by altha-admin | Sep 13, 2014 | Articles
Continuing my exploration of the Congressional districts, locating where Torrance fit within the California delegation, I found that in the 1980s, the state legislature gerrymandered districts so monstrously, one wonders how anyone put up with such distortions. Once...
by altha-admin | Sep 13, 2014 | Articles
After spending lengthy efforts researching the history (and slow decline) of the California Republican Party's Congressional delegation, another set of questions emerged: Who represented Torrance in the House of Representatives during these trends? I am well aware...
by Arthur Schaper | Sep 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
District 27 (North and East Torrance)For the state records with the new map, check here. Mel LevineDemocraticJanuary 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993Western Los Angeles (Manhattan/Redondo Beach, Santa Monica)RetiredMel LevineMel Levine was born in Beverly Hills, currently...
by altha-admin | Sep 12, 2014 | Articles
Rhode Island, the most liberal state in the union, had two Republican governors in a row. Sixteen years of conservative values (for the most part) at the helm, in spite of the liberal, spendthrift Democratic legislature, now entering its ninth decade. In 2010, Lincoln...
by altha-admin | Sep 12, 2014 | Articles
September 9 was the primary date for New England, and the outcomes were interesting, to say the least. In the Democratic camp, General Treasurer Gina Raimondo won the nomination, taking in 42% of the vote. Providence mayor Angel Taveras had hoped to capitalize on his...
