Friday, August 19, 2005
Gilchrist joining race to replace Cox
The founder of the Minuteman Project will run for the O.C. congressional seat on the American Independent Party ticket.
By DENA BUNIS
The Orange County Register
Jim Gilchrist, founder of the Minuteman Project, will tell anti-illegal immigration activists later today that he plans to run for former Rep. Christopther Cox's 48th Congressional District seat on the American Independent Party line.
Gilchrist of Aliso Viejo is a political novice, and it was expected that he is entering the race as another way to highlight the illegal-immigration issue and attempt to force lawmakers to find a solution to what he and his supporters say is a security crisis at the nation's borders.
Gilchrist is expected to be joining a group of lawmakers - including one of his opponents in the congressional race, state Sen. John Campbell - in Ontario this afternoon for an event involving the proposed California Border Police initiative.
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http://www.ocregister.com/ocr/2005/08/19/sections/breaking_news/article_641281.php