Rep. Lois Capps

Democrat  •  23rd District, California  •  8th Term  •  Sworn In 1998
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06/03/12
Congressional race becomes prime example of changes in state's primary system

Also in the race is independent Matt Boutté. Either Maldonado or Mitchum will in all likelihood face incumbent Rep. Lois Capps, the only Democrat on the ballot, in the fall. Simi Valley's 25th Congressional District race also resembles the ...

Source: vcstar.com
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06/01/12
Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Joe Walsh: Dems want minorities 'to be dependent on government'

Maldonado is looking to unseat Dem Rep. Lois Capps in November. • CA-26: Sigh. If Republican-cum-independent Linda Parks somehow slips through the top-two primary here, it will be seriously disappointing. The Hotline's Scott Bland tells us ...

Source: DAILY KOS
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06/01/12
Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Joe Walsh: Dems want minorities 'to be dependent on government'

Maldonado is looking to unseat Dem Rep. Lois Capps in November. • CA-26: Sigh. If Republican-cum-independent Linda Parks somehow slips through the top-two primary here, it will be seriously disappointing. The Hotline's Scott Bland tells us ...

Source: DAILY KOS
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06/01/12
Matt Boutté, 24th District congressional candidate, to hold get-together

...Abel Maldonado of Santa Maria. Lois Capps to hold grand opening event at SLO campaign headquarters Central Coast U.S. Rep. Lois Capps, D-Santa Barbara, will hold a grand opening event at her San Luis Obispo campaign headquarters from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. S

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05/31/12
California Candidate Abel Maldonado And Family Business Owe $4 Million In Taxes, IRS Says

Maldonado, one of two Republicans challenging eight-term incumbent Rep. Lois Capps (D) in California's newly configured 24th Congressional District, served as co-owner of his family's 6,000-acre farm in Santa Maria until shortly after charges ...

Source: Huffington Post
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05/31/12
Candidate Maldonado and family business involved in tax dispute

Taxes are a central issue for Maldonado's campaign in the 24th Congressional District, newly drawn in an area now represented by Rep. Lois Capps (D-Santa Barbara). "In Congress, I'll work to close the tax loopholes while keeping the tax burden ...

Source: Los Angeles Times
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05/31/12
Maldonado and family business owe more than $4 million in taxes, IRS says

...Maldonado, in turn, is challenging the agency in U.S. Tax Court, even as he pledges to commit his own funds to a race against Rep. Lois Capps, D-Santa Barbara. “I believe we paid the correct amount of taxes and followed the rules as we under- stood th

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05/31/12
California Candidate Abel Maldonado And Family Business Owe $4 Million In Taxes, IRS Says

...court documents reviewed by the Los Angeles Times . Maldonado, one of two Republicans challenging eight-term incumbent Rep. Lois Capps (D) in California's newly configured 24th Congressional District, served as co-owner of his family's 6,000-acre farm i

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05/30/12
Nexus Weighs in on Candidates for Local Office

Lois Capps: Congressional Representative, 23rd District The Daily Nexus editorial board has long supported current congressional representative Lois Capps, a Democrat who has represented California’s 23rd District since her husband Walter died ...

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05/30/12
Conservative actor Chris Mitchum eyes seat in Congress

He's a decided underdog in a race defined by two controversial names in California politics, Rep. Lois Capps (D-Santa Barbara) and former Republican Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado. Capps has been derided as a poster child for political gerrymandering because her

Source: Los Angeles Times
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05/29/12
Conservative actor Chris Mitchum eyes seat in Congress

He's a decided underdog in a race defined by two controversial names in California politics, Rep. Lois Capps (D-Santa Barbara) and former Republican Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado. Capps has been derided as a poster child for political gerrymandering ...

Source: Los Angeles Times
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05/29/12
CAMEO Cheers Congresswoman Capps For Helping Unemployed Become Self-Employed and Start Their Own Small Business

Last week, unemployed, potential entrepreneurs moved closer to being able to start their own small business. Congresswoman Lois Capps (CA-23) announced legislation that would enable local Workforce Investment Boards to offer training and assistance for sel

Source: Consumer Electronics Net
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05/28/12
CAMEO Cheers Congresswoman Capps For Helping Unemployed Become Self-Employed and Start Their Own Small Business

Last week, unemployed, potential entrepreneurs moved closer to being able to start their own small business. Congresswoman Lois Capps (CA-23) announced legislation that would enable local Workforce Investment Boards to offer training and ...

Source: San Francisco Gate
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05/28/12
In Focus - Lois Capps - Segment 1

Story Created: May 27, 2012 at 10:14 PM PDT Story Updated: May 27, 2012 at 10:53 PM PDT Santa Barbara - Representative Lois Capps is looking for another term in Congress, but redistricting has turned this race upside down. The district lines and the name .

