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AAI Bulletin
Posted on Wednesday February 15, 2006

In Northern California, AAI National Policy Council Members Johnny Khamis of San Jose and John Bader of San Bruno have been busy wearing a number of hats: They are Vice President and Regional Vice President of the California Congress of Republicans (CCR), members of the Republican Arab American Congress (RAAC) of San Jose, and members of the Arab American Council of Silicon Valley.

The CCR, an organization of grassroots Republican moderates, recently held an endorsement convention in Riverside, CA. At that convention, Johnny and John, as members of RAAC, helped ensure that State Senator Able Moldenado, candidate for State Controller, and Steve Poisner, candidate for CA Insurance commissioner, won the endorsement of the CCR over other candidates who, unlike Moldenado and Poisner, had not shown an interest in meeting with the RAAC. CCR endorsements have been publicized and will be reinforced in a newspaper which goes out to the 5000 households most likely to vote in the June primary election.

The RAAC will be meeting on February 22 to discuss important statewide and Santa Clara county races, and make plans for the Republican State Convention, to be held in San Jose on Feb 24-26.

In Southern California, Nazir Hussein and the Orange County Arab American Republican Club recently held a fundraiser for Senator Chuck Hagel (R-Nebraska) who has been good on issues of concern to the Arab American community.