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'''Howard James Kaloogian''' (born December 30, 1959) is an American politician and a former ] member of the ], having served in the State Assembly for the 74th district from 1994 to 2000.<ref>{{cite web|title= Join California - Howard Kaloogian|url=http://www.joincalifornia.com/candidate/6007|website=joincalifornia.com}}</ref> After leaving office, he was active in the ], and unsuccessfully ran in ] and in ].


==Biography== ==Biography==
⚫ Kaloogian grew up in ], of ]n-born parents. Kaloogian earned a Bachelor's from ] and a J.D. degree from ]. During 1988&ndash;1996, he was an estate attorney. He got his start in politics at the suggestion of ], after Morrow read a strongly worded letter Kaloogian wrote to the editor of the ] purporting to correct a reader's misleading interpretation of the preamble to the ].


From 1994&ndash;2000, Kaloogian was a member of the California Assembly, representing California District 74, which covers portions of northern ]. He won his seat in the 1994 legislative elections, with 61% of the votes counted.<ref>"Final California Election Results", ''Los Angeles Times'', November 10, 1994</ref> He endorsed Senator ]'s presidential bid in 1995.<ref>"20 State GOP Lawmakers Back Gramm", ''Los Angeles Times'', March 1, 1995</ref>
⚫ Kaloogian grew up in ], of ]-born parents. Kaloogian earned a Bachelor's from ] and a law degree from ]. During 1988&ndash;1996, he was an estate attorney. He got his start in politics at the suggestion of ], after Morrow read a strongly worded letter Kaloogian wrote to the editor of the ] purporting to correct a reader's misleading interpretation of the preamble to the ].


From ]&ndash;], Kaloogian was a member of the California Assembly, representing California District 74, which covers portions of northern ]. He won his seat in the 1994 legislative elections, with 61% of the votes counted. <ref>"Final California Election Results", ''Los Angeles Times'', November 10, 1994</ref> He endorsed Senator ]'s presidential bid in ] <ref>"20 State GOP Lawmakers Back Gramm", ''Los Angeles Times'', March 1, 1995</ref>. Kaloogian was twice re-elected to the Assembly. He recorded an unchanged majority, 61%, in the 1996 legislative election <ref>"Final California Election Results", ''Los Angeles Times'', March 28, 1996</ref> and was re-elected again in the 1998 election, where his share of the vote fell to 57%.<ref>"Final California Election Results", ''Los Angeles Times'', November 5, 1998</ref>


Kaloogian was twice re-elected to the Assembly. He recorded an unchanged majority, 61%, in the 1996 legislative election <ref>"Final California Election Results", ''Los Angeles Times'', March 28, 1996</ref> and was re-elected again in the 1998 election, where his share of the vote fell to 57%. <ref>"Final California Election Results", ''Los Angeles Times'', November 5, 1998</ref> In 2003, Kaloogian became the chairman of the ], dedicated to the ousting of governor ].<ref>. ''How grassroots conservatives used the Internet and talk radio in the first successful drive to force a recall vote of a California governor'', Lynn Vincent, August 2, 2003.</ref>


⚫ Kaloogian is a founder and co-] of ], a political action group. Kaloogian considers President ] to be one of his political heroes.<ref>. He states "My political hero, Ronald Reagan, made a profound statement in his farewell address to the nation."</ref> Kaloogian serves on the Ronald Reagan Legacy Project and was the Chairman of the , which campaigned in 2003 for ] to drop a ] about Reagan, '']''. The campaign was successful, as CBS did not show the mini-series, but handed it off to ].
In ], Kaloogian became the chairman of the ], dedicated to the ousting of ]'s governor, ].<ref> . ''How grassroots conservatives used the Internet and talk radio in the first successful drive to force a recall vote of a California governor'', Lynn Vincent, August 2, 2003.


⚫ In 2004 Kaloogian ran for the ] from California but lost the Republican primary with 11% of the vote, placing him 3rd out of 11 candidates.<ref>"California Elections", ''Los Angeles Times'', March 4, 2004</ref> He also ran unsuccessfully in the special election to fill the opening created by the resignation of disgraced Congressman ] in California's ].
the Recall Gray Davis Committee organization collected no signatures and spent no money on the recall.</ref>


