I need info on state and fed candidates. Where to look?

Cal nurses assoc http://www.nationalnursesunited.org/legislation/entry/ca-endorsements/
League of women voters http://ca.lwv.org/
Courage campaign http://www.couragecampaign.org/page/s/download-our-june-5th-voter-guide
state and local democratic party websites

This is so weird. Courtney, running for a House seat, says things in his bio that I know for a fact are untrue. What a trip it is to actually know one of these candidates. Makes me feel kind of good about my own value.

I am voting for him. He has been in the struggle for decades. I am a registered Green.

Otherwise, it's hard to get a good picture of the candidates. One way is by the type of website they have. I rely on other's experience to help me decide. Everything else is somewhat superficial.

Solomon appears to be totally dedicated to what he's doing. Kind of a Grayson, Kucinich type.

Thanks.

Smart Voter is run by the League of Women Voters in CA. They have statements provided by candidates but in a lot more detail than is allowed on ballot statements.

VoteSmart is a fantastic site that lists ratings by special interest groups for incumbents, as well as how much money candidates got (and who they got it from), quotes they've made, as well as bio info and issue positions.

Both are nonpartisan.

I wish I could have seen those statements before. But I'm pretty happy with who I voted for. Sadly, my dad fell into the lazy trap of not spending the energy, and he voted for Feinstein! That's why we have the mess we're in today. Oh well.

Because of a proposition passed in 2010, we no longer have primaries the old fashioned way, where each party gets to run its own candidates. Instead, there's one huge state-wide primary for senator, and the top two vote getters go on to the final in November. A best case scenario would have 2 Democrats in November: a worst case is 2 Republicans. I voted for Feinstein because I don't want the Democratic vote to be so diluted that one or more of the 14 Republican candidates to get on the November ballot. Ideally, we'll get Feinstein and another Democrat so we have a decent choice in November.

I knew that was what was going on, but I just voted for the candidate that I felt was best. Oops. I'm not too thrilled about this new election setup.

Thanks for bringing it back to my attention. We'll see...