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Rep. Paul Cook, R-Yucca Valley. (Courtesy)
By Sandra Emerson | [email protected] |
Published: August 26, 2019 at 4:07 pm | Updated: August 26, 2019 at 8:44 pm
An unexpected opening on the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors may lead to a game of political musical chairs.
By Shea Johnson, Staff Writer
Posted Apr 29, 2018 at 8:16 AM
Congressional races throughout California promise to be particularly interesting this year as the state has positioned itself as a key bulwark against the Trump administration.
Former Assemblyman Tim Donnelly goes over strategy of campaigning door to door on April 23. Donnelly is now running for Congress. (Photo by Sarah Alvarado)
By Beau Yarbrough, The Sun
Posted: 05/15/16 - 7:34 PM PDT |
HESPERIA >> On a recent Saturday morning, former Assemblyman Tim Donnelly rallied the troops — in this case, seven volunteers — just off the 15 Freeway.
By Shea Johnson, Staff Writer
Posted Apr. 3, 2016 at 3:21 PM
The California Secretary of State and San Bernardino County Election’s office released their lists of certified candidates Friday, detailing the make-up of six pivotal local races. The lists show not much changed in recent weeks with the exception of some fringe candidates not qualifying for the ballot.
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Capitol Alert
By David Siders
[email protected]
March 11, 2016 2:59 PM
- Former California assemblyman challenging fellow Republican
- Donnelly made headlines for bringing loaded gun to airport
- Donnelly brings stint as radio show host to close
Former Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, a tea party favorite and unsuccessful candidate for governor, said Friday he is running for Congress, bidding to unseat fellow Republican Paul Cook in Southern California’s desert region.
As of Friday, Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-San Bernardino, center, has sponsored two bills in the House of Representatives during the 114th Congress. Staff File Photo
By Beau Yarbrough, The Sun
Posted: 09/06/15 - 8:30 PM PDT |
When the House of Representatives and the Senate return to work in Washington on Tuesday, all of the legislators representing the Inland Empire have something in common: None of them have had any bills signed into law this year.
Rep. Paul Cook spoke at the Victorville Rotary Club on Tuesday. (James Quigg, Daily Press)
By Shea Johnson
Staff Writer
Posted Apr. 7, 2015 at 12:01 AM - Updated at 9:37 PM
VICTORVILLE — Fresh from a recent trip to Tel-Aviv where he toured Israeli missile defense systems, Rep. Paul Cook on Tuesday reiterated his concerns about the emerging Iranian nuclear deal in a speech dominated by his thoughts on the volatility facing the Middle East.
Published: Jan. 4, 2015 - Updated: 6:39 p.m.
The Inland Southern California congressional delegation arrives in Washington this week with an overall lack of seniority and a number of members in a diminished minority party following historic Republican victories in November.
To read story by Jeff Horseman in The Press-Enterprise, click here.
Wednesday, November 5, 2014 - 09:00 a.m.
Inland Empire voters returned Democrat and Republican incumbents to their respective congressional offices, and also elected a Democrat to a GOP-held seat on Tuesday.
Two Democrats are mounting their first re-election campaigns as GOP Rep. Ken Calvert seeks a 12th term.
Published: Oct. 20, 2014 Updated: 5:03 p.m.
Some are defending their seats for the first time. Others have been in Congress for years.
Regardless, incumbents in the 2014 Inland congressional races are favored to win re-election to two-year terms. They’ve raised more money than their challengers and, with one exception, represent districts friendly to their parties.
To read story by Jeff Horseman in The Press-Enterprise, click here.
By WIRE & STAFF REPORTS
Posted Sep. 21, 2014 @ 5:48 pm
Updated Sep 21, 2014 at 6:00 PM
A bill approved this month blocking the federal government from asserting regulatory authority over many of the nation’s streams and wetlands was heralded by Rep. Paul Cook, R-Apple Valley, for protecting control of local waters.
Fundraising ability, name recognition will give decisive lift to the two members
BY DAVID HOOD AND ELIZABETH HELD / WASHINGTON BUREAU
Published: April 24, 2014 Updated: May 13, 2014 7:28 p.m.
WASHINGTON — Incumbency and established fundraising are two of the most powerful advantages two Inland congressmen have over their challengers in the June 3 primary battle.
Reps. Paul Cook, R-Yucca Valley, and Ken Calvert, R-Corona, both have amassed war chests that outstrip their respective challengers by hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to Federal Election Commission filings released April 15.
To read story by David Hood and Elizabeth Held in The Press-Enterprise, click here.