Source: KEYT
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05/26/12
Farm traced to listeria outbreak files bankruptcy

...in turn, is challenging the agency in U.S. Tax Court, even as he pledges to commit his own funds to a race against Rep. Lois Capps, D-Santa Barbara. “I believe we paid the correct amount of taxes and followed the rules as we under- stood them,” Mald

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05/24/12
Candidates face off in 24th Congressional District

The ballot for the 24th Congressional District will list Congresswoman Lois Capps, a Democrat from Santa Barbara; Republicans Abel Maldonado of Santa Maria and Chris Mitchum of Santa Barbara; and Matt Boutte of San Luis Obispo, who is running with no party

Source: Santa Maria Times
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05/24/12
Santa Maria Sun / Cover Story

Only two will advance, regardless of party affiliation. There’s Rep. Lois Capps, whose grip on the region will likely be tested by the 24th’s more conservative-leaning voters. There’s the maverick, Abel Maldonado, who’s worn many hats, from mayor .

Source: Santa Maria Sun
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05/24/12
Howerton’s great record

In conducting some research, I see many members of the community and local government were also opposed to this proposal, including then-Councilwoman Jan Keller and Congresswoman Lois Capps. I seem to remember general community consensus at the ...

Source: Lompoc Record
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05/24/12
Santa Barbara Partners in Education Honors Students with Career Education Awards

At the beginning of the program, county Superintendent of Schools Bill Cirone introduced Rep. Lois Capps, D-Santa Barbara, who commended Partners in Education for its efforts. “This is a model, I believe, that’s one of the best in the ...

Source: Noozhawk
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05/22/12
Choosing to Represent

Yet all of these women are determined to do so. Congresswoman Lois Capps (CA-24) and Congresswoman Betty Sutton (OH-16) are both already members of Congress who are currently engaged in campaigns. They're both slogging it out in difficult ...

Source: Huffington Post
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05/22/12
Capps Introduces Entrepreneurial Training Improvement Act

Rep. Lois Capps, D-Santa Barbara, announced Tuesday that she has introduced legislation to help increase the availability of self-employment training programs for local entrepreneurs and small-business startups through local Workforce Investment Boards.

Source: Noozhawk
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05/22/12
In Calif. redistricting experiment, how much better off will Democrats be?

Among the Democrats at whom Republican groups will be aiming their ads are Rep. Lois Capps and Rep. John Garamendi, both of whom will now be competing on less Democratic-leaning turf than their present districts. Leaders of the Democratic Super ...

Source: msnbc.com
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05/22/12
Morning Energy: Jaczko departure

Jeff Bingaman, landed $5,000 from Exxon and another grand from Chevron; and former California Lieutenant Governor Abel Maldonado, who is challenging Rep. Lois Capps in a redistricted seat, took in $5,000 from Chevron. — Other members of the Big Five oil

Source: Politico.com
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05/22/12
Obama to push clean energy technologies in Iowa

...Mitchum is running for Congress in the newly created 24th District on the Central Coast, joining battle against incumbent Rep. Lois Capps, D-Santa Barbara, and former Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado, a fellow Republican. Mitchum says on his website that he is r

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05/21/12
In Focus - Segment 1 - Matt Boutte for Congress

Santa Barbara - Who is Matt Boutte? You may not have heard of him because he doesn't have the same name recognition as Representative Lois Capps, or the same financial support as Abel Maldonado or Chris Mitchum, but he too is running for Congress.

Source: KEYT
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05/20/12
Gay activists to Obama: What’s next?

Rep. Lois Capps (D-Calif.), who’s backing the act in the House, said she doesn’t understand why Obama won’t take the same approach as he has on other bills stalled in Congress. “I think that the president needs to apply his ‘We Can’t Wait ...

Source: HamptonRoads.com
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05/20/12
USDA Proposes a Rule Change to Control Online Dog Sales

...backed by Rep. Sam Farr, D-Calif., a longtime animal welfare supporter, and Reps. Jim Gerlach, R-Pa., Bill Young, R-Fla., and Lois Capps, D-Calif., as well as Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and David Vitter, R-La. — that sought

Source: (Dog)spired
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05/18/12
Momentum Continues To Build For Federal Plan Of Action For Lung Cancer -- Advocate Voices Play Leading Role

NEW CONGRESSIONAL SUPPORTERS Senator Jeanne Shaheen (NH) Representative Lois Capps (CA-23) Representative Jim McDermott (WA-7) Representative Diane DeGette (CO-1) Representative Mazie Hirono (HI-2) Representative Ben Lujan (NM-3) Representative ...

Source: Sacramento Bee
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05/17/12
SBCAG Launches Redesigned SBRoads.com Traffic Information Website

Formerly focused on providing information about the Milpas to Hot Springs Highway 101 Operational Improvements (Phase 1), the redesign of SBRoads.com was funded through a grant secured by Rep. Lois Capps, D-Santa Barbara.

Source: Noozhawk
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05/17/12
Garamendi, McNerney, Capps Lead Legislators in Outlining 2012 Farm Bill Priorities

WASHINGTON – In a letter to the House Committee on Agriculture, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-10), Congressman Jerry McNerney (CA-11), Congresswoman Lois Capps (CA-23), and 29 of their colleagues in the California Congressional Delegation detailed their

Source: Patch
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