Meet Senator Maldonado's Challenger

[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

Dennis Morris, a lawyer and small business owner, is running as a write-in candidate for the Democratic primary in Senate District 15. To avoid any risk of accountability in the general election, incumbent Republican Senator Abel Maldonado is also running as a write-in candidate for the Democratic primary in Senate District 15. If Maldonado secures more write-ins than Morris, then Maldonado will have effectively removed all Democratic opposition to his reelection in a very Democratic year in a somewhat Democratic district. If you think California's 15th Senate District deserves a choice in who represents them this November, first, visit the Monterey County Democrats for more information on the race. Then, read this letter from Dean Morris provided by our friends at Calitics:

"... I am running on a platform of change. I believe government is not sufficiently responsive to constructive changes, and that such changes are needed in this State to balance the budget, improve our economy, ensure our children receive a proper education and reduce the problems of congestion, pollution and overcrowded prisons. I am a strong advocate of fully funding education, which will provide Californians with both short-term and long-term benefits. I believe the State budget can be balanced by making government do its job more efficiently and effectively, rather than by making significant cuts to the State's education and healthcare budget. I am opposed to the current proposal of balancing the budget by gambling on the possible success of the State lottery.

In line with his position of a more efficient government, I believe taxes should be more fair and simpler to calculate. I am staunchly opposed to laws that foster loopholes which lends to a spirit of game-playing by the more savy taxpayers and corporate executives. In my opinion, laws should be simpler, easier to follow and fewer in number. I believe this more streamlined approach to government will greatly benefit the People, allowing those less privileged to become more legally self-sufficient and more understanding of our responsibilities as Citizens.

To that end, I find the recent decision of the current, incumbent Republican State Senator, Abel Maldonado, to enter the Democratic Primary as a write in  candidate astonishing. Although apparently legal, it is precisely this type of loophole that I believe must be closed in order to renew and recapture the faith of the People in their government, and in this particular case, to ensure Californians have a choice come November (this reason I decided to run in the first place). ..."