Rep. Walter Herger
Republican • 2nd District, California • 13th Term • Sworn In 1987
- 21 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 272 of 440) 2 Made Into Law (Ranks 50 of 440)
- 173 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 263 of 440) 6 Made Into Law (Ranks 118 of 440)
- Most often votes with:
- Rep. Jeb Hensarling
- Rep. Dan Boren
- Least often votes with:
- Rep. Walter Jones
- Rep. James McGovern
- Votes with party 96%
- Abstains: 3%
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Calif. voters face redrawn ballot, new districts
including a high-stakes contest in Northern California's 2nd Congressional District now held by departing Republican Rep. Wally Herger. Democrats hope to pick up as many as six seats in California and have been working to register more voters ...
Editorial: No standouts for Congress
Our view: We haven't yet found a candidate worthy of an endorsement in the race to replace retiring Rep. Wally Herger. After 26 years without a real race for Congress in this area, we were looking forward to this election. Wally Herger's ...
State of the north state congressional campaigns; 8 candidates crowd race for House seat
Reed, a tax attorney, in 2010 picked up 43 percent of the vote in a challenge he mounted against retiring U.S. Rep. Wally Herger. Also plan to watch Aanestad, an oral surgeon from Penn Valley and former state legislator. Just discard ...
Calif. voters face redrawn ballot, new districts
...including a high-stakes contest in Northern California's 2nd Congressional District now held by departing Republican Rep. Wally Herger. Democrats hope to pick up as many as six seats in California and have been working to register more voters, particula
State of the north state congressional campaigns
...Jim Reed. Reed, a tax attorney, in 2010 picked up 43 percent of the vote in a challenge he mounted against retiring U.S. Rep. Wally Herger. Also plan to watch Aanestad, an oral surgeon from Penn Valley and former state legislator. Just discard, Turner s
Editorial: Primary election will test power of independents
...and redistricting have created hot legislative and congressional races whose winners might well be in office for years. Rep. Wally Herger, remember, has been our congressman for a quarter-century. Whoever replaces him could easily still be in office whe
1st Congressional District candidate Stiglich to focus on balancing budget
Stiglich was the only Republican candidate to run against Rep. Wally Herger in the 2010 congressional primary, which he believes shows personal courage. "I was the only one with the guts to challenge him," Stiglich said. Although the cuts ...
Why Democrats Are Gloomy About Taking Back the House
Rep. Wally Herger, a senior Republican member of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee, and Republican Reps. Elton Gallegly, Jerry Lewis and David Dreier, the Rules Committee chairman, are also stepping down. Meanwhile, two prominent ...
Herger hosts trade forum
Last Thursday (May 24), Rep. Wally Herger (pictured) hosted a trade-agreement forum at the Chico Elks Lodge. The featured speakers included Ambassador Islam Siddiqui, the chief agricultural negotiator at the office of the U.S. Trade Representative ...
California Congressional District Analysis (May Edition)
...Wally Herger (R) recently announced his retirement here. State Senator Doug LaMalfa (R) will probably run here. He should have no trouble winning reelection in this heavily rural and Republican district representing the Sierras and the Central Valley in
Sam Aanestad for Congress in California District 1
...there are a number of open seats, but few of them are attracting conservative talent. District 1, being vacated by Wally Herger (formerly named district 2), is an exception to this unfortunate reality. That’s because former state senator Sam Aanestad
Fallen soldiers honored by CARD at Community Park
Rep. Wally Herger provided the flag, which will be displayed inside the park field house. "This is a special day and a special occasion for two special young men and their families," said Wahl. "They both volunteered. They served and they served ...
Fallen soldiers honored, remembered by CARD
Congressman Wally Herger provided the flag, which will be displayed inside the park field house. "This is a special day and a special occasion for two special young men and their families," said Wahl. "They both volunteered. They served and they ...
pursuit of goals
...from West Valley High School and going into the U.S. Naval Academy. He had to receive the endorsement of his U.S. Rep. Wally Herger. Over two weeks, hundreds of north state seniors will launch into adulthood as they graduate from high school. The ceremo
EDITORIAL: Crowded field narrowed to Aanestad
It's been 13 election cycles since the congressional seat that represents the Ridge has been open to a vote. Congressman Wally Herger, who will conclude 26 years in Washington in December, announced late last year that he would not seek re-election.