In 2008 Kaloogian chaired an Anti-] ] called "Our country deserves better".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcountrydeservesbetter.com/whoweare/index.html |title=Board of Directors for Our Country Deserves Better |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913080048/http://www.ourcountrydeservesbetter.com/whoweare/index.html |archive-date=2008-09-13 }}</ref> He appeared in a video ad for that group.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6E0ycYEGtqU| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081002090316/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6E0ycYEGtqU| archive-date=2008-10-02 | url-status=dead|title=YouTube video starring Howard Kaloogian| website=] }}</ref>
⚫ Kaloogian is a founder and co-] of ], a controversial conservative political action group. Kaloogian considers President Ronald Reagan to be one of his political heroes.<ref>. He states "My political hero, Ronald Reagan, made a profound statement in his farewell address to the nation."</ref> Kaloogian serves on the Ronald Reagan Legacy Project and was the Chairman of the , which campaigned in ] for ] to drop a ] about ], '']''. The campaign was successful, as CBS did not show the mini-series, but handed it off to ].


Howard Kaloogian is married to Martha Lynn, and has a step-son.
⚫ In ] Kaloogian ran for the ] from ] and lost the ] primary with 11% of the vote, placing him 3rd out of 11 candidates. <ref>"California Elections", ''Los Angeles Times'', March 4, 2004</ref> Kaloogian is currently running in the special election to fill the opening created by the resignation of disgraced Congressman ] in California's ].

Kaloogian is divorced and lives in ].


==2006 campaign for Congress== ==2006 campaign for Congress==
Kaloogian is currently running in a ] to fill the opening in ] to the ] caused by the resignation of disgraced former Congressman ]. Kaloogian's integrity has come into question, as claims made on his campaign website have proved to be false. Kaloogian ran in the ] to fill the opening in ] to the ] caused by the resignation of disgraced former Congressman ]. In the special elections where the top vote-getter from each party moves to the next round, Kaloogian finished a distant third among the Republican candidates. The next round took place at the same time as the primary for the term that commenced January 3, 2007. On April 17, Kaloogian announced his withdrawal from the primary for the next congressional term.<ref>.</ref> State Senator Bill Morrow, who was running against Kaloogian, challenged an implied endorsement by him of Kaloogian on Kaloogian's website.<ref>. Morrow is quoted in the article as saying "Howard Kaloogian's campaign Web site includes a picture and a quote from me from 2001 that implies that I have endorsed his candidacy for Congress." According to the article, Murrow asked Kallogian to remove his photo from the campaign website.</ref>
===False endorsements===
Kaloogian's campaign has been plagued with at least four false endorsements
*In ] ], Kaloogian's website falsely claimed the California Pro-Life Council endorsed Kaloogian, and the council forced the campaign to remove the "endorsement".<ref></ref>
*Another claim for endorsement by the conservative Center for Reclaiming America (active in the ] feeding tube petition drive) also proved false &mdash; the organization stated they don't endorse candidates. <ref></ref>
*In March, campaign literature and Kaloogian's website suggested State Senator ] endorsed Kaloogian with the two-year old quote "Howard Kaloogian has distinguished himself as one of the most principled, courageous and steadfast conservative leaders in California."<ref>http://www.kaloogianforcongress.com/testimonial.asp Accessed 2006-03-30]</ref> In a statement McClinctock stated "It has come to my attention that a campaign mailing on behalf of Howard Kaloogian includes a picture and quote from me that suggests that I have endorsed his candidacy for U. S. Congress. I have not."<ref></ref>.
*State Senator ], who is running against Kaloogian, is also challenging an implied endorsement by him of Kaloogian on the same mailer and webpage.<ref></ref><ref>. Among those listed are psychologist and religious activist ] and columnist, activist and .</ref>

=== Misrepresenting photographs ===
====Baghdad photo====
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On ], ], Howard Kaloogian's campaign website displayed a street level photograph which was claimed to have been recently<ref>. Kaloogian's trip was in July, 2005, although in speeches and on his campaign webpage he refers to it as a "recent" trip</ref>taken in downtown Baghdad (see screenshot). <ref> Erroneous photograph was removed, replaced with the caption: "We originally posted a photograph not of Baghdad, Iraq but from Istanbul, Turkey where our delegation traveled on the way home to the United States. We apologize for this mistake."</ref> The photograph was offered as evidence that the security situation in Baghdad was better than was being reported in the press.<ref>Caption reads as follows: "Downtown Baghdad. We took this photo of dowtown Baghdad while we were in Iraq. Iraq (including Baghdad) is much more calm and stable than what many people believe it to be. But, each day the news media finds any violence occurring in the country and screams and shouts about it - in part because many journalists are opposed to the U.S. effort to fight terrorism."</ref>

