AD 45 Might Well Decide Fate of California's State Assembly

Come this September 17th, voters in California State Assembly District 45 will go to the ballot in a special election, with a runoff election to come in November if no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote. Assembly District 45 includes Sherman Oaks, Studio City, Encino, Northridge, Chatsworth, Woodland Hills, and Calabasas. Eleven candidates – ranging from seven Democrats to three Republicans and an Independent – will compete for their party’s nomination. The primary and special elections carry symbolic and practical importance for the state. If a Democrat wins the special election, the Democratic Party will have solidified its supermajority in both chambers of the state legislature and the governorship, effectively eliminating all opposition. Once again bringing about one-party rule! In a time of fiscal and economic malaise, residents of the state can hardly hope for this unfavorable situation to materialize. For, if a Democrat were to win the seat, taxes would rise in a time of economic uncertainty for the state. 

And the possibilities of a Democratic supermajority in the State Assembly become worse from there.

Democrats hope to tear apart Proposition 13, the act that protected homeowners and put an end to state attempts at raising property taxes. Furthermore, Democrats have spoken about the need to tax and regulate the Internet, charging that it’s only “fair” that retail giants with an online presence “play by the same rules.” (This latter charge has become a catch-all phrase to smear opponents of excessive regulation and high taxes.) 

Instead, AD 45 has the potential to elect a Republican. Of the three Republicans running, two candidates failed to get their party’s endorsement, and the third not only gained the California Republican Assembly’s endorsement, but also has proven himself an outsider in the political landscape. Chris Kolski is that political outsider, an engineer with years of activism in the fight to protect and expand liberty. Kolski edged out other candidates in last year’s primary election and received nearly 40% of the vote in the general election, in a district that has been solidly “safe” for Democrats.

The results startled Sacramento insiders, and many others. Kolski’s promise of no new taxes or regulations, opposition to Internet oversight, and a jobs platform struck a following among voters. With a Democratic supermajority a potential reality, voters in the Sherman Oaks area must consider Chris Kolski and his platform to transform AD 45 and California. With years of Democratic control and local nepotism, every votes counts in the quest to change Sacramento and re-direct California toward a more prudent, practical path to economic success and political stability.