Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Jane Harman [D, CA-36]

Last day for longtime Calif. Rep Jane Harman

2011-02-27T19:00:00Z

...ANGELES (KABC) -- Longtime California Congresswoman Jane Harman is stepping down from her post on Monday. The 65-year-old Democrat is resigning from her House seat to become president of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washing

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2011-02-27T19:00:00Z

[20] Indeed, NAO's intrusiveness was so severe that even Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA), the author of the despicable "Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007" (HR 1955) vowed to pull the plug. Chairwoman of the Homela

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HUFFPOST HILL - Wisconsin Republicans Dialing It To Eleven

2011-02-27T19:00:00Z

ROLL CALL: HARMAN'S HANDPICKED CANDIDATE (IS THE CONSERVATIVE ONE) - Running in tomorrow's Roll Call, previewed here: "Jane Harman, whose resignation from Congress became official Monday, was courting a candidate to replace her two weeks befo

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Last day for longtime Calif. Rep Jane Harman

2011-02-27T19:00:00Z

(KABC Photo) LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Longtime California Congresswoman Jane Harman is stepping down from her post on Monday. Harman was first elected to the US House of Representatives in 1992. Harman represents a Democratic-safe district that includes ...

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SSP Daily Digest: 2/28

2011-02-27T19:00:00Z

CA-36: 2010 and 2006 primary candidate Marcy Winograd announced she's entering the special election for departing Rep. Jane Harman's seat. The CW says Winograd is likeliest to hurt SoS Debra Bowen, but I'm not really sure she's capable of

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Inside Rep. Darrell Issa's Investigation Machine

2011-02-27T19:00:00Z

"I'd be out of here faster than Jane Harman if I didn't think our work was worthwhile." The reference to Harman's abrupt departure from Congress to head a think tank is a loaded one, since Issa, R-Vista, and Harman, D-El Segundo, eac

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Congresswoman steps down

2011-02-27T19:00:00Z

US Congresswoman Jane Harman of California stepped down from her post to lead a Washington think tank. Once Harman retires, the governor will have 14 days to call a special election to fill her seat. California's Secretary of State Democrat Debra Bowe

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Coffee Party hopeful fights runoff law

2011-02-27T19:00:00Z

...who ran in a state Senate special election and has announced plans to run for the congressional seat being vacated by Rep. Jane Harman. Chamness has filed a legal challenge to Proposition 14, the measure approved by voters that sends the top two candida

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Winograd, Party of One?

2011-02-26T19:00:00Z

...(Rep. Henry Waxman once said of her views, "in Marcy Winograd's foreign policy, Israel would cease to exist.") Without Harman as a foil, it will remain to be seen if Winograd can make a case for herself with voters in 2011. Winograd and her supporters s

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Rep. Jane Harman Reflects On Career

2011-02-26T19:00:00Z

...this month, Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA) announced that she was resigning. Harman leaves to become the president of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington. During her 17-year career, Harman worked on a variety of issues, but her m

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Political endorsements in LA City Council race no sure thing

2011-02-26T19:00:00Z

Soon after announcing she'll run to succeed retiring Rep. Jane Harman, D-El Segundo, City Councilwoman Janice Hahn rolled out a catalog of endorsers including Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Magic Johnson. ...

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Coffee Party hopeful fights runoff law

2011-02-26T19:00:00Z

Plus, a new state law limiting runoffs makes it even tougher. So says Mike Chamness, who ran in a state Senate special election and has announced plans to run for the congressional seat being vacated by Rep. Jane Harman. Chamness has filed a legal ...

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Hahn racks up endorsements for Congress

2011-02-26T19:00:00Z

Ted Lieu greets guests, including Los Angeles city council members Bill Rosendahl and Janice Hahn, his choice to replace Rep. Jane Harman, at his election party Tuesday evening. (STEVE McCRANK) Within hours of declaring her ...

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Rep. Jane Harman Reflects On Career

2011-02-26T19:00:00Z

Earlier this month, Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA) announced that she was resigning to become president of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. During her 17-year career, she worked on a variety of issues, but her main focus was intelligence. ..

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Midday open thread

2011-02-25T19:00:00Z

...Congressional race news: There will be a special election in California's 36th Congressional District, where Jane Harman is stepping down. The two leading candidates are Los Angeles City Councilmember Janice Hahn, as well as Secretary of State Debra Bow

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The Buzz: Abel Maldonado's next campaign -- Congress in 2012

2011-02-25T19:00:00Z

...his party preference on the ballot as Republican. Count Marcy Winograd among the candidates vying for outgoing Democratic Rep. Jane Harman's seat in the 36th Congressional District. Winograd joins two other Democrats Secretary of State Debra Bowen and

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Jane Harman MIA

2011-02-24T19:00:00Z

One of those missing votes is Democratic Congresswoman Jane Harman of El Segundo, who leaves Congress on Monday. According to the "Post," Harman has missed 43 votes this session. Several requests to her office for information about those absence

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Congressional Candidate Files Lawsuit Over Election System

2011-02-24T19:00:00Z

Michael Chamness, a Venice resident running to replace outgoing Rep. Jane Harman, cannot list his minor-party affiliation on the ballot. By Paul Chavez | Email the author | February 25, 2011 Even though she still remains in office, the race to replace ...

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Councilwoman pleads no contest to work comp fraud

2011-02-24T19:00:00Z

...secretary of state running for Congress Secretary of State Debra Bowen is jumping into the race to succeed Democratic Rep. Jane Harman in Congress. Activist gets probation in Fresno voter fraud A longtime southwest Fresno community activist was se

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Marcy Winograd to enter race to succeed Jane Harman

2011-02-24T19:00:00Z

...activist and high school teacher Marcy Winograd, who twice mounted primary challenges to retiring Rep. Jane Harman (D-Venice), said she's getting into the special election to succeed Harman. She'll kick off her campaign at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Old

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