McKeon, in the District All Week, Refuses Public Forum with Other Candidates

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Congressman McKeon Local Politics

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While on Congressional recess, Representative Buck McKeon will be in the district all week and attending a fundraiser with House Speaker John Boehner in Beverly Hills on Monday night, a breakfast with small business owners in Santa Clarita on Tuesday morning, and a lunch fundraiser for Ryan McEachron in Victorville on Wednesday.

Three congressional candidate forums were held in the past couple weeks and while all candidates where invited, Rep. McKeon did not attend one. McKeon’s three opponents were in attendance at the forums, which were held in Santa Clarita, Palmdale, and Simi Valley.

The Santa Clarita forum hosted by SCV-TV, KHTS 1220, and The Signal was televised. A representative from SCV-TV corresponded with the Congressman’s office and attempted to schedule based on McKeon’s availability. McKeon spokesperson, Bob Haueter, reacted with “surprise” that the forum took place and said that SCV-TV never replied to their requests for a different date. SCV-TV rejected Haueter’s claim and revealed the correspondence with McKeon’s office.

“I’m relieved this is just about the Congressman’s schedule and doesn’t reflect an unwillingness to engage in democratic debate,” Dr. Lee Rogers said. “I understand the Congressman has a busy schedule and we’ve contacted his office with an offer to debate him at a time convenient for him. However, after leaving multiple messages with his scheduler, Washington office, and campaign office, no one has replied to us. We await his call.”

Dr. Lee Rogers is a nationally known podiatrist from Simi Valley who is a published author and speaker on health policy. Rogers is endorsed by the California Democratic Party and the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, among other groups.

Comments

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Pat Sweeney
Pat Sweeney Says: May 23rd, 2012 at 8:57 am I think at one time Mr. McKeon was honest and had a sense of needed leadership for our community. Unfortunately, our leader now appears so caught up in the bubble of money to keep his “illustrious” career going. How did his initial platform of term-limits evolve into being the conduit for perpetuating the military industrial complex? Further, I have always wondered where all of the campaign “donations” from his aerospace friends end up… surely the red, white, and blue signs that litter our fences every elections cycle do not cost the $386,550 he recently received from the defense contractors.
Star Moffatt
Star Moffatt Says: May 23rd, 2012 at 8:17 pm Star Moffatt is having a hard time getting her opponent Steve, to debate about his terrible voting record as well. Star is a Conservative Democrat, challenging for the open State Senate Seat. Star wishes to point out that Knight, similar to Buck, has let down the community. It is time to either debate or move out of the way and get Star and Lee into office. Her phone number to debate anytime is 661 4352487.