"The Gloves Come Off In California's 21st Assembly District Race"

 The primary race for California’s newly drawn 21st Assembly District has recently taken on a much sharper edge. The field of four Democrats and One Republican are seeking to have their voices heard in this crowded field, which certainly takes money and name recognition. The diverse field of candidates ranges from a present and a former Assembly staffer, a licensed contractor, a former city councilman, and a local business man. The two top vote getters will face off in the general election, which promises to be a hard fought affair. Voters can expect a campaign waged on television, radio, and social media between now and November that promises to test the metal of both candidates.
   
 The first real salvo of the young campaign season was launched recently with the release of a curious web ad titled “Adam Gray, Trojan Horse Candidate.” The sixty second spot opens with the announcer telling voters: “Folks, a Trojan Horse just road into your neighborhood,” to the sound of stampeding wild horses. The ad also calls into question the amount of outside money and influence brought into the district by Gray’s campaign contributors. Presstrain contacted several of the candidates running in the 21st Assembly District race for comment; since the ad is attracting considerable attention on social media and other outlets. At press time: Only the Mobley campaign had responded to our request for comment. To this point, the ad has generated over one hundred hits in three days, and counting, on You Tube.

 Republican Assembly candidate Jack Mobley’s spokesman, Ted Hilliard, recently shared his campaigns’ reaction to the “Adam Gray, Trojan Horse Candidate” web ad. “The ad is spot on since Adam has lived in Sacramento for over ten years: It stands to reason that his friends in Sacramento would be among the biggest contributors to his campaign,” Hilliard said. “The voters of the 21st Assembly District deserve a candidate that doesn’t have difficulty with telling the truth,” Hilliard added. To back up his statement, Hilliard pointed to Grays’ evolving job title with U.C. Merced that went from lecturer to tutor seemingly overnight when questions were raised regarding his actual status.

 Jack Mobley has given several interviews in recent days questioning the accuracy of Adam Grays’ California Fair Political Practices Commission Form 700 filing. “The voters of California’s 21st Assembly District deserve an explanation of Adam Grays’ sworn statements on such an important document.” Mobley said. “Voters expect and deserve an Assembly Member that will tell the truth in Sacramento,” Mobley added.
 The Gray campaign, for its part, is not directly responding to these questions. Gray recently told Athens Abell that it was a shame that the other candidates had to resort to negative campaigning, but did not address the specific questions Mobley had raised.
 The coming weeks and months are certain to bring more questions as the campaign for the 21st Assembly District heats up. The two top vote getters will meet in November to decide who goes to Sacramento for two years on behalf of a populace that has been beaten down by the economy and forgotten in a sea of special interest money….