For Immediate Release October 13, 2022 Former Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee Joe Lieberman Endorses Lanhee Chen for State Controller Mountain View, CA – Today, Lanhee Chen, candidate for State Controller, announced the endorsement of Senator Joe Lieberman. “During an era when political divisiveness too often wins the day, I still believe in bipartisanship,” Senator Lieberman said. “That’s why I’m supporting Lanhee Chen for California Controller. His victory would send a powerful message to red and blue states alike—that reasonable, responsible, open-minded, and competent candidates can still run for office in polarized places, and win. Lanhee has a proven record of working across the aisle, and voters can feel confident that, once in office, he will do what he believes is… Continue reading Former Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee Joe Lieberman Endorses Lanhee Chen for State Controller
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Chen for Controller Campaign Releases First Statewide Television Ad, “Watchdog”
For Immediate Release October 12, 2022 Chen for Controller Campaign Releases First Statewide Television Ad, “Watchdog” Seven-Figure Ad Buy Begins Across California Today Mountain View, CA – The Chen for Controller campaign announced today that it will begin airing advertisements on television and digital platforms across California today. The multi-million dollar statewide ad campaign will have a presence in every media market in the state. The ad, titled “Watchdog,” contrasts Lanhee Chen’s record of accomplishment, independence, and bipartisanship with Malia Cohen’s disastrous financial history. “Californians want our next Controller to have the background, experience, and temperament for the job. Lanhee Chen is the clear choice for State Controller, and our statewide ad campaign will highlight the contrast before California voters… Continue reading Chen for Controller Campaign Releases First Statewide Television Ad, “Watchdog”
New Video and Website Highlight Malia Cohen’s Record of Failure and Extremism
For Immediate Release October 6, 2022 New Video and Website Highlight Malia Cohen’s Record of Failure and Extremism Cohen Failed to Pay Her Taxes and Walked Away From Her Mortgage, Leading to Foreclosure Mountain View, CA – Following yesterday’s bombshell report in the Los Angeles Times, the Chen for Controller campaign has launched a new video and website highlighting Malia Cohen’s record of financial failures and extreme positions. The video, “Imagine,” and website, “Cohen Record” feature several disqualifying pieces of information about Malia Cohen, including her decisions to walk away from her mortgage, to not pay her business taxes, and to vote herself pay raises despite her poor attendance at work. “Imagine” will be part of an upcoming seven-figure statewide… Continue reading New Video and Website Highlight Malia Cohen’s Record of Failure and Extremism
ICYMI: Candidate’s financial history under scrutiny in California controller’s race
Candidate’s financial history under scrutiny in California controller’s race By Taryn Luna October 5, 2022 Link Malia Cohen is vying to become the chief fiscal officer for the most populous state in the nation, overseeing more than $100 billion in receipts and disbursements of public funds every year. But the only Democrat in the November contest for California controller is facing scrutiny over the recent suspension of a business license and the foreclosure of her San Francisco condo more than a decade ago. Her Republican opponent, Lanhee Chen, is pointing to her Cohen’s personal financial problems in questioning her fitness for the office. Franchise Tax Board records show that the license for Cohen’s social media consulting firm, Power Forward, was… Continue reading ICYMI: Candidate’s financial history under scrutiny in California controller’s race
Meet the Republican who could upset California’s Democratic monopoly
Meet the Republican who could upset California’s Democratic monopoly By Jason Willick September 30, 2022 Link No Republican has won election to any of California’s nine partisan statewide offices for 16 years, and the GOP hasn’t controlled either house of the legislature for more than a quarter-century. But when Lanhee J. Chen was growing up in the Los Angeles suburbs in the 1980s and 1990s, the state that had helped catapult Ronald Reagan to the presidency was still politically competitive. Chen, 44, thinks it can be competitive again — at least when the focus is state governance rather than national culture wars. The top policy adviser to Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign and a fellow (on leave) at Stanford’s Hoover… Continue reading Meet the Republican who could upset California’s Democratic monopoly