CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN ASSEMBLY ENDORSES JEFF MILLER IN AD 71

Republican Mayor Jeff Miller won the coveted endorsement of the California Republican Assembly on Saturday at a convention attended by more than 300 Orange County and Riverside delegates. Miller received a "super majority" of over 2/3 of the votes cast on the first ballot, with many of the votes coming from Orange County Republicans.

"This endorsement further establishes Jeff Miller as the conservative standard bearer in the 71st district," said Dave Gilliard, Miller's campaign consultant.

Miller and his primary opponent both actively campaigned for the endorsement. Miller won on a vote of 48-20 among delegates voting in the 71st district race.

"I am very grateful to the CRA delegates who came out on Saturday morning to listen to all the candidates and make their choices," said Miller. "It means a great deal to me to win the support of the California Republican Assembly, an organization I have always considered to be the heart and soul of the GOP.

"Chartered in 1934, the California Republican Assembly is the state's oldest and largest Republican volunteer organization. President Ronald Reagan called the CRA the "conscience of the Republican Party.

"Jeff Miller is the Mayor of the City of Corona, the largest city in the 71st district, and the immediate Past Chairman of the Republican Party of Riverside County. Miller attended high school and college and started a business in Orange County, which eventually expanded to the Inland Empire. The 71st district straddles the Orange and Riverside county borders and Miller is the only candidate with deep roots and support in both counties.