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Old 10-31-2009, 06:50 AM
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Default Hanford Republican jumps into state Senate race

Hanford Republican jumps into state Senate race

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The Bakersfield Californian
Staff writer James Burger
Oct 27 2009

Hanford City Councilman David Thomas said Tuesday he'll throw his hat into the ring for state Sen. Dean Florez's 16th District seat in 2010.

So far the only candidate for the seat is Democratic Kern County Supervisor Michael Rubio.

Thomas -- a Republican -- is approaching the race from a party-neutral point of view.

"People are probably thinking this guy hasn't got a chance of winning unless he gets a big party to back him," he said. "The Democratic Party and the Republican Party are full of (expletive)."

Thomas, who said he owns a dairy and a security business, has a blunt, average-joe approach to his political ambitions and a colorful grasp on rhetoric.

He said legislators are failing the state and suggested cutting their pay in half so that the "bull-(spreaders)" could have been separated "from the people who really want to help the people."

Thomas said he's not worried about the campaign war chest of money Rubio has built up.

"I've got over a million dollars -- it's my money," he said.

Thomas said he'd reject any salary he made if elected and raise some heck in the state Capitol.

"I'm running because the people need somebody who is like them," he said. "There's no doubt that the people want a change. There's no doubt that people are fed up with Democrats and Republicans."
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