Rep. Walter Herger

Republican  •  2nd District, California  •  13th Term  •  Sworn In 1987
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06/03/12
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 ...

Source: San Francisco Gate
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06/03/12
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 ...

Source: Chico Enterprise-Record
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06/03/12
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 ...

Source: Record Searchlight
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06/03/12
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

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06/03/12
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

Source: Redding.com
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06/03/12
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

Source: Redding.com
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06/02/12
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 ...

Source: Chico Enterprise-Record
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05/31/12
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 ...

Source: The Fiscal Times
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05/31/12
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 ...

Source: News & Review
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05/31/12
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

Source: Calitics
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05/31/12
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

Source: RedState
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05/30/12
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 ...

Source: Chico Enterprise-Record
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05/29/12
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 ...

Source: Chico Enterprise-Record
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05/27/12
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

Source: Redding.com
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05/26/12
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.

Source: Paradise Post
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05/26/12
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.

Source: Record Searchlight
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05/26/12
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

Source: Redding.com
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05/25/12
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 ...

Source: Record Searchlight
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05/25/12
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 ...

Source: Capital Press (subscription)
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05/25/12
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.

Source: DAILY KOS
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05/25/12
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.

Source: Manteca Bulletin
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05/24/12
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 ...

Source: KHSLTV
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05/24/12
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 ...

Source: KHSLTV
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05/24/12
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

Source: News & Review
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05/23/12
"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

Source: AlterNet.org
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05/22/12
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 ..

Source: Biomass Magazine
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05/22/12
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 ...

Source: Oroville Mercury-Register
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05/22/12
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 ...

Source: Chico Enterprise-Record
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05/21/12
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 ..

Source: KHSLTV
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05/21/12
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).

Source: Huffington Post
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