GOP policy adviser Chen enters California controller race
3 years, 5 months ago

GOP policy adviser Chen enters California controller race

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Lanhee Chen, an academic and former policy advisor for Republican candidates including 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, announced Tuesday he’s running for California controller. The office disburses state money and has the power to audit state agencies and programs, something Chen said he’d use regularly if elected. Chen declined to answer whether he voted for former President Donald Trump, who lost California twice and is deeply unpopular among many of the state’s voters. While the state controller doesn’t set policy, Chen said his policy background will help him bring ideas and fresh thinking to the office, including how to better provide oversight of state agencies and programs.

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LA Times  

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Endorsement: Lanhee Chen for controller because California needs an independent fiscal watchdog
2 years, 3 months ago

Endorsement: Lanhee Chen for controller because California needs an independent fiscal watchdog

LA Times  

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Democrats will be chasing Republican Lanhee Chen in California controller’s race
2 years, 6 months ago

Democrats will be chasing Republican Lanhee Chen in California controller’s race

LA Times  

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Endorsement: Lanhee Chen for California controller
2 years, 8 months ago

Endorsement: Lanhee Chen for California controller

LA Times  

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Policy expert Lanhee Chen runs for California controller in bid to break GOP losing streak
3 years, 5 months ago

Policy expert Lanhee Chen runs for California controller in bid to break GOP losing streak

LA Times  

Stanford professor Lanhee Chen, shown during an appearance on “Meet the Press” in 2020, announced Tuesday he was running for office. Academic Lanhee Chen, a GOP policy advisor to recent presidential candidates, announced Tuesday he was running for state controller, hoping to break the Republican Party’s inability to win statewide office for well over a decade in California. “And I’m …

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