Gary Blenner for Supervisor

Outspent 10-1, Insurgent Sacramento County Supervisor Candidates Vow to Continue Fight to Represent the '99%,' Not Special Interests

SACRAMENTO – A high school civics teacher and a civil rights attorney  – outspent by about 10-1 by special interest-backed incumbents – said Wednesday they will continue their struggle to represent the people of Sacramento County, and not special interests, after coming up short in their bid to win a seat on the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors. No incumbent supervisor has lost in 42 years.

Gary Blenner, a civics teacher at Rio American High School, garnered about 6,500 votes, or nearly 24 percent, narrowly missing a runoff with incumbent Roberta MacGlashan and Julie Sams, both Republicans in a heavily GOP 4th District. But his support made it possible for Sams to force MacGlashan into a November runoff.

Insurgent candidates take on developer ‘puppets’ on board of supervisors

By Cosmo Garvin - cosmog@newsreview.com

Anti-incumbent fervor occasionally sweeps away city council members, or mayors, or governors or congressional representatives. But no one has actually beaten a sitting Sacramento County supervisor in an election since 1970.

The insurgent tag team of Gary Blenner and Jeff Kravitz want to beat this streak, or at least have some fun trying.

They’ve taken to the airwaves with aggressive, slightly goofy commercials, accusing two incumbent supervisors of being “puppets” of the special interests, especially real-estate developers. And at community forums, they’ve attacked the incumbents’ records with a relish rarely seen in these normally staid supervisors races.

Sacramento County Supervisors Peters, MacGlashan are 'Puppets' for Land Developers, Claim TV spots on CNN, FoxNews and other Cable Networks

SACRAMENTO – Sacramento County incumbent supervisors Susan Peters and Roberta MacGlashan are the "puppets" of land developers and other special interests, according to a series of television spots now airing on CNN, FoxNews, MNBC and Comedy Central networks.

Details of the commercials were released at a news conference Wednesday in front of the entrance to the Board of Supervisors building, by Supervisor challengers Jeff Kravitz, an OccupySacramento attorney opposing Peters in District 3, and Gary Blenner, a Rio Americano High School government teacher opposing MacGlashan in District 4.

The commercials can be found at:
(Kravitz) - www.youtube.com/user/kravitz4sup
(Blenner) - www.youtube.com/channel/UCje6w3fR4u7upennuu8J5UQ?feature=results_main

By Brad Branan - bbranan@sacbee.com

Two candidates for the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors - facing well-funded incumbents in separate races - are hoping to capitalize on interest in the Occupy Wall Street movement.

Jeff Kravitz, an attorney who has represented local Occupy protesters, and Gary Blenner, a high school teacher involved with progressive causes, have come up with a joint platform based on Occupy issues.

They also plan to use grass-roots politics in a similar vein as Occupy protesters, including reaching out to young voters.