Jane Harman

Democrat  •  California  •  9th Term  •  Sworn In 1993
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02/27/11
Last day for longtime Calif. Rep Jane Harman

...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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02/27/11
RE: Jane Harman

[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

Source: Center for Research on Globalization
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02/27/11
HUFFPOST HILL - Wisconsin Republicans Dialing It To Eleven

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

Source: Huffington Post
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02/27/11
Last day for longtime Calif. Rep Jane Harman

(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 ...

Source: abc7.com
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02/27/11
SSP Daily Digest: 2/28

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

Source: Swing State Project
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02/27/11
Inside Rep. Darrell Issa's Investigation Machine

"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

Source: Press-Enterprise
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02/27/11
Congresswoman steps down

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

Source: KPLC-TV
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02/27/11
Coffee Party hopeful fights runoff law

...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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02/26/11
Winograd, Party of One?

...(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

Source: Calitics
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02/26/11
Rep. Jane Harman Reflects On Career

...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

Source: NPR
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02/26/11
Political endorsements in LA City Council race no sure thing

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. ...

Source: Los Angeles Daily News
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02/26/11
Coffee Party hopeful fights runoff law

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 ...

Source: Los Angeles Daily News
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02/26/11
Hahn racks up endorsements for Congress

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 ...

Source: Contra Costa Times
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02/26/11
Rep. Jane Harman Reflects On Career

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. ..

Source: NPR
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02/25/11
Midday open thread

...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

Source: Daily Kos
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02/25/11
The Buzz: Abel Maldonado's next campaign -- Congress in 2012

...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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02/24/11
Jane Harman MIA

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

Source: 89.3 KPCC (blog)
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02/24/11
Congressional Candidate Files Lawsuit Over Election System

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 ...

Source: Patch.com
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02/24/11
Councilwoman pleads no contest to work comp fraud

...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

Source: Fresno Bee
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02/24/11
Marcy Winograd to enter race to succeed Jane Harman

...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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02/24/11
So far Jane Harman, California's AWOL Representative has missed a record 43 votes

Millionairess Rep. Jane Harman, who has been AWOL from the US House of Representatives since announcing she will take a cushy job at the tony Woodrow Wilson Center and vacate her congressional seat, so far has missed 43 House votes. ...

Source: Pajamas Media
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02/24/11
RE: Jane Harman

Antiwar 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 am Saturday i

Source: Los Angeles Times
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02/24/11
Handful in House have missed up to 40 percent of votes

...McCollum (D-Minn.) and Benjamin Quayle (R-Ariz.), who missed 56 votes each, and Ruben Hinojosa (D-Tex.), who missed 53. Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.) missed 43 votes, and Reps. Ron Paul (R-Tex.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) missed 42 votes each. Quayle, McCo

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02/24/11
Winograd To Enter Race For Harman's Seat

Progressive activist Marcy Winograd will make her third try for California's 36th District official on Saturday, as she announces her candidacy for the special election to succeed Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.). ...

Source: National Journal (blog)
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02/23/11
Handful in House have missed up to 40 percent of votes

Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.) missed 43 votes, and Reps. Ron Paul (R-Tex.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) missed 42 votes each. Quayle, McCollum and Peters had been granted a leave of absence. Quayle was attending his father-in-law's funeral in California; .

Source: Washington Post
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02/23/11
AM Alert: Cuts and corsages

...at 7 p.m. ENDORSEMENT: Republican Mike Webb, the Redondo Beach city attorney who has thrown his hat in the ring for Rep. Jane Harman's seat in the 36th Congressional District, has announced the backing of Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Coole

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02/23/11
RE: Jane Harman

"Representative Pence's cynical proposal to cut all Title X family planning funding to Planned Parenthood is a deeply troubling, full-throttle attack," said US Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA), who is scheduled to step down from her seat on Monday to

Source: Neon Tommy
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02/23/11
Several House member miss 40% of votes

...of absence. Three other House members missed at least 40 percent of last week's votes on amendments to the budget measure -- Jane Harman, D-Calif., who missed 43 votes; and Ron Paul, R-Texas, and Gary Peters, D-Mich., who missed 42 votes each -- the Pos

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02/23/11
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Three other House members missed at least 40 percent of last week's votes on amendments to the budget measure -- Jane Harman, D-Calif., who missed 43 votes; and Ron Paul, R-Texas, and Gary Peters, D-Mich., who missed 42 votes each -- the Post analysis

Source: UPI.com
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02/23/11
RE: Jane Harman

"Representative Pence's cynical proposal to cut all Title X family planning funding to Planned Parenthood is a deeply troubling, full-throttle attack," said US Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA), who is scheduled to step down from her seat on Monday to

Source: Neon Tommy
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