Few surprises in campaign spending
Self-financing is big in the eight-way race to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Wally Herger, R-Chico. Michael Dacquisto poured $30,000 of his cash into the campaign, bolstering his presence against his fellow GOP heavyweights through television ads.
Few surprises in campaign spending
...he reported in the first quarter of the year. Self-financing is big in the eight-way race to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Wally Herger, R-Chico. Michael Dacquisto poured $30,000 of his cash into the campaign, bolstering his presence against his fellow GOP
Pursuit of goals: Seven graduating students set their paths for future careers
To get in, he had to pass fitness assessments, keep his grade-point average high (it's currently 4.4 weighted) and receive the endorsement of his U.S. congressman, Wally Herger. He did all of that and plans to become a fighter pilot. His father ...
Trade deals a boon for ag, chief U.S. negotiator says
The forum was assembled by Rep. Wally Herger, R-Chico, a past ranking member of the House subcommittee on trade who is the highest ranking Western Republican on the powerful Ways and Means Committee. Herger said exports are increasingly ...
Sam Aanestad CA-01 Candidate thinks Obama's a Muslim
The seat was redistricted and takes over some of CA-04 from Tom McClintock. It's an open seat since incumbent CA-01 Rep. Wally Herger (R) has thankfully retired. You can read the article here http://www.theunion.com/... but I'll provide a synopsis below.
Candidate claims Obama was raised as a Muslim
His father divorced his mother when he was 2, and he rarely saw his father when he was growing up child. Aanestad, a Grass Valley dentist, is running for a congressional seat that is being vacated by Rep. Wally Herger, who is retiring.
North State Exports
More than 50 people attended the trade agreement forum hosted by Congressman Wally Herger at the Elks Lodge in Chico. He says the purpose of the meeting was to educate local farmers and business owners about trading opportunities and the importance ...
North State Exports
More than 50 people attended the trade agreement forum hosted by Congressman Wally Herger at the Elks Lodge in Chico. He says the purpose of the meeting was to educate local farmers and business owners about trading opportunities and the importance ...
Rules of the game
Similarly, most voters in our area are in Congressional District 1, which is a reconfiguration of retiring Rep. Wally Herger’s district. Voters in Orland and western Glenn County, however, are in Congressional District 3. The open primary is a revolution
"I'll Smoke a Joint on the Capitol Steps": Pro-Legalization Congressional Candidate Says He'd Risk Arrest for the Pot Movement
...of the state where over $1 billion worth of marijuana is estimated to be grown annually. The seat is currently held by Rep. Wally Herger (R-CA), who’s retiring after this term. This video was published to YouTube on April 22, 2012. Stephen C. Webster
Capitol Gains, Commonwealth Setbacks
One of biomass’ longest and most ardent supporters, Rep. Wally Herger, R-Calif., made a convincing argument to his colleagues to extend to biomass the same tax credits enjoyed by our renewable energy brethren. While Herger is retiring from Congress at ..
Letter: Herger needs to weigh in
I have always had respect for the integrity Congressman Wally Herger has shown through his long tenure. As he is well aware, the candidate he has endorsed and gave quite a chunk of money to set up a fraudulent website that slanders his opponent ...
Wally Herger appoints Paradise resident to the Air Force Academy
CHICO — Thomas Taylor of Paradise has been appointed to the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. Rep. Wally Herger, R-Chico, appointed Taylor and three others from his district to the service academies. Stephanie Sarabia of Yuba City also ...
Aanestad Receives Two Endorsements
One of the most heated election campaigns in the North state is the race for Congressman Wally Herger's seat. \ One of the candidates, former State Senator Sam Aanestad, announced two key endorsements today, but the focus at a Chico news conference once ..
Congressional Candidate Andy Caffrey Vows To Smoke A Joint On Capitol Hill
including losing all his possessions in the 1991 fire in the Oakland hills, his sister's suicide and a period of prolonged homelessness. He is running against 11 other candidates to fill the seat left open by retiring Rep. Wally Herger (R).
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