Open Congress : News Articles for Elton Gallegly

2012 produces wide mix of major news

2012-12-30T01:00:00Z

...corruption, police shootings, high gas prices, panga boat smuggling and turnover of top city executives. On Jan. 6, Rep. Elton Gallegly announced to a group of friends summoned to his Simi Valley home that he would retire at the end of his term. That ki

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Some outgoing Congress members closing offices early

2012-12-29T01:00:00Z

...singled out several Republican lawmakers who have closed their offices, including Sacramento-area Rep. Dan Lungren and Rep. Elton Gallegly of Camarillo. Both Lungren and Gallegly lost their election campaigns. Derse said she didn't know if any Democrats

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House Ethics Ends Countrywide Loan Probe

2012-12-28T01:00:00Z

...Since Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., began investigating the matter in 2008, Reps. Howard âBuckâ McKeon, R-Calif.; Elton Gallegly, R-Calif.; and Edolphus Towns, D-N.Y.; as well as Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., and former Sen. Christopher J. Dodd, D-Conn

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No charges in VIP loans probe

2012-12-27T01:00:00Z

...VIP loans include former Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.), as well as Reps. Edolphus Towns (D-N.Y.), Pete Sessions (R-Texas), Elton Gallegly (R-Calif.) and former Rep. Tom Campbell (R-Calif.). Dodd and Conrad were cleared of any wrongdoing by the Senate

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Coast Lines: Dec. 21, 2012

2012-12-21T01:00:00Z

...to ensure current levels of shellfish harvests was introduced into the House version of the bill by outgoing Rep. Elton Gallegly, R-Ventura. The Senate version did not contain the language, and during the process to reconcile the two bills during the pa

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Gallegly maintains his stance on immigration misunderstood by some

2012-12-16T01:00:00Z

...— The issue Rep. Elton Gallegly has been most closely associated with during his 2½ decades in Congress is illegal immigration. The Simi Valley Republican has been a loud, consistent voice in calling for more controls to curb the number of illegal im

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Gallegly was an early supporter and consistent supporter of Reagan Library

2012-12-16T01:00:00Z

...— When Ronald Reagan was looking for a home for his presidential library and museum, Rep. Elton Gallegly thought he knew the perfect spot: a rustic hillside overlooking Simi Valley. Gallegly promoted the site in conversations with the president and hi

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Lawmakers skip votes in lame-duck [Updated]

2012-12-10T01:00:00Z

...the House has taken. Here are other lawmakers who are leaving have missed a significant number of votes: California Republican Elton Gallegly (10), New Jersey Democrat Steve Rothman (10), Oklahoma Republican John Sullivan (9), Illinios Democratic Rep. J

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Congressional Election Stat Porn-- How The GOP Stole The House In 2012

2012-12-06T01:00:00Z

...Five others saw their district significantly altered to their disadvantage during redistricting: Reps. Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Tim Johnson (R-IL), Brad Miller (D-NC), and Heath Shuler (D-NC). • 13 incumbents lost in primary electio

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Immigration Overhaul Emissaries Wait in House

2012-12-03T01:00:00Z

...has yet to name a new chairman of Judiciary’s immigration subcommittee, a vacancy created by the retirement of Rep. Elton Gallegly, R-Calif. Goodlatte’s choice to head the subcommittee is seen by immigration advocates as an important indicator of th

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Herdt: Gorell's call for a GOP reversal

2012-11-27T01:00:00Z

...is remarkable for a Ventura County Republican, given that the county's most prominent GOP elected official, retiring Rep. Elton Gallegly of Simi Valley, has for decades made a policy of getting tough on illegal immigration his signature issue. Gorell's

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Despite Talk, Immigration Overhaul Not A Guarantee

2012-11-25T01:00:00Z

...who support limited immigration and oppose legal status for illegal immigrants. The retirement of subcommittee chairman Elton Gallegly, R-Calif., at the end of the year could lead to the elevation of vice chairman Steve King, R-Iowa. King has been an ar

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Despite Talk, Immigration Overhaul Not A Guarantee

2012-11-25T01:00:00Z

Two visits to Larry Hagman's Heaven

2012-11-24T01:00:00Z

...so hosting 200 to 300 at lavish parties many of them fundraisers for charities or political candidates as diverse as Rep. Elton Gallegly of Simi Valley a conservative Republican and Sen. Barbara Boxer of Marin County a liberal Democrat. There is plenty

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California sending new immigration perspective to Congress

2012-11-22T01:00:00Z

...tighter labor market" seats in the House of Representatives. Also gone is the less flamboyant but more powerful U.S. Rep. Elton Gallegly, R-Simi Valley, the retiring chairman of the House Immigration Subcommittee. He led a decades-long fight to exclude

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California sending new immigration perspective to Congress

2012-11-22T01:00:00Z

California sending new immigration perspective to Congress

2012-11-22T01:00:00Z

California sending new immigration perspective to Congress

2012-11-22T01:00:00Z

California sending new immigration perspective to Congress

2012-11-22T01:00:00Z

CALIFORNIA Republicans say McCarthy endorsed gerrymandering that lost them 4 seats – Conservative News

2012-11-19T01:00:00Z

...Bilbray, and Mary Bono Mack all went down in defeat. In addition, the Ventura County district, held by retiring GOP Rep. Elton Gallegly for 26 years, elected as its new U.S. Representative left-wing Democratic Assemblywoman Julia Brownley over conservat

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