Campaign issues

Apr 14, 2022
Apr 14, 2022 Updated Apr 13, 2025
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Editor,

Mark Simon ran a column last week about three candidates running to fill Jackie Speier’s seat in Congress.

(2) comments

Terence Y Apr 14, 2022 10:45am

Mr. Batchelder, if you’re not interested in hearing how candidates are financed, what are you interested in? Hot air and empty promises using amorphous buzzwords of the day, such as equity, equality, affordable housing, tax the rich, etc.? Anyone can make empty promises. Campaign financing is a much better predictor of how candidates will vote. How about a candidate’s accomplishments, if any, regarding fiscal stewardship? Anyone can spend somebody else’s money, but do they treat somebody else’s money as their own? Or do they spend money discriminately, for “favored” groups?

craigwiesner Apr 15, 2022 1:18pm

Hopefully you've been able to see the series of articles the Journal has been doing on each of the candidates running for this congressional seat. Very thorough introductions to the candidates, their history, and the main reasons they are running. Here are a few links:

https://www.smdailyjournal.com/news/local/south-san-francisco-assemblymember-seeks-congress-seat/article_8519a342-bc71-11ec-8b31-17b96f2a2572.html

https://www.smdailyjournal.com/news/local/san-mateo-county-supervisor-aims-for-congress/article_4569eeb2-bade-11ec-8cfe-3f1bfec6cc9b.html

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