[ From: "Carbajal Takes on Nava by Proxy for 35th District - When Politics Gets Personal," by Nick Welsh, SB INDEPENDENT, February 12, 2009 ]

"In the latest installment of the political soap opera now engulfing South Coast Democrats, 1st District Supervisor Salud Carbajal put to rest months of intense speculation last week that he’d be running for the state’s 35th Assembly District against environmental activist Susan Jordan for the Democratic Party nomination. Instead, Carbajal announced he intends to remain in Santa Barbara, be an attentive father, and focus on the challenges now confronting the County Board of Supervisors. But the real punch line was that Carbajal  —  who in recent weeks has been uncommonly vocal about his displeasure with Assemblymember Pedro Nava, who happens to be Jordan’s husband  —  would be “enthusiastically” endorsing Santa Barbara City Councilmember Das Williams in his bid for the post. That, of course, assumes that Williams will run. For the moment, he is strenuously studying his options..."





( Salud Carbajal photo courtesy of www.selfesteem.org )

Labels: 35th Assembly District, Salud Carbajal, Susan Jordan