Congressional Representative

How Will the Open Primary Change Things for California Voters?

How Will the Open Primary Change Things for California Voters? Can a teacher win an election when career politicians oppose her? Will progressive voters show up and the power of big money?

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords Shot

By Dick and Sharon

Tragedy in Tucson Arizona Congressional Representative Gabrielle Giffords has been shot. She was shot in the head as she was addressing constituents at a Tucson, Arizona stripmall. Congresswoman Giffords was immediately taken to a nearby hospital and is listed in critical condition. The Arizona representative was attending an event at a local stripmall in Arizona [...]

Suppose Your Actions Swung the Election

By Paul Rogat Loeb

Paul Loeb: Suppose the phone calls you made, money you donated, doors you knocked on, and conversations you initiated helped swing a critically close race, or two or three.

Meet Marcy Winograd in San Pedro

By admin

Meet Marcy Winograd, Future Congressional Representative and the Champion for Education. Saturday May 29, 2010
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Club House
300 Miraleste Drive
San Pedro, CA

Sarah Palin v. Bill Moyers: Take the Survey

By Sharon Kyle

Sharon Kyle: Bill Moyers 4,889. Sarah Palin 1,543,755. So what’s this, you ask? It certainly isn’t the scorecard for some ridiculous game. Nor is it their annual salaries: Sarah Palin probably makes more than that.

Haiti’s Curse

By Sharon Kyle

Sharon Kyle: Televangelist Pat Robertson has claimed that Haitians made a pact with the devil and, as a result, have been cursed by God. Is Haiti cursed? If it is not, who or what is driving the policies that effectively keep Haiti oppressed?

Joe Wilson Shouts “You Lie”

By Sharon Kyle

On September 9, 2009 while President Barack Obama was addressing congress, Rep. Joe Wilson yelled, “you lie” as the president discussed what was in or not in the healthcare reform bill. Wilson’s outburst can be heard in the video below. Joe Wilson, a congressional representative from the state of South Carolina, is a conservative who [...]

Want Fair Elections?

By Dick and Sharon

Change-Congress.org says – Special interests pump millions of dollars into elections, giving them more influence over our political system than the rest of us. Until we fix our broken campaign finance laws, these special interests will block real change on issue after issue. Especially as our nation faces an unprecedented economic crisis, now is the [...]

Xavier Becerra Elected Vice-Chair Democratic Caucus

By Sharon Kyle

by Sharon Kyle – Xavier Becerra, congressional representative of the 31st district in California was recently elected Vice Chairman of the Democratic Caucus in the House of Representatives for the 111th Congress.

It Is Likely We Have Executed Innocent People

By Sharon Kyle

Troy Anthony Davis, the Death Penalty and Innocent Men Most Americans have limited contact with the judicial system. For the most part, our contact with the courts usually amounts to an occasional interaction in traffic court or small claims court. Unless you are an attorney, law student, or are in some other way associated with [...]