Still endorsement season, and local candidates are reeling them in. This is also an opportunity for a plea: If you’re getting campaign materials for local races, either by mail or phone, please get in touch with the Insider to let us have a look. My direct line is 749-4786. Onto the latest parade of shoulder pats:
• Two Southern California Assemblymen have endorsed Vacaville pilot Rick Tubbs in the 3rd Congressional District race.
Assemblymen Tim Donnelly, R-Diamond Bar, and Brian Jones, R-Santee, have both given their backing to Tubbs, one of five candidates, and four Republicans, in the district race.
A squadron commander at Travis Air Force Base, Tubbs, a Republican, said in a press release announcing the endorsements he was happy to receive support from legislators with common sense, fiscally responsible stances.
• Colusa County Supervisor Kim Vann has picked up the support of the California Rice Industry Association in her bid to win a seat in Congress.
In a press release, association chair Frank Rehermann cited Vann’s family background in agriculture and knowledge of regulatory issues as the reason for the backing.
Vann is seeking the seat in the 3rd Congressional District, which stretches from Solano County to the Yuba-Sutter region.
• Listing his record of pro-gun rights votes in Sacramento, the National Rifle Association is supporting Assemblyman Dan Logue for a final term in the state Assembly.
Since his first election to the state Assembly four years ago, Logue, R-Loma Rica, has a lifetime “A” rating from the association on his votes as a legislator on issues pertaining to firearms.
The Gun Owners of California have also endorsed Logue, who is running against two opponents for the 3rd Assembly District seat.
• 0Former Yuba County Sheriff Gary Tindel and former Marysville Police Chiefs Jack Beecham and John Simpson are endorsing Benjamin Wirtschafter for a Yuba County Superior Court seat.
Tindel said Wirtschafter, the county’s public defender, had a good relationship with his office, and was a qualified successor to past county public defenders who’ve become judges. The endorsement was announced in a press release from Wirtschafter’s campaign.
In his support letter, Beecham said Wirtschafter was a strong supporter of the police department when Wirtschafter was a member of the Marysville City Council.
Wirtschafter is one of three men running to replace retiring Judge Dennis Buckley.