By Beau Yarbrough, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
and Joe Nelson, The Sun
Posted: 03/07/14, 9:48 PM PST |
San Bernardino >> Friday was the filing deadline for candidates vying for seats at the state and local levels for the June 3 primary election.
Conover running for Congress as staunch conservative
February 19, 2014 3:24 PM
Shea Johnson, Staff Writer
HESPERIA • Calling it nothing personal, 8th Congressional District candidate Rodney Lee Conover this week criticized incumbent U.S. Rep. Paul Cook for voting on a budget late last year that cut pensions for younger retired military personnel.
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Sunday, February 2, 2014 - 09:25 a.m.
Congressman Paul Cook (R-Yucca Valley) appears to be headed for an easy reelection bid.
Calvert
January 29, 2014; 10:26 PM
Most of the Inland Empire’s congressional representatives voted against a compromise farm bill Wednesday, Jan. 29, with some objecting to food stamp cuts and others critical of what they saw as wasteful spending.
To read story by Jeff Horseman in The Press Enterprise, click here.
Cook
January 29, 2014 7:04 PM
Shea Johnson, Staff Writer
WASHINGTON • U.S. Rep. Paul Cook said on Wednesday that while he agreed with some of the broad themes included in President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday evening, Obama’s speech was short on specific solutions to problems, including the “most important issue” facing Cook’s constituents in the High Desert.
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October 22, 2013 10:46 AM
Staff Reports
APPLE VALLEY • Rep. Paul Cook, R-Yucca Valley, has announced that he will host an informational forum on veterans’ benefits at 9 a.m. on Nov. 8, according to a news release.
Dan Morain
By Dan Morain
[email protected]
Published: Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013 - 12:00 am
Rep. Paul Cook, a first-term congressman from San Bernardino County, is not crazy, and he’s not radical.
But along with 79 of the wackiest conservatives in the House, Cook signed the letter that helped bring about the partial shutdown of the most powerful government the world has ever known.
October 03, 2013; 07:45 PM
At least four members of the Inland congressional delegation are refusing to be paid until the federal government shutdown ends.
To read stoy by Jeff Horseman in The Press Enterprise, click here.
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Shares views on negotiations that led to shutdown
October 01, 2013 6:12 PM
Brooke Self, Staff Writer
VICTORVILLE • U.S. Representative Paul Cook, R-Yucca Valley, is co-sponsoring a bill that would prevent members of Congress from receiving salaries during a government shutdown.
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July 20, 2013 6:02 PM
Jim E. Winburn, Staff Writer
VICTORVILLE • Rep. Paul Cook, R-Yucca Valley, took part in a bipartisan action meant to recover America’s confidence in the ability of Congress to work together.
July 19, 2013 6:20 PM
Shane Newell, For the Daily Press
Rep. Paul Cook (R-Yucca Valley) helped two congressional bills advance out of key Veterans Affairs subcommittees this week.
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June 08, 2013 2:41 PM
Jim E. Winburn
SPRING VALLEY LAKE • Health care, national security and taxes were topics high on the list Friday as the Spring Valley Lake Country Club hosted a Q&A with Rep. Paul Cook on issues of interest to his High Desert constituents.
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Andrew Edwards, Staff Writer
Posted: 04/15/2013 06:23:18 PM PDT
Rep. Paul Cook, now in his fourth month as a freshman member of Congress, seems to share many Americans’ frustration with the gridlock that seems to be increasingly seizing lawmakers’ ability or willingness to attempt longterm solutions to the country’s problems.
March 28, 2013 8:42 PM
Jim E. Winburn, Staff Writer
VICTORVILLE • High Desert government representatives have asked the Federal Aviation Administration to find the money needed to keep the Southern California Logistics Airport control tower open.
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March 26, 2013 9:30 PM
Jim E. Winburn, Staff Writer
VICTORVILLE • Rep. Paul Cook spoke to local leaders Tuesday about the impact of federal budget cuts to High Desert communities and the prospects of living with the Affordable Care Act.
Andrew Edwards, Staff Writer
Posted: 01/30/2013 08:39:47 AM PST
Updated: 01/30/2013 10:28:07 PM PST
San Bernardino County District Attorney Michael Ramos sent a hand-delivered letter to House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., asking that pending immigration reforms include provisions allowing immigrants’ DNA samples to be cross-checked against the FBI’s database in order to prevent criminals from obtaining U.S. citizenship.
Andrew Edwards, Staff Writer
Posted: 12/28/2012 10:11:32 PM PST
Updated: 12/29/2012 12:50:38 AM PST
The Inland Empire and High Desert will have new representatives in Congress next week after Democrat Gloria Negrete-McLeod and Republican Paul Cook take the oath of office.