The Independent View: CA Common Sense Party

In California, the Democratic Party controls everything from the Governorship to the dog catchers. And the Republican Party has all but Collapsed.

This week, the Common Sense Party announced the launch of a new kind of Political Party. Not one built on an Ideology. Rather, the Party “is opening its doors to voters across the political spectrum who want politicians to put solutions over partisan politics.”

The Party has a unique opportunity to be successful under California’s Nonpartisan Top-Two Primary because the Common Sense Party will be able to use its weight to Support Candidates during the First Stage of the Election, not just for its own Candidates, but “Common Sense” Republicans and Democrats as well.

Once the California Common Sense Party has 67,000 Voters Registered it will be Recognized as a ‘Qualified’ Political Party. In just over a week, the Party has already Registered more than 10,000 Voters.

Tom Campbell, Chair

Tom Campbell served Five Terms in the U.S. Congress and Two years in the California State Senate. He was Finance Director of California and Director of the Bureau of Competition of the Federal Trade Commission. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Chicago and a J.D. Magna Cum Laude from Harvard. He was a White House Fellow and a U.S. Supreme Court Law Clerk, a Tenured Law Professor at Stanford, Dean of the Haas School of Business at Berkeley, and Dean of the Fowler School of Law at Chapman University. Currently, he is Professor of Law and Professor of Economics at Chapman. He and his Wife live in Temecula.

Debbie Benrey, Vice Chair

Debbie Benrey is the Communications Director of IVC Media, a Nonpartisan Digital Media company that has been Involved in the Effort to Enfranchise Independent Voters in California. Ms. Benrey has been active in the Independent Voter effort for the last Three years, Working to Implement Full Voting Rights for Californians who do Not Choose a Party. Born in Mexico City, Debbie moved to the U.S. after Earning her Bachelor’s Degree to pursue a Career in Politics and Government Affairs. For Two years, Debbie was the Politics and Press Associate for the Mexican Consulate in Boston. Ms. Benrey became a Mother in February of 2018, and a U.S. Citizen in May of 2019. She and Her Husband and Son Live in San Diego.

Principles

Responsible. Open. Inclusive. They believe in Common Sense State and Local Policies that enable All Californians to achieve their Highest Personal, Educational, and Economic Success. Their Formal Platform will be Developed by their Growing Membership, but generally the Common Sense Party will Focus on Increasing Voter Participation, and encouraging Pragmatic Problem-Solving and Fact-Based Decision-Making in our State and Local Governments.