Heated Shafter forum pits Jackson against Tackett for district one
Incumbent LeRoy Jackson and challenger Gene Tackett clashed over county open government and fiscal priorities during a lengthy Shafter Chamber candidate forum. They sparred on the Kern Nuclear Project, campaign materials, taxes, and endorsements, with both asserting their records and positions.
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Shafter Chamber of Commerce
LeRoy Jackson
Gene Tackett
McFarland
Tackett
Buena Vista
Jackson
Board of Supervisors
Bakersfield
Shafter
Chamber of Commerce
Tehachapi
Harvey
Buttonwillow
Greater Bakersfield
Kern Nuclear Project
Kern County
Sacramento
L.A
Mr. Jackson
Kern County Employes Association
Kern County Firefighters Association
Close Defends Debate Access in Bakersfield Forum
Attorney and teacher Dean Close charged William Ketchum with inaccessibility at a Thursday forum. He urged deficit financing for jobs in the Southern Sierras and supported welfare reform and unemployment programs while criticizing the incumbent’s lack of debate.
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Bill Ketchum
Dean Close
William Ketchum
Close
Ketchum
Chamber of Commerce
Eastern County
Washington, D.C
Cross Valley Canal
CVC
California
Thomas Schilling discuss Kern County assembly race
Incumbent Republican Bill Thomas and Democratic challenger Steve Schilling square off in a Kern County chamber forum. They debate independence and effectiveness, with Thomas touting bills and court system reforms and Schilling accusing him of ties to donors and insufficient leadership.
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Kern County
Bill Thomas
Steve Schilling
Thomas
Chamber of Commerce
California Teachers Association
California School Boards Association
Criminal Justice Committee
Schilling
Schillng
Pacific Gas & Electric
del Monte Corporation
Alan Larsen
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Kern County Board of
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ALRB
Kern
Wasco
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