It may be early and a certain governor of California still could enter the race, but Assemblyman Chuck DeVore, a conservative Orange County Republican, is already gathering up endorsements for his 2010 run against Sen. Barbara Boxer.
DeVore, who is in his final term in the Assembly, announced the backing of more than two dozen GOP officials Wednesday, mostly members of the Assembly with whom he serves.
All told, DeVore has announced the backing of 26 of the 29 Assembly members (including himself), and six state senators. He also has the backing of incoming Rep. Tom McClintock and GOP Board of Equalization member Bill Leonard.
Add that all up, and you have more than half of California's 67 GOP officials in partisan office, DeVore's campaign proudly touts.
On the flip are his Assembly and Senate endorsers:
Assembly (not including DeVore himself)
Mike Villines
Anthony Adams
Joel Anderson
Bill Berryhill
Tom Berryhill
Sam Blakeslee
Connie Conway
Paul Cook
Mike Duvall
Bill Emmerson
Jean Fuller
Ted Gaines
Martin Garrick
Danny Gilmore
Curt Hagman
Diane Harkey
Kevin Jeffries
Stephen Knight
Jeff Miller
Dan Logue
Brian Nestande
Jim Nielsen
Cameron Smyth
Audra Strickland
Van Tran
Senate (6)
Jeff Denham
Bob Dutton
Bob Huff
George Runner
Mimi Walters
Mark Wyland
Photo: Assemblyman Chuck Devore, R-Irvine, talks to the media about the upcoming floor vote on the get out of Iraq war vote the Assembly took up, Monday Aug. 27, 2007. Credit: Sacramento Bee/ Brian Baer
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