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2012 CANDIDATE FORUM Invites you to our 2012 SPONSORED BY

Candidate Forum Southern Edison Thursday, October 27, 2011 California Forward State Building and Construction Lessons in Leadership Trades Council of California This will be a one-day forum for candidates running Chevron the newly drawn legislative boundaries and will California Chamber of Commerce include some of the most successful legislative leaders in recent memory, reform groups working to improve California Medical Association state government, and organizations of all political and California Hospital Association policy interests looking to educate and learn more about the 2012 Legislative candidates. PG&E California Restaurant Association Including Notable Guest Speakers California Realtors Association Former Senate Minority Leader California Tribal Business Alliance Former Assembly Speaker Willie Brown Former Assembly Speaker Bob Hertzberg Former Assembly Speaker Curt Pringle

Featuring 2012 Candidates*

Luis Ayala (D) AD 49 Farrah Douglas (R) AD 76 Michelle Martinez (D) AD 69 (D) AD 50 (D) AD 12 Nathan Mintz (R) AD 66 Raul Bocanegra (D) AD 39 Sherry Hodges (R) AD 76 Phil Paule (R) AD 67 Ian Calderon (D) AD 57 Andrew Lachman (D) AD 46 Anthony Rendon (D) AD 56 Keith Carlson (R) AD 68 (D) AD 10 Sophia Scherman (R) AD 9 Rocky Chavez (R) AD 76 Luis Marquez (D) AD 58 Scott Wilk (R) AD 38

*(Confirmed Candidates as of October 7, 2011) 2012 CANDIDATE FORUM

Thursday, October 27, 2011 RSVP and Event Information Contact Nicki Arnold at (916) 529-4722 Candidate Forum or [email protected] 1215 K Street, Suite 1400, Sacramento CA 95814 www.LeadershipCaliforniaInstitute.org 8:00 am – 5:00 pm 1029 K Street, Suite 43, Sacramento, CA 95814

Candidate Reception (Immediately following Candidate Forum) The Park Downtown Leadership California Institute 1116 15th Street, Sacramento CA 95814 Sponsor Information 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm $5000 SPONSOR Send 4 people to the conference and reception Agenda Nominate your favorite candidate(s) 8:00 am – Registration / Breakfast with Candidates Meet 40 candidates of the 2012 election cycle Recognition in all event materials and media 8:30 am – Welcome / Introduction – Jim Brulte 9:00 am – Lessons in Leadership – Jim Brulte & Willie Brown Sponsorship Information 10:45 am – Fixing California: The Prospects for Reform Contact: Bill Hauck, California Forward Michelle Matheson, AimPoint, Inc. 11:45 pm – Networking Lunch (916) 402-4394 or [email protected] 1:00 pm – Making the Legislature Work or Bob Hertzberg, Curt Pringle Erin Kauffman Taylor, EKT Consulting 2:00 pm – Pragmatism versus Politics: A Discussion with (916) 835-3569 or PAC Directors [email protected] 3:00 pm – Meet the Press – Anthony York, LA Times 4:30 pm – Walk to Reception All attendees will receive 5:00 pm – Candidate Reception a copy of the Grassfire 7:00 pm – Conclusion candidate resource guide.

The Leadership California Institute was formed to identify, recruit, educate and train future policy makers in California before they are elected to State office. The objectives of the organization are to identify potential new leaders throughout the state and provide them the access and information required to make informed choices, and to provide the education and learning environment on major policy issues facing California so that they are prepared to lead from the moment they are sworn into office.

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