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Massive mail drive spurs death penalty override vote
Sacramento report details a four month direct mail campaign led by Sen. HL Richardson to sway Assembly members on the death penalty override. Over two million letters mailed, with 500,000 in the last month targeting Los Angeles County districts 39th 50th and 54th. Richardson cites Prop 17 support and urges constituents to contact legislators while noting the campaign cost of about $600,000.
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Los Angeles County
Jim Keysor
Sun’ Valley
Curtis Tucker
Inglewood
Frank Vicencia
Bellflower
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George Deukmejian
Long Beach
Tucker
Alee
Vicencia
Assembly Criminal Justice Committee
Deukmejian
California
Law and Order
State Supreme Court
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Taail
Hyte Richardson
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