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Patricia McKeon to run State Assembly; readers comment

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Local Politics Santa Clarita Valley

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According to local sources, the West Ranch Beacon has learned that Patricia McKeon, wife of Congressman Buck McKeon, is planning to run for the 38th State Assembly District. The seat is currently held by Cameron Smyth who is termed out of office in 2012. According to one source, the plan is for Patricia McKeon to get elected to the State Assembly seat in 2012. Patricia McKeon has been quietly meeting with potential supporter in SCV, some of whom are feeling pressured to support her.

Patricia McKeon has never held public office but has been a driving force behind the political career of her husband Buck McKeon. She has had a lot of support from her husband already with his local political operative and Deputy Chief of Staff Bob Haueter working behind the scenes.

Haueter has been making calls and visiting individuals to help build or shore up support for Patricia. She has been known as a strong person locally and sometimes can be harsh or abrupt with some. On the flip side, Patricia has also been a very generous and helpful person to many in Congressman McKeon’s district.

Some locals are concerned that the seat traditionally held by a Republican could be lost to a Democrat as backlash against the status-quo. These fears are being exacerbated by the anemic economy and the political bickering in Washington. There is a real worry that some may say they will support Mrs. McKeon but once in the voting booth will vote for her opponent.

There will be more to come as this story develops.

Comments

12 · as published

NFIC
NFIC Says: August 25th, 2011 at 7:37 am GOD HELP US!
Don
Don Says: August 25th, 2011 at 9:47 am Don’t know enough about her to really comment either way. The negative comments, ‘SOME feel pressured’ and ‘KNOWN as …’ are vague. Some who? and known as by who?. Not saying she would be good for the position, but would like to hear/read an interview and her positions before passing judgement.
alyse
alyse Says: August 25th, 2011 at 10:56 am If Patricia wants to run for office after Buck retires, that’s fine. But having husband and wife governing our Congressional and Assembly districts at the same time is too much from the same household. There are other more qualified individuals who will serve us well in the Assembly.
SWilliams
SWilliams Says: August 25th, 2011 at 11:09 am Is this really the best we can do? There must be at least one qualified candidate. Our state is in crisis. I normally vote for the republican candidate for our local area, but this one is out of the question.
trickledown
trickledown Says: August 25th, 2011 at 11:11 am Are you f-ing kidding me? Let’s see, the woman behind the man who has been in congress for over a decade and never authored a successful bill, never produced anything useful to combat Cemex, and voted yes for nearly a trillion dollars in TARP money to bail the banks. Now we get the wife of this loser? Mckeon’s only accomplishment is his role on the Armed Services Committee and this came through tenure…… not tenacity, courage or brains. And what qualifications does Patricia have? A campaign manager and one of the rudest, most self-important people I’ve ever met. WE DO NOT NEED MORE IDIOTS AND NEPOTISM IN GOVERNMENT!!!!!!!! Get the message Mckeon: professional vote-getters and career politicians go home. Wait…… no…. don’t come here. Go somewhere else.
Missy
Missy Says: August 25th, 2011 at 11:14 am Why is Congressman McKeon’s Deputy Chief of Staff involved in Mrs. McKeon’s run for state Assembly??? Doesn’t seem right to me. What’s really going on here Dave? Please keep digging!
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Patricia McKeon to run for Smyth’s Assembly Seat | SCVTalk.com Says: August 25th, 2011 at 11:23 am [...] the SCV, government jobs are a family business. WRB: According to local sources, the West Ranch Beacon has learned that Patricia McKeon, wife of [...]
trickledown
trickledown Says: August 25th, 2011 at 11:34 am alyse, You are 100% correct! Just look at our elected Republican party in CA…… State Senator Tony Strickland ran after his wife Audra then put her on his staff, paid with tax dollars. George Runner and his wife Sharon also have worked in tandem for years to avoid either one having to term out. And now this with Mckeon. Worst of all, are the a-holes on our local Republican committees who support this nonsense. Former Mckeon deputy Scott Wilk and his wife, current Mckeon deputy Boob Hauter and his wife, and countless of other weaklings who would rather suck off each others endorsements than represent the public good. These are not Republicans, they are re-treads who operate no differently than the union thugs they publicly oppose. WHEN WE “TAKE OUT THE TRASH” IN 2012, BE SURE TO TAKE OUT THE RECYCLING TOO!
Really?
Really? Says: August 25th, 2011 at 12:20 pm Here is the word from a campaign insider… Congressman McKeon has some health issues and is getting older. He turns 73 on September 9th. He doesn’t have a lot of money saved because of the Howard & Phil’s bankruptcy. He is concerned about Patrica being able to provide for herself (currently she draws a $100,000 salary from Buck’s campaign for part-time work). If they get her elected to the new safe GOP 38th Assembly District, she will have health care and income for the next 6 years. So it’s not about making California a better place to live, but about an income stream for a woman who couldn’t get hired with her husband’s intervention.
Wanda V
Wanda V Says: August 25th, 2011 at 1:02 pm The West Ranch Beacon breaks it first again. I don’t know how you do it, but great job! The Signal could learn a thing or two from you.
FairAndBalanced
FairAndBalanced Says: August 25th, 2011 at 1:48 pm To #3 – Alyse: Perfectly agree. HOWEVER, here in SCV, it doesn’t matter who is “more qualified”. It matters who is in the good ole boys network. Being formerly involved in some of these campaigns and getting to know the “workings” of the party politics in SCV has left a sour taste in my mouth for all of them. To #6 – Missy: Bob Haueter is also the chairman of the 38th AD Republican Central Committee – who is ELECTED to that Committee by the fine folks of the SCV 38th Assembly District – Remember that when his term is up. He also has his mitts in other parts of the state Republican Party and knows how to play the game well. It’s all pretty incestuous here…..and it’s sad that “we, the people” really think our votes or what we do matters…..the politicians here don’t give a crap about us – they are only “serving” themselves…and they would rather lose to a Democrat than lose the power and control in the Republican party….
Missy
Missy Says: August 25th, 2011 at 3:32 pm To Really? (number 9) Are you serious? By that standard, why don’t we all just run for the office? I know plenty of unqualified people who need more money and better health insurance. I still want to know what the implications of the congressman’s Chief of Staff calling around for Mrs. McKeon might be. Aren’t there rules about this? Can this be right? Dave, do you know what he said to people he called? Will you please provide MORE details on the conversations? I am very concerned about this. I hear rumors about things like this but this is the first time I know of that it’s been confirmed. Employees of politicans say a lot about their employers if you know what I mean.