S/P Q&A

UFCW Local 324 President Andrea Zinder on Albertsons-Kroger merger

Nov 5, 2022

UFCW Local 324 President Andrea Zinder on Albertsons-Kroger merger

Andrea Zinder is president of Southern California’s UFCW Local 324, which represents 15,000 grocery workers in Orange and southern Los...

CA Controller candidate Lanhee Chen on fiscal audits, Taiwan & Kobe Bryant

Jeff Burdick

Sep 8, 2022

CA Controller candidate Lanhee Chen on fiscal audits, Taiwan & Kobe Bryant

Lanhee Chen is a GOP fiscal policy expert long associated with the conservative Hoover Institute and familiar to voters from his regular...

Kurinsky-Malos on managing hot CA-3 House race in momentous times

Jeff Burdick

Jul 12, 2022

Kurinsky-Malos on managing hot CA-3 House race in momentous times

A 25-year-old Oregon native, Michaela Kurinsky-Malos has worked every election cycle since 2016 including in Oregon, Washington, Illinois...

California College Republican on students, CRT & generational politics

Justin Ha

Jul 12, 2022

California College Republican on students, CRT & generational politics

Christian Lucia Hunter of Dixon, Calif., is the Northern Regional Director for the California College Republicans. After first attending...

AD-5 candidate Rebecca Chenoweth on her husband’s healthcare fraud conviction

Jeff Burdick

Jul 12, 2022

AD-5 candidate Rebecca Chenoweth on her husband’s healthcare fraud conviction

With 94% of the June 7 primary vote counted, Rebecca Chenoweth is currently in first place in California Assembly District 5 which...

Can David (Dodson) topple Democrats’ unethical “goliath”?

Jeff Burdick

Jun 24, 2022

Can David (Dodson) topple Democrats’ unethical “goliath”?

The four elected seats on the California Board of Equalization (BOE) are the least powerful and least sexy of California’s constitutional...

18 y.o. Santa Clarita organizer on March for Our Lives & gun violence ‘dread’

Jeff Burdick

Jun 9, 2022

18 y.o. Santa Clarita organizer on March for Our Lives & gun violence ‘dread’

This Sunday, June 11, March for Our Lives will convene its second set of nationwide marches against gun violence – especially in U.S....

Progressive House candidate Derek Marshall on winning rural votes

Jeff Burdick

May 16, 2022

Progressive House candidate Derek Marshall on winning rural votes

Progressive Derek Marshall is challenging freshman GOP Congressman Jay Obernolte in the new CA-23 Congressional District, which comprises...

H.S. journalist Justin Ha on asking Kevin Kiley about speaking at radical’s rally

Jeff Burdick

May 16, 2022

H.S. journalist Justin Ha on asking Kevin Kiley about speaking at radical’s rally

Justin Ha is a 17-year-old news editor for the Granite Bay High School newspaper in Placer County, Calif. In February, he became the only...

Shawn Collins for Governor on get-tough policies, CRT & reorienting the GOP

Jeff Burdick

Apr 26, 2022

Shawn Collins for Governor on get-tough policies, CRT & reorienting the GOP

Shawn Collins is an 41-year-old Orange County Republican, corporate attorney and eight-year veteran of the Navy legal “JAG” corps. He...

Q&A: California State Lobbying with Chris Micheli

Jeff Burdick

Apr 12, 2022

Q&A: California State Lobbying with Chris Micheli

Last month, veteran Sacramento lobbyist and law professor Chris Micheli published a unique collection of 49 essays by current and former...

CA-7 Congressional candidate Jimmy Fremgen Q&A

Jeff Burdick

Mar 29, 2022

CA-7 Congressional candidate Jimmy Fremgen Q&A

Congressional redistricting significantly rearranged Sacramento County’s two Congressional districts. Instead of the current city-suburb...

CA-7 Congressional hopeful Max Semenenko Q&A

Jeff Burdick

Mar 29, 2022

CA-7 Congressional hopeful Max Semenenko Q&A

Ukrainian-born Maksim “Max” Semenenko is a 39-year-old father of four (with a fifth on the way) and owner of his own construction...

House hopeful Dr. Kermit Jones on health care & service

Jeff Burdick

Nov 9, 2021

House hopeful Dr. Kermit Jones on health care & service

Editor’s note 1/10/22: Due to Congressional redistricting in California, the number of the district Jones is running in has changed to...

Sacramento Councilmember Mai Vang on passion & politics

Jeff Burdick

Sep 9, 2021

Sacramento Councilmember Mai Vang on passion & politics

Passion is a major moving force in politics. Some are passionate about change or to maintain the status quo or for their own ambition....

Supervisor Frost on vax mandates, Sac Bee criticisms

Jeff Burdick

Aug 26, 2021

Supervisor Frost on vax mandates, Sac Bee criticisms

The Sacramento Bee editorial board is no stranger to trafficking in sophomoric insult. In recent years, it has called targets “dimwits”...

Centrist Dem Kevin Paffrath surprises in recall polls

Jeff Burdick

Aug 26, 2021

Centrist Dem Kevin Paffrath surprises in recall polls

Realtor and self-described financial educator Kevin Paffrath is the shiny, new addition to the recall election. But many who didn’t see...

Kevin Faulconer on wildfires, Jan. 6 and crime

Jeff Burdick

Jul 14, 2021

Kevin Faulconer on wildfires, Jan. 6 and crime

Republican recall gubernatorial candidate Kevin Faulconer was San Diego mayor from 2014 to 2020. There he built a record as a...

Marcela Mulholland talks Progressive polling & messages

Jeff Burdick

Jul 14, 2021

Marcela Mulholland talks Progressive polling & messages

Since the start of the year, South Florida native Marcela Mulholland has served as political director for Data for Progress, a...

OpenSecrets’ Sheila Krumholz on campaign finance reform

Jeff Burdick

Jun 28, 2021

OpenSecrets’ Sheila Krumholz on campaign finance reform

Last month, the two leading watchdogs of U.S. political fundraising announced their merger. The Center for Responsive Politics (CRP) is...