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When California Republicans gather in Burlingame this weekend, their top-ticket candidate for a statewide office won’t be there to rub shoulders.
Senate hopeful Steve Garvey is not planning to attend the three-day convention, according to his campaign.
It’s unusual for major statewide candidates to miss gatherings of their party’s leaders and most faithful members, but Garvey has kept a low profile since launching his Senate campaign last fall. The former baseball star appears to favor smaller events and private fundraisers to large campaign functions.
Steve Garvey has said since the launch of the campaign that he is running for all the people, not specifically for Republicans, Democrats, or Independents, campaign manager Andy Gharakhani said in a statement. “Garvey has campaigned on a compassionate, common-sense message directly to voters, and not through traditional Republican or Democrat Party events.”
Read more at: https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article288493811.html#storylink=cpy
Senate hopeful Steve Garvey is not planning to attend the three-day convention, according to his campaign.
It’s unusual for major statewide candidates to miss gatherings of their party’s leaders and most faithful members, but Garvey has kept a low profile since launching his Senate campaign last fall. The former baseball star appears to favor smaller events and private fundraisers to large campaign functions.
Steve Garvey has said since the launch of the campaign that he is running for all the people, not specifically for Republicans, Democrats, or Independents, campaign manager Andy Gharakhani said in a statement. “Garvey has campaigned on a compassionate, common-sense message directly to voters, and not through traditional Republican or Democrat Party events.”
Read more at: https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article288493811.html#storylink=cpy