John Kanaley

John Kanaley was the Republican nominee for the special election to fill the vacant seat in the 2008 congressional elections for the 37th Congressional District (map) of California. The election was held on August 21, 2007. Kanaley was defeated by Democrat Laura Richardson.

2007 special election
Rep. Juanita Millender McDonald (D-Calif.) died in April 2007, leaving her seat (California's 37th District) vacant. A special election was held on August 21, 2007, and Kanaley ran as the Republican nominee.

On August 21, 2007, it appeared that, as expected, Laura Richardson swept the election. Early estimates, with 85 percent of precincts reporting, stated that Richardson had 67 percent of the vote as compared to 25 percent for Republican candidate John Kanaley. Green Party candidate Daniel Brezenoff received only 5 percent of the vote, while Libertarian candidate Herb Peters had 2 percent.

Committees
Kanaley will be assigned committees if and when he is elected to Congress.

External resources

 * John Kanaley's official 2008 campaign website
 * 2008 Race Tracker page on California’s 37th Congressional District