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The Amador County Democratic Central Committee invites our great Volunteers and Supporters to a

Thank You and Victory Party
Inaugural Night
Tuesday, January 20th from 7 to 9 p.m.

Jackson Elks Club Lodge
12500 Kennedy Flat Road

Hors d’oeuvres and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided. The Elks Club bar will be open.

We hope you will be able to join us, on this historic evening.

RSVP to Kathy Trenam ktrenam@earthlink.net or 223-5501 by Wednesday, January 14th

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The 10th Assembly District delegate elections will be held on January 10, 2009 at the Rancho Cordova Library.

Rancho Cordova Library
9845 Paseo Rio Way
Rancho Cordova, Ca 95827
(Folsom Blvd. and Paseo Rio Way)

More information is available on the CDP Website.

The election meeting will be immediately followed by a 10th Assembly District Democratic Task Force meeting. This will be a brief organizational meeting and setting of a calendar for future meetings. More information will be posted after the holidays.

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"When I started my campaign for State Assembly, many people said that this seat was not winnable.  But growing up I had overcome tougher obstacles.  So I committed myself to this campaign and with the help of so many dedicated supporters we prevailed.  I want to thank my friends, campaign staff and volunteers, our supporters and especially my family for their sacrifice during this long campaign.  Our state is obviously facing a severe economic crisis, but I look forward to facing these challenges and serving the constituents of the 10^th Assembly District."

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By Randy Bayne
The Bayne of Blog

More than three weeks after Election Day, Alyson Huber has finally been declared victorious in the 10th Assembly District race. While out to dinner, an email was received that said Huber was ahead by 531 votes. This was the first lead she had since election night. After dinner and a trip to the grocery and hardware store, we came home and found this from Capitol Weekly, “Huber projected winner in AD 10.”

"Democrat Alyson Huber pulled ahead of Republican Jack Sieglock in the race for the 10th Assembly District late Tuesday, giving Huber a likely victory in the hotly contested Assembly race."

With ballot counting nearly complete, Huber is ahead by 507. Counting should be finished tomorrow, and both sides say Huber is likely to prevail.

“There’s probably only a couple of hundred ballots outstanding in El Dorado County and a handful in Sac and San Joaquin, but it doesn’t appear to be enough to overtake the surge from Sacramento County today,” said Andrew Acosta, a spokesman for Huber’s campaign.

Three weeks has been a long wait but Huber supporters have kept the faith and were certain that the final votes from Sacramento County would put Alyson over the top. We watched closely each day, sometimes several times a day, as vote-by-mail and provisional votes were counted. It was excruciatingly slow, but well worth the wait.

California Democratic Party Chairman Art Torres issued this statement. “Based on the latest returns from Sacramento County, it now appears as though Alyson Huber will be the next Assemblymember from California’s 10th District and the 51st Democrat in the caucus,” said Torres. “My congratulations go to Alyson, her dedicated staff and volunteers, and Speaker Karen Bass on what soon will be a key pickup for the Democratic Party. We are grateful for the hard working Democratic activists who helped lead Alyson past the finish line.”

I too want to express my gratitude to those who worked so hard to get Alyson elected. It was a tough campaign with hundreds of people putting in many hours. In the end, we were able to take what was considered by many to be a “safe Republican district” and bring registration to near even and elect a Democrat.

There were some who told us a Democrat couldn’t win, and assured us there would be little help for Alyson. Eventually, they came around and became believers. It was this change that helped Alyson as resources and finances started materializing. The final outcome is as close as the district registration, and Alsyon Huber will be our new Assemblymember.

Sieglock’s campaign said a recount was not likely. They can request one, but the campaign will have to bear the cost.

Congratulations Alyson and thank you volunteers and supporters.

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