Clark Vandeventer Declares Candidacy for Congress

The candidate says he wants to get things done, including job creation and regulatory reforms

With family and friends by his side, Clark Vandeventer announces his candidacy for Congress at a campaign event Monday evening at Paseo Nuevo
With family and friends by his side, Clark Vandeventer announces his candidacy for Congress at a campaign event Monday evening at Paseo Nuevo. (Giana Magnoli / Noozhawk photo)

By Giana Magnoli, Noozhawk Staff Writer | Published on 03.01.2010

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Clark Vandeventer formally announced his candidacy for Congress in front of a crowd of friends, family and supporters Monday evening.

He called out the federal government’s spending habits and said Rep. Lois Capps, D-Santa Barbara, is part of the problem.

Vandeventer said he wants to run for Congress because Capps isn’t up to the job, and because he has a stake in the future of the country.

He told the crowd he wasn’t running to become part of the Republican “party of no,” but that he wants to get things done. He said one of his main objectives would be to increase citizens’ net disposable income through job creation and various regulatory reforms, he told Noozhawk on Friday.

His decision to run was made only a few weeks ago, but his campaign is under way. At Monday’s announcement, at Paseo Nuevo, his Crew Clark literature tables were staffed by a former co-worker and a friend and supporter.

Shirley Randall, who worked at The Reagan Ranch with Vandeventer, said she and Karen MacDonald are his “dynamic duo” campaign staff.

Besides the typical materials of voter registration forms and bumper stickers, the tables were covered in Clark candy bars.

Capps is serving her sixth term in Congress for the Central Coast area and has raised nearly $500,000 for her 2010 bid so far, according to the Federal Election Commission.

Capps and her campaign office could not be reached for comment.

Vandeventer is the third Republican to throw his hat in the ring as a challenger to Capps for the 23rd Congressional District. John Davidson of Thousand Oaks and David Stockdale of Santa Maria have filed intent-to-run papers.

— Noozhawk staff writer Giana Magnoli can be reached at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

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» sbnative on 03.01.10 @ 11:53 PM

Well thank goodness! Can we finally have some intelligence in Congress for a change? Capps is a disaster… just another go-along-to-get-along lemming hurtling on the Pelosi suicide run.

Can’t want to vote HER bum out!

» RichardSaunders on 03.02.10 @ 09:37 AM

We are lucky to have such a principled, intelligent, hardworking representative as Lois Capps.  She is in touch with our District and the American people.  And she has accumulated a lot of seniority, which serves our District very well.

Without any comment about people running against her, I say, let’s keep Lois working for all of us.

» sbnative on 03.02.10 @ 10:53 AM

How’s Lois and her Congressional gang’s economic policies workin’ out for the County now? Have you SEEN the empty storefronts that seem to be spreading like viruses? Do we NEED more of the status quo???

Vote the bums out.

Vote HER bum out.

» jukin on 03.02.10 @ 02:36 PM

I doubt that Lois Capps could balance a checkbook. I got this email on April 3, 2009:  “Yesterday I joined with the majority of my colleagues in the House in voting for a responsible federal budget.”

Sure I laughed out loud that a former school nurse would think that borrowing 50 cents of every dollar you spend would be ‘responsible’ but it shows the complete disconnect that Ms. Capps has. She even had the chutzpa to tow the donk party line of ‘save or create’ jobs. I know the donks now spin the stimulus that was advertised to keep unemployment under 8% as what the TARP bill actually did, save the bank system.

Note the date, April 3, 2009, yet somehow Obama and the democrats are not to blame for the $1,500,000 million dollar deficit of 09….even though he voted AYE for every budget since 2005. I look forward to how the progressive socialist spin the $1,500,000 million dollar deficit of 10.  Either way it WILL NOT be their fault.

» Overtaxed Taxpayer on 03.02.10 @ 06:31 PM

Cappsin taxin—No business experience-pro illegal aliens—anti business—pro big government and higher taxes..

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