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Republican Diane Harkey led a rally outside her Carlsbad, California, campaign office on Sunday afternoon for Proposition 6, the ballot initiative to repeal last year’s 12-cent-per-gallon gas tax increase and vehicle fee hike. The “Yes on 6” bus is traveling throughout the state, rallying Republicans to vote for the initiative — and to turn out to the polls for the party’s candidates.

The 2009 Legislative Report Card rates lawmakers based on their votes on 35 bills. As HJTA has done in previous years, 14 bills were double-weighted, including all six constitutional amendments that attacked Proposition 13 or 218. Also, all legislators voting for February’s $12.6 billion in new income, sales and car taxes received an automatic 20 point deduction. Regarding individual legislators, HJTA is pleased to report that for the second consecutive year, Assembly Member Joel Anderson has received a perfect score from HJTA. He is joined in this fine accomplishment by Assembly Member Diane Harkey. These two legislators are now in...

Thursday, 4/2/09 5:30 PM Special Event Assemblywoman Diane Harkey's San Juan Capistrano District Office Open House Where: 29122 Rancho Viejo Road, Suite 111, San Juan Capistrano

A recount of ballots cast in last week's special primary for the 35th District state Senate seat is expected to begin today and could be finished early next week, officials said, but it will be a historic anomaly if it changes the election's outcome. In the April 11 election, Republican Huntington Beach Assemblyman Tom Harman beat GOP opponent and Dana Point City Councilwoman Diane Harkey by 236 votes, becoming his party's nominee on the June 6 ballot. In the general election, Harman will face Democrat Larry Caballero, who was the only other candidate on last week's ballot. The special election...

Assemblyman Tom Harman held on to a razor-thin lead to defeat Dana Point Councilwoman Diana Harkey in the bitterly fought contest to fill the vacant 35th state Senate District seat.

Huntington Beach Assemblyman Tom Harman was clinging to a 289-vote lead over a fellow Republican on Wednesday in the race for an Orange County state Senate seat. Harman had 38.8% of the vote in unofficial results posted at 5 p.m. Dana Point Councilwoman Diane Harkey had 38.5%. Democrat Larry Caballero, the third candidate on the ballot, drew 22.7%. (snip) Hart said the campaign would ask for an official recount if the margin stayed as slim or narrowed with about 650 provisional ballots expected to be counted Friday. Provisional ballots are those cast by voters unsure whether they were registered or...

Harman defeats Harkey in 35th District Harman will be strong favorite in June 6 election. Assemblyman Tom Harman held on to a razor-thin lead to defeat Dana Point Councilwoman Diane Harkey in the bitterly fought contest to fill the vacant 35th state Senate District seat. With votes from all 723 precincts tabulated, Harman bested Harkey by 530 votes. Harman will face Democrat Larry Caballero in a June 6 general election because he didn't receive more than 50 percent of the vote required to win the race outright. Harkey had expected to get off to a strong start, thanks to an...