efforts. "I think that the natural tendency of local communities is to become parochial in their outlook on economic development. I'd like to try to try unify that voice on a regional level," Gorell said. "When a company is looking to relocate or expand, they're going to look on a regional level and look at if this part of America is where they want to do that. The Central Coast is a microcosm of all of California. I think we can make the case that if you bring your company to the Central Coast, you're getting the best of all of California."
