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If you're enjoying this article, you'll love our daily newsletter, The LA Report. Each weekday, catch up on the 5 most pressing stories to start your morning in 3 minutes or less.A local political kingmaker got a street named after him in Huntington Beach — by the same people whose political careers have benefitted from his tens of thousands of dollars in contributions.
"God bless the folks, like Ed Laird, who built this great country," he sang while strumming,"and God bless our rights to speak and to pray." Asked later whether he thought"kingmaker" was an accurate description, Laird told LAist:"I think it's overdone. I just like to support good people and I support conservative people."
Laird is the principal donor to the Huntington Beach People's Action Committee — whose address is the same as Laird's business on Commerce Lane, now also called"Honorary Laird Lane." Laird gave $23,500 to the committee during the first half of 2024, according to the most recently available campaign finance disclosure form.
Laird told LAist he didn't know about the FPPC investigation, and he said the committee's treasurer might not be caught up on the latest campaign disclosure rules. He called the complaints by Kalmick and others"inconsequential" and"harassment."Kalmick, who made a brief appearance at the Laird street-naming ceremony, called it"absolutely a political event."
Asked whether she was concerned that the street-naming could be perceived as payback for his political contributions, Van Der Mark said,"No."
Dan Kalmick Dana Rohrabacher Diane Dixon Ed Laird Gina Clayton-Tarvin Gracey Van Der Mark Honorary Laird Lane Huntington Beach Huntington Beach Politics
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