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GALLERY: Redlands Tea Party Patriots Release Results of First-Ever Straw Poll

The straw poll was conducted Thursday May 31 in Diamond Jim's Banquet Hall, Mill Creek Cattle Company, Mentone.

Members of the Redlands Tea Party Patriots have released results of the group's first-ever straw poll, five days before the June 5 primary election.

The straw poll was conducted Thursday May 31 in Diamond Jim's Banquet Hall, , Mentone. About 100 Redlands Tea Party members cast ballots, said party official Annie Rumary, who helped count the ballots Thursday night.

Conservative candidates swept the informal, non-binding poll, as expected. Winners are Republican unless otherwise noted.

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In State Asembly races, the straw poll results listed winners as:

District 33 Crestline, Big Bear and Hesperia - Tim Donnelly

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District 40 Redlands, Loma Linda and Highland - Mike Morrell

District 42 Yucaipa and Calimesa - Brian Nestande

District 47 Colton and Grand Terrace - Jeane Ensley

District 61 Riverside and Moreno Valley - Bill Batey and Joe Ludwig finished in a tie

In State Assembly races:

District 23 Redlands, Highland and Yucaipa - Bill Emmerson

District 31 Riverside, Moreno Valley - Jeff Miller

U.S. House of Representatives:

District 8 Highland, Yucaipa, Hesperia - Gregg Imus

District 31 Redlands, Loma Linda - Gary Miller

District 35 Rialto, Bloomington - Anthony Vieyra, Green Party

District 36 Beaumont, Banning - Mary Bono Mack

District 41 - Riverside, Moreno Valley - John Tavaglione

U.S. Senate:

Dennis Jackson defeated Don Hughes by four votes

San Bernardino County Supervisor:

1st District - Robert Lovingood

3rd District - Neil Derry

5th District - John Taack

Redlands Tea Party members also voted in the straw poll for San Bernardino County Republican Party Central Committee.

"We want to get in there and make that stronger, truly conservative," Rumary said. "Not just establishment."

The county Republican central committee winners are listed on the attached pdf "Straw Poll May 31 2012."

Several candidates in locally relevant races spoke during the event, including:

Dennis Jackson, candidate for U.S. Senate

Gregg Imus, candidate for U.S. Congress, 8th District

Bill Jensen, candidate for U.S. Congress, 8th District

Jeane Ensley, candidate for State Assembly, 47th District

Lane Schneider, candidate for Central Committee, 3rd District

David Rempel, candidate for Central Committee, 3rd District

Mike Rossiter – candidate for Central Committee, 5th District

For more information about the Redlands Tea Party, visit www.redlandsteaparty.com.


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