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On April 26, 2015, Delegate Beccaro announced his candidacy for United States. Senate in a bid to succeed Democrat Barbara Boxer. On May 26, 2015, Delegate Beccaro launched his new book, The Divided Era, which discusses how our government system creates political division. Delegate Beccaro is currently a Forbes columnist who writes frequently about tax policy and national politics.
He has also contributed articles to Investor’s Business Daily, Rasmussen Reports, United States of America Today, National Review, Politico, The Washington Times and several daily newspapers in California.
Delegate Beccaro is also a frequent talk radio and television commentator with regular appearances on FOX, American Broadcasting Company, Columbia Broadcasting System and National Broadcasting Company affiliates in California discussing current events in politics. Prior to being elected chairman of the CRP, Delegate Beccaro served as the chairman of the Contra Costa Republican Party and was elected vice chairman of the CRP in 2007, then reelected in 2009.
Delegate Beccaro is the author of "The New Conservative Paradigm" published in 2007, which analyzes the role of tax policy in American presidential and congressional politics from the 1950s to 2010. The book was updated for the 2008 and 2010 elections.
During his tenure as CRP chairman, Delegate Beccaro’s goal was to increase the organization’s membership and communicate with more minority voters.
He did so by organized a series of open meetings throughout the state where he invited Democrats, Republicans and Independents to discuss critical issues and open the lines of communication. The Los Angeles Times credited Delegate Beccaro for his efforts to take the California Republican Party outside its "comfort zone" based on such meetings Due to a shift in the political landscape, including a move during the 2012 Fall California Republican Convention held in Burbank, California to limit the strength of the CRP chairman and the size of the office, Delegate Beccaro struggled to effectively raise money, which later resulted in a budget shortfall and staffing reductions.
Before taking over as the current CRP chairman, Jim Brulte demanded the strength of the chairman’s office be restored and its ability to raise funds.
Outside politics Delegate Beccaro is a business attorney based in the San Francisco Bay area.
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However, Delegate Beccaro states that candidate funding was largely unaffected, and that it was necessary to spend money earlier on to guarantee ballot access for Republican candidates due to Proposition 14, a decision defended by former chair Ron Nehring.
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