Hello,
I'd like to reach out to any of you Kossacks from California's 4th Congressional District for information. Feel free to add your understanding of the communities, issues, etc.
This isn't going to be much of a diary. You can add anything you want about California's 4th Congressional District. Keep in mind this diary is just for information purposes. Let's not get too carried away with whether or not any of these Knowledge Democrats information gathering diaries mean the Congressional districts in questions are winnable by Democrats or not. Were here to assess districts across the country, no matter how "deep reed" or "red" they are.
What issues directly affect people in California's 4th Congressional District? My colleague Augustin and I are working on the Knowledge Democrats project and I've started working on a wiki page for California's 4th Congressional congressional district in order to assist in our long term efforts to promote progressive candidates in that district, whether at the local, state or federal level. We understand California's 4th Congressional District may be conservative for the most part but we're still looking to reach out to any Kossacks, Democrats or progressives in the area. It helps for long-term planning.
We do know for now that the 4th Congressional District is currently represented by Tom McClintock, who for a number of years was a state Senator in Southern California and of course moved all the way to the 4th Congressional District just to save it from being won by the Democratic Party. He also ran in a number of statewide races for non-state legislature positions and lost just about every single race, including the 2003 California Gubernatorial Race. McClintock is also a Tea Party Republican.
And of course there were a number of us folks in the Bay Area who helped out Charlie Brown in his two Congressional runs. Shame he never got elected.
Also, taking politics out of the equation, let others know if you've been to the 4th Congressional District and can point out some good restaurants, venues and places to spend time in there.
So far, I only have the basic information. What issues should be documented? What important links / articles / information should be added to the wiki page?