SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 30 -- The California State Assembly Democratic Caucus issued the following news release:
SACRAMENTO, CA - Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria's legislation aimed at preventing registered sex offenders from running for any local or state public office in California has been rejected by the Senate Elections Committee today.
"I am deeply disappointed and disheartened after the Senate Elections Committee has failed to advance AB 2753, a bill that would have prohibited any registered sex offender in the State of California from running for local or state public office."Soria said. "The bottom line is this: I was not willing to make additional amendments to this bill. I made a promise to my community that I would do every...