Assemblywoman Beth Gaines, above, succumbs to a chorus of schoolchildren yelling, "Kiss the frog!" on Wednesday at the 38th Annual Capitol Frog Jump on the east lawn of the Capitol. Gaines' frog, Jumpin' Job Creator, jumped 9 feet, 7 inches, far behind Anya Lawler's frog, Jumping While Intoxicated, who leaped 12 feet, 5 inches. At left, Assemblyman Curt Hagman could get his frog to jump only 7 feet, 1 inch.
Assemblywoman Beth Gaines, above, succumbs to a chorus of schoolchildren yelling, "Kiss the frog!" on Wednesday at the 38th Annual Capitol Frog Jump on the east lawn of the Capitol. Gaines' frog, Jumpin' Job Creator, jumped 9 feet, 7 inches, far behind Anya Lawler's frog, Jumping While Intoxicated, who leaped 12 feet, 5 inches. At left, Assemblyman Curt Hagman could get his frog to jump only 7 feet, 1 inch.
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Assembly candidate Beth Gaines attends a campaign event in April 2011. A Sacramento judge ruled Monday the incumbent can call herself a "small business woman" on the ballot.
Assembly candidate Beth Gaines attends a campaign event in April 2011. A Sacramento judge ruled Monday the incumbent can call herself a "small business woman" on the ballot.
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Beth Gaines, accompanied by husband Sen. Ted Gaines, sits at
her desk in the Assembly before taking the oath of office Thursday.
Beth Gaines, accompanied by husband Sen. Ted Gaines, sits at
her desk in the Assembly before taking the oath of office Thursday.
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The latest draft maps by the state's redistricting panel would target Assemblywoman Beth Gaines for a safe GOP seat but put her husband, state Sen. Ted Gaines, in a district dominated by another Republican.
The latest draft maps by the state's redistricting panel would target Assemblywoman Beth Gaines for a safe GOP seat but put her husband, state Sen. Ted Gaines, in a district dominated by another Republican.
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