UPDATE 1:37 p.m. 7/14
EVIDENCE OF INFORMED COLLUSION OF CCRP AND HARMER TO KNOWINGLY VIOLATE CALIFORNIA STATE ELECTION CODE AND PARTY BYLAWS PILES UP
Ted Hudacko writes that
“Michael Caporusso has been serving simultaneously as both CCRP’s Executive Director (despite the current effort to redesignate him as ‘consultant’) and Mr. Harmer’s Campaign Manager. In May, the CCRP membership was informed of a $50k allocation from Mr. Harmer (or his campaign) to CCRP, ostensibly for voter registration. Given that CCRP has outstanding debts left over from 2008, that CCRP’s largest ongoing expense is Mr. Caporusso’s salary, and the fact that all funds are fungible, there are questions how this money is actually being spent. Volunteers in the CCRP dial for dollars operation managed by Mr. Caporusso have been reading a script that talks of only ‘one candidate’ and identifies Mr. Harmer.”
Also See recent comment nearby documenting Michael Caparusso as spokesperson for Harmer campaign while on payroll of CCRP as Executive Director ($4,000 per month).
Caporusso is identified as CCRP Executive Director on the party website and one of his many email addresses:
http://www.contracostagop.com/leadership/
michael.caporusso@gmail.com; on behalf of; Michael Caporusso [Director@contracostagop.com]
See also the CCRP website
http://www.contracostagop.com/Leadership/index.cfm/Michael_Caporusso_16.htm
SHOULD NOT HARMER STEP DOWN NOW?
IT APPEARS HE HAS KNOWINGLY AUTHORIZED THE USE OF CCRP STAFF AND RESOURCES TO CALL FOR A PHONE A THON FUNDRAISER WITH HIM AS ITS EXCLUSIVE BENEFICIARY.
UPDATE 7:00 p.m. 7/12
CCRP conspires to break CA GOP party bylaws and California election code
Contra Costa County Republican Committee (CCRP) member Ted Hudacko, (D-1), has sent a letter to Steve Sonaty, the alleged “legal counsel” of the County GOP, that challenges Sonaty’s instruction to committee members to conspire with Sonaty and other certain members of the Central Committee to violate both California GOP Party bylaws and the State of California Election Code. Sonaty instructed CCRP leadership to take a firm position of support for David Harmer in the upcoming CD-10 Special Election runoff.
In the document below, Steve Sonaty reponds to committee member Sean Ackley’s suggestion that the CCRP organize a Forum for Republican CD-10 candidates, of which there are at least four. Instead, Sonaty countermands Ackley, suggesting instead that CCRP leadership rally behind one candidate, Daved Harmer, a candidate that has been openly supported by CCRP vice chair, Tom Del Beccaro, former chair of the CCRP and current embattled vice chair of the California Republican Party.
Ted Hudack, representing District 1, then responds to Sonaty, citing appropriate sections of the California Republican Party Bylaws and California’s Election Code, which prohibit a county central committee to “endorse, support, or oppose” any candidate for nomination by the California Republican Party for partisan office in the direct primary election.”
A lawless GOP is not what California needs. A candidate and other party leaders that play along with such collusion should be considered suspect.
As Deep Throat once whispered, “Follow the money.”
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Response to LMAO. You have to be one of Del Beccarro’s besotted ladies who continues to lick his boots. I did resign but for my own reasons. I was not caught in any lie about anything.
I just got fed up on the illegal actions and weakness of the CCRP leadership. Neither the chairman nor treasurer could get elected to the committee in their own right. So Del Beccaro engineered an illegal action to get them appointed to the committee.
Things have gone downhill from there. This committee is totally irrelevant on the Contra Costa scene. It can’t even pay its bills, being deeply in debt. Contributions have fallen to zero as people have come to realize what a farce the committee has become.
So LMAO, get your facts straight. Get off your knees in front of Del Beccaro and open your eyes.
I don’t have time to waste on useless organizations.
