Photo: Bill Bloomfield at the Rotary Club of Manhattan Beach with Jim Hallett and Manhattan Beach Police Chief Eve Irvine Heading into November, the CA-33 congressional race between independent candidate Bill Bloomfield and Congressman Henry Waxman is intensifying. Bloomfield's ability to self-finance his campaign has forced the incumbent Waxman to compete to retain his seat despite having served in the US House of Representatives since 1975. With under a month left before the November 6th gene...

Photo: Marc Levine from Levineforassembly.com California's new top-two open primary system has caused several candidates from the same party to face off in general election contests across the state. In the California 10th Assembly District race, two Democrats, Assemblyman Michael Allen and San Rafael City Councilmember Marc Levine, are running head-to-head in the general election. Allen came in first in the June primary with 30.3% of the vote, and Levine took second place with 24.2%. Also of ...

Credit: The Sacramento Bee Recent changes to the California primary process have allowed two Republicans to face off in the general election in the 6th District General Assembly race. Incumbent GOP Assemblywoman Beth Gaines from Rocklin must defend her seat against the candidacy of Andrew Pugno, a local Republican lawyer and small business owner. The California open primary system pits all candidates from all parties against one another in a single race. The general election features a head-to-...

Credit: Bloomfield for Congress Democratic Congressman Henry A Waxman faces a serious challenge in his 2012 reelection bid from independent candidate Bill Bloomfield. Due to recent changes in the California primary process, Rep. Waxman must now face the independent challenger one-on-one. Wealthy former Republican Bloomfield owns a commercial laundry equipment company and has self-financed his run for Congress. Though Congressman Waxman has served in the House of Representatives since 1975 and ...