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Official Endorsements by the Santa Barbara County Republican Central Committee
Santa Barbara GOP Endorses Travis Allen For Governor of California
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Travis Allen is a California small business owner and State Assemblyman, and most of all has a solid record of fighting for ordinary
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​Assemblyman Travis Allen was first elected to the State Assembly in November of 2012. Travis Allen represents the 72nd Assembly District, which includes the cities of Huntington Beach, Seal Beach, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Westminster, and Los Alamitos, also the unincorporated communities of Sunset Beach, Midway City, and Rossmoor. In addition, the 72nd Assembly District also includes portions of Cypress, Stanton, Anaheim, and Santa Ana.

,Travis Allen has a lifelong history of giving back to his community. He has given his time and resources to many charitable and  community causes, most noteworthy helping the homeless of Orange County with the Orange County Rescue Mission.  In  addition, Travis Allen is active in the Christian and Jewish communities and is a strong supporter of a number of pro-Israel charities.
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                              Travis Allen’s 5 Point Plan to Take Back California


                                   Santa Barbara GOP Endorses Erin Cruz For United States Senate
​Erin Cruz is currently running for the United States Senate. She is a native Californian, Author of the political and communication book, Revolution America, and a fierce online personality and commentator with a passion and drive for our nation. Mrs. Cruz has been a political activist for nine years and is the Producer and Host of The Erin Cruz Show. Erin Cruz professional background covers, from the ground up, all areas of small business operations and administration in the private sector, as well as a solid stretch in academia covering safety management, payroll, specialized HR and immigration, domestic and international relations, policy analysis and interpretation.
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Santa Barbara GOP Unanimously Endorses Assemblyman                             Jordan Cunningham For Re-election                                                                                                                   
​​The Santa Barbara County Central Committee has unanimously endorsed Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham (R-San Luis Obispo) in his re-election bid to the State Assembly. In doing so, the Central Committee praised Cunningham’s leadership and strong advocacy for the Central Coast.

Upon receiving the endorsement from the organization, Cunningham said, “I'm grateful to receive the support of the Santa Barbara GOP. This reinforces my commitment to continue working to improve life for my constituents, the Central Coast and California as a whole.”

Jordan Cunningham is a small business owner, former Templeton School Board Member, husband and father of four. He proudly represents all of San Luis Obispo County and a portion of Santa Barbara County, including Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, Cambria, Paso Robles, Grover Beach, Guadalupe, Lompoc, Los Osos, Morro Bay, Nipomo, Orcutt, Pismo Beach, Templeton,                                                            San Luis Obispo, and Santa Maria, and surrounding communities.

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                       Santa Barbara GOP Endorses Justin Fareed
                  for California's 24th Congressional Seat
​ In announcing the endorsement, Santa Barbara County Republican Party Spokesperson Greg          Gandrud made the following statement:“The Santa Barbara Republican Party proudly endorses  Justin  Fareed for Congress. Justin is devoted to the betterment of our community and country, and is a proven leader, prepared to take our concerns to Capitol Hill. Justin's experience as a job creator, community leader and former congressional staffer uniquely qualify him to be our next Congressman. The Santa Barbara Republican Party knows Justin will be a fresh voice for our values in Washington, and unlike Salud Carbajal, Justin will be a tireless fighter who will put our interest first.  We encourage  all our neighbors and friends in California's 24th Congressional District to support Justin Fareed for                                                    Congress in 2018."


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 Santa Barbara GOP Endorses Jennifer Christensen
​​for Santa Barbara County Auditor-Controller

​Jennifer Christensen is currently the Chief Investment Officer for Santa Barbara County, managing a $1.6 billion dollar portfolio for the county, public schools and special districts. In this capacity, she develops and executes financial and risk management strategies. A fifth generation Californian, Jennifer is highly regarded and a proven public finance professional.  She understands how the county works, knows its budget, how it’s financed, where the money is, and how years of wasteful spending have contributed to accumulated liabilities in excess of $1 billion. Jennifer is committed to stamping out abusive practices like pension spiking and an embezzlement scheme that went undetected by the current Auditor administration for 10 years. Jennifer will ensure that sufficient internal controls are adopted to protect Santa Barbara from future theft.
 
         Santa Barbara GOP Endorses Mark Meuser
                  for California Secretary of State         
​Mark Meuser is a native Californian committed to fighting for honest and fair elections. He opened The Meuser Law Group to better help small businesses owners handle California’s complex regulatory environment. His unique training in diverse civil litigation, representing both individuals and small business, has taught him how to listen to people, formulate creative alternatives, and achieve workable solutions to real problems.