Not really sure what you are fishing for whoever you are, LMAO. Could you be just a smidge less oblique? You make it sound as if you are much more informed on some of these topics and perhaps you should share with us, instead, yes?
As for Mr Hambrick, I myself have not followed some of the events you allude to as assiduously as you suggest. Having a life and a day job, I only heard 2nd-hand of the kangaroo court during the GOP convention, and don’t know the full story of how Mr Hambrick was unprofessionally revealed as a source. You might ask the parties involved directly. I can’t speak for all those concerned, but I am certain Mr Hambrick can defend himself adequately, thank you.
As for who’s being disengenuous—which is it—too much effort or none? Or am I to explain why it wasn’t on 60 Minutes to you? I don’t owe you or any other anonymous coward any explanation. But you or anyone are always welcome to bring any evidence to the contrary of any claim I have made concerning the matters and evidence I have raised.
For instance, the CCRP is broke:
http://query.nictusa.com/pdf/983/29934472983/29934472983.pdf#navpanes=0
If in fact the money the Del Arroz family gave for voter registration is actually used for that purpose and not keeping the lights on, the CCRP appears to be $13,000 in the hole. With proceeds from a BBQ and “Boot Camp” maybe only $10K in the red.
You, or any member of TGDB Inc, are always welcome to dispute anything I have presented here with verifiable documentation of your own.
BGR,
certainly not a fan of del beccaro’s…his record of success, or lack of one, in contra costa and statewide speaks for itself. but given the tremendous amount of hype and effort you put into pushing for an investigation of the alleged violations, and the previous portrayal of hambrick as some kind of honest broker/champion of justice, I find the lack of coverage given to be disengenious.
or the story about one of the alleged ccrp reformers, hambrick, having to resign from the committee after being caught in a lie about leaking information to the press and then denying it?
~ EDITOR ASKS — Anything else? Just two items? Surely TGDB Inc’s minions can rustle up more outrage than this!
Where is the story about the DA and SOS laughing away these alleged violations? there is only ever one-sided coverage about the ccrp on halfway. it would seem that the end result of this big push on violations would be newsworthy
Word on the street is that Republican David Harmer doesn’t want any Republican organization endorsements for his campaign in CD10. Hey Dave, just so you know – on the ballot, under your name, next to your ballot designation it will read ‘Republican’. There’s no sense in hiding it! lol
If you don’t want Republican support, why not just run as a Democrat?
You or anyone are welcome to post examples here about any illegal or stinky activities of any political party, Rebecca.
So tell me, what the Democrat Party is so afaid of? Why is there always some stupid allegation against a Republican Conservative? Follow the money, but follow it down more than onw path…
You are not going to get an answer out of of Tom Del Beccaro Inc. That’s the last thing you’ll see.
Mr Sonaty, Esq., was last seen trying to start a touchy feely ashram of forgiveness, while Patty O’Day’s flippant response of “Whatever” seemed out of character for a “Volunteer of the Year” of the California GOP—or typical, I suppose, depending on your uncritical adoration of Tom as your meal ticket to self respect.
The more important question is why haven’t the other Republican candidates screamed like hell and filed a restraining order by now in Superior Court or taken the issue up with the Contra Costa County District Attorney Election Fraud Division and the California Fair Political Practices Committee.
Why haven’t Peterson, Bunch, and others stood up for themselves or spoken out about being strapped over a barrel and getting seriously pwned by Tom Del Beccaro and the CCRP?. That’s just embarrassing. Gots to hurt too.
What are voters supposed to think if milk toast candidates can’t stand up for themselves and their own campaign? Certainly not the kind of person I’d want representing me in Congress.
Even Harmer ought to officially distance himself from Del Beccaro and the CCRP. I’ve heard numerous reports that Harmer has openly feigned< ?> surprise to learn that his campaign manager (that came to him via Tom Del Beccaro Inc) was still working FULL TIME (on paper) as the Executive Director of the CCRP.
But he plays along and sullies his own reputation perhaps thinking a $50,000 donation to the CCRP should buy the party’s silence and absolution for him. Another squirrrel I’d not want to represent me.
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