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- Steinberg panel helps Maldonado along confirmation path
- Gil Cedillo, D-Los Angeles, said he voted for Maldonado because it was "evident" he was qualified to fill the 10-month job. Cedillo said some Democrats might criticize the decision to pave the way for a Republican to fill in an office that…
- Sacramento Bee
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- 04/02/2010
- Maldonado's nomination bid sent to the floor
- SACRAMENTO -- Setting aside political differences, a key Democratic-controlled panel on Wednesday moved the nomination of Sen. Abel Maldonado for lieutenant governor to the Senate floor. After grilling the Santa Maria Republican on his…
- San Jose Mercury News
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- 04/02/2010
- Schwarzenegger's lieutenant governor nominee clears first…
- State Sen. Abel Maldonado (R-Santa Maria) on Wednesday moved a step closer to becoming California’s next lieutenant governor when the Senate Rules Committee backed him to fill a vacancy created when John Garamendi was elected to Congress.…
- Los Angeles Times Blogs
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- 04/02/2010
- Kindergarten politics
- Gil Cedillo (D-Los Angeles) puts it -- "comity." As in: civility, cooperation and camaraderie. That house, generally consisting of the more experienced lawmakers, appears poised to confirm Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's nomination of Sen.
- Los Angeles Times
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