Former Democratic Assemblywoman Nicole Parra has signed on to help Meg Whitman woo Democratic and independent voters, the Republican gubernatorial candidate's campaign said this morning.
That's no surprise. Parra is helping Republican U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina in a similar capacity.
Parra, of Fresno, re-registered as an independent voter last year. Even as a Democrat, her relationship with the party was hardly tight.
Former Assembly Speaker Karen Bass banished her to a small office across from the Capitol after Parra voted against the party on a budget. And after being forced out of the Legislature by term limits in 2008, Parra helped Republican Danny Gilmore win election.
In a written statement, Parra said she would travel the state talking to Democratic and independent voters "who are tired of the old ways of thinking and are looking for fresh ideas and a new style of leadership from their elected officials. We will be talking about Meg's plan for improving the economy, controlling spending and fixing our public schools, issues that Californians care most about. Democratic and independent voters will help lead Meg to victory in November."
The tour starts today in Oakland.
PHOTO CREDIT: Assemblywoman Nicole Parra, D-Hanford pleads her case before the Assembly Agriculture Committee at the Capitol Wednesday, January 16, 2008.
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