Elizabeth Emken Speaks at Tea Party in the Hills Meeting

Elizabeth Emken, the Republican challenger to Senator Diane Feinstein, spoke at the meeting of the Tea Party in the Hills on Tuesday night in Placerville.

A fast talking, enthusiastic woman, she said she was thrilled to be the Republican Party candidate for the U.S. Senate.

“I’m running because I’m angry,” she declared.

Describing her credentials, she said she has degrees in both economics and political science and previously worked at IBM. “Federal agencies have no idea what it’s like to produce,” she said.

More recently, Emken worked as vice president for Government Relations at Autism Speaks, the nation’s largest science and advocacy organization for ...

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