Dana Point Mayor Diane Harkey kicked off her campaign for the 73rd Assembly District with a fund raiser at the beautiful home of Assemblywoman Mimi Walters last Thursday evening – Walters is 
serving as Honorary Chairman of Harkey’s campaign.
It was quite the who’s who of Orange County. There were over 150 in attendance. Besides Assemblywoman Walters, also on hand were Supervisor Pat Bates, County Treasurer Chriss Street, Councilmembers Lisa Bartlett, Joe Soto, Elizabeth Schneider, Tom Hribar, Lon Uso, and Jack Feller (who came up from Oceanside) just to name a few. Former Assembly Republican Leader Scott Baugh was the Master of Ceremonies and announced that State Senator Tom Harman (who narrowly defeated Diane in a special election last year) is supporting her bid for the Assembly.
Perhaps the most notable attendee at the event was FR friend Paul Glaab, who serves on the Laguna Niguel City Council. For some time, it was being talked about that Glaab himself might run for this seat, and his support for Harkey is a big score for her candidacy.
Harkey is off to a strong start, for sure!
Other potential candidates for this race include former Supervisorial candidate Cassie DeYoung and San Diego County businessman Jim Gibson (Gibson ran for this seat four years ago, coming in second to Mimi Walters, but ahead of then-Supervisor Tom Wilson).