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State of California (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, Sierra Counties) January 4, 2011 Election
Smart Voter Ken Cooley

Candidate for
State Senator; District 1

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Biographical Highlights
  • Party: Democratic
  • Occupation: Mayor/Finance Consultant
  • City of Rancho Cordova Mayor
  • Fmr. 1st Vice President, League of Calif. Cities
  • Fmr. Vice Chair, Calif. State Seismic Safety Commission
  • Board Member, Sacramento Transportation Authority
  • State Counsel, State Farm Insurance Cos
  • Banking, Finance & Insurance Consultant, Calif. Senate
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Top Priorities if Elected
  • Promote Accountable Government by Reviving Legislature's Exercise of its Constitutional Oversight Powers
  • Advocate balanced budgets as an Integrity Issue
  • Partner and Advocate with each 1st District County on Top Priorities
Key Endorsements
  • Honorable John Garamendi, Member of Congress
  • Honorable Steve Wilensky, Supervisor, County of Calaveras
  • Honorable Dave Jones, Member of the Assembly
Position Papers
EFFECTIVE LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT: THE CURE FOR "THICKET GOVERNMENT"
Oversight activity in the California State Senate gives committees a means to touch Californians, by exerecising an inherent Constitutional power, and holding agencies & others accountable to the laws already in place. More accountable California governance, fiscally AND programatically, is the result.

It's how governmental "thickets" get pruned!

POLITICAL LEADERSHIP DYNAMICS
California's Legislature was once the nations's best. Today its weakness, widely admitted, gravely burdens the economy, hampering our collective ability to recover and renew job creation. This paper expresses my view of how to exercise political leadership. Application of the ideas here explains my public and career success, and also why I am a candidate in this race.
WHAT CITIES NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE HOUSING CRISIS (2007)
The housing crisis, with falling values and high foreclosure rates, is still underway years after I saw it begin in my city in 2007. Foreclosures and home loss, while devastating for individuals & kids, drag down home values in surrounding areas. This "economic millstone effect" hits every homeowner hard. This paper, written in 2007, advises cities on what they can do.
 
Campaign Contact Information
Website: http://www.kencooley.com
E-mail: ken@kencooley.com

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