​Mark Meuser’s priority is to guide the Secretary of States office out of the antiquated 19th Century and into the 21st Century. The people of California deserve an open and accessible government that works for them, not against them.

We believe that Mark Meuser will fight to protect the rights of citizens to vote and petition their government. He will restore the people’s confidence in open, secure, and fair elections. California needs a Secretary of State who will utilize the knowledge and experience of Silicon Valley to modernize the way businesses register in the State.


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                    Santa Barbara GOP Endorses Sheriff Bill Brown 
                 for Santa Barbara County's Sheriff-Coroner


“I am humbled to have been elected by – and to serve – the people of Santa Barbara County. It is my honor and privilege to lead the men and women of our Sheriff’s Office, some of the finest law enforcement and corrections professionals on the planet.”

Bill Brown has served as Santa Barbara County’s Sheriff-Coroner for more than a decade now. He was first elected on November 7, 2006, re-elected to a second term in June, 2010, and re-elected again to a third term in June, 2014.
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Sheriff Brown is deeply committed to the philosophy of community policing and corrections, wherein peace officers and citizens work together to identify and seek long-term solutions to problems relating to crime, fear of crime, neighborhood decay and quality of life. Sheriff Brown and his wife, Donna, have been happily married for more than 35 years and have three grown children.


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           Santa Barbara GOP Endorses Debrah Andrews
​                  for Supervisor of Public Instruction
​Deb Andrews is running for California State Superintendent of Public Instruction to fix a broken educational system quickly, simply and effectively. She believes this goal can be easily accomplished by linking student learning and achievement (classroom practices and curriculum) to school and district accreditation and teacher certification.

She attended the University of Nebraska's Omaha and Lincoln campuses. Deb's student learning and achievement credentials stem from: attending brain research and learning symposiums across the United States and Europe, extensive research, writing, lecturing, assisting parents at school meetings, drafting rules/legislation and political involvement. Deb believes that reading must be taught with phonics and only phonics, math instruction must return to old, proven methods.

Deb Andrews believes it's time to redesign the system to better serve student learning needs and to reward the teachers, schools and programs that are doing a great job enabling students to reach their highest potential.
                   Santa Barbara GOP Endorses Baz Ofiaeli
                       for Clerk, Recorder and Assessor
Born in Nigeria, Donald 'Baz' Ofiaeli has been blessed to call Santa Barbara County home for the majority of his life. He studied as an undergraduate at UCSB, obtaining his Bachelor's degree in Political Science in 1989. He later pursued his Master's degree in Business Administration and for the past 16 years has worked for the County as an Appraiser in the Business Division. He grew up playing soccer and now enjoys coaching for the American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) while raising his family in the Santa Ynez Valley. 

Baz is running for the office of Santa Barbara County Clerk, Recorder, Assessor and Registrar of Voters as an independent registered voter. In his current capacity with the Business Division, Baz has consistently provided accurate, efficient, and dedicated customer service to the residents of Santa Barbara.
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                                                            California Prosperity Agenda

The Santa Barbara County Republican Central Committee has endorsed the California Prosperity Agenda proposed by the Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy (PRI), a California-based organization which champions freedom, opportunity, and personal responsibility for all individuals by advancing free-market policy solutions. The California Prosperity Agenda is a 12-point, multi-year plan that reflects the best thinking of PRI researchers and think tanks nationwide on how to restore freedom and opportunity to Californians. 

To read the California Prosperity Agenda, please click here.
                                                                                     Repeal The Gas Tax
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                          The Santa Barbara County Republican Central Committee unanimously endorsed Repeal of the Gas Tax, implemented under                                    Senate Bill 1 which became effective November 1, 2017.
                                                                                                                

                                      The gasoline excise tax will rise 43 percent, or by 12 cents per gallon, generating an estimated $24.4 billion in revenue.                                              The diesel tax will climb 125 percent, by 20 cents per gallon. This increase would add another $7.3 billion. 
                                    The diesel sales tax will rise 5.75 percent and raise $3.5 billion.
                                    A vehicle fee, similar to what owners currently pay the Department of Motor Vehicles annually, will raise $16.3 billion.
                                    Zero-emission vehicles will have to pay a $100 annual fee for road maintenance beginning in 2020.   
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                                 To read the entire Senate Bill 1 please click here: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB1     

                                 

                          To learn more and to sign the Petition to Repeal the Gas Tax please click here: www.givevotersavoice.com/
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