Commenters at various blogs determined this photo was most likely taken in ], a suburb of ], ].<ref> </ref> <ref> </ref><ref>. Provides evidence the location as the Istanbul suburb of Bakırköy.</ref> Various indicators in the image suggested the location of the intersection was not Baghdad. Many signs are written in ] (which uses the ]), but none are in ]. Women are seen wearing revealing (western) clothes, taxicabs are similar to those seen in Istanbul and European-style traffic signs are visible (as are signs of businesses based solely in Turkey). Once it was established that the photograph was actually of a streetcorner in suburban Istanbul, Kaloogian's campaign attributed the error to an unidentified "webmaster."<ref>] quotes Kaloogian during a phone call on March 29, 2006: "n the way back from Baghdad some of the crew stopped in Istanbul as a layover. We turned all the photographs over to the webmaster, and it appears he took one from the stopover and not from Baghdad."</ref>
The photograph was replaced by another one taken from what appears to be an upper floor of some structure. <ref> Evidence that the photograph may have been taken from the ] in the ] in ]. </ref> <ref>Analysis of the ] data on the replacement image suggesting that it was taken at the time of Mr. Kaloogian's July 2005 trip to Baghdad. See image. ].</ref>
<ref>. ''Baghdad on the Bosporus'', Dana Milbank, March 30, 2006. The entire Iraq trip page was temporarily pulled down without explanation, as Milbank confirms in this article. </ref>

⚫ Kaloogian later said using the photo was "a stupid mistake".<ref> ''Candidate admits 'stupid' Web error'', Carla Marinucci, March 30, 2006, p. B3. According to the article, "Kaloogian said the photo was taken during a layover in Istanbul and was mixed up with those taken on the Iraq tour." </ref>

====Photo pose with George W. Bush====
In addition to the false Baghdad photo, the Kaloogian website also posted a photo of Kaloogian with president ], which was altered to reduced the height discrepancy between the two men, to make Kaloogian appear taller <ref></ref>.


===Altered photo and Other Controversies===
====Photo with troops====
In one photo which appears on the campaign website home page, as well as in the photo gallery section of the web site, the location of where the photo was taken is misrepresented. The campaign website claims the photo was taken in Iraq, whereas the same photo appears on the Move America Forward ] with the caption that it was taken at ] in ].<ref></ref>. The two photographs can be compared with the following links:
(accessed 2006-04-03)
and the
(accessed 2006-04-03).


⚫ During the 2006 campaign, an image showing "a busy urban street scene" in ] was posted on Kaloogian's web site. The image was removed after bloggers at the ] noted that the image was actually of ].<ref>. ''Baghdad on the Bosporus'', Dana Milbank, March 30, 2006.</ref> Kaloogian later said using the photo was "a stupid mistake".<ref> ''Candidate admits 'stupid' Web error'', Carla Marinucci, March 30, 2006, p. B3. According to the article, "Kaloogian said the photo was taken during a layover in Istanbul and was mixed up with those taken on the Iraq tour."</ref>
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Kaloogian was involved with another controversy with Lowell Robert "Bob" Fuselier, "Business Law Group PC" and "Ambassador Property Management," Vista, CA, and both of Kaloogian and Fuselier, LLP law firm in Carlsbad, CA. <ref>{{Cite news|last=Taylor|first=Susan|url=https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/sasn-diego-minutemen-feel-betrayed-by-own-attorneys/2096244/|title=Minutemen Feel Betrayed By Attorneys|date=December 14, 2009|work=NBC 7 San Diego News}}</ref> reports that Howard Kaloogian and Bob Fuselier stole over $150,000 of their client's money. Bob Fuselier admitted to cashing a check made out to their client and withdrawing $60,000. Fuselier refused to disclose where the rest of the money was being held. A criminal complaint was filed with the Carlsbad Police Department. Kaloogian and Fuselier convinced the DA and the Superior Court of California, San Diego, North County Division, that they had a right to keep their client's money for charges in a separate and unconnected case. Kaloogian & Fuselier won by default. The client reports that Kaloogian & Fuselier told so many lies, papered him and the courts over with so many false allegations and trumped up lawsuits to keep the money, that he ended up defaulting.


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American politician
Howard Kaloogian
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 74th district
In office
December 5, 1994 – November 30, 2000
Preceded byRobert C. Frazee
Succeeded byMark Wyland
Personal details
Born (1959-12-30) December 30, 1959 (age 64)
Detroit, Michigan, US
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMartha Lynn
EducationMichigan State University
Pepperdine University School of Law

Howard James Kaloogian (born December 30, 1959) is an American politician and a former Republican member of the California State Assembly, having served in the State Assembly for the 74th district from 1994 to 2000. After leaving office, he was active in the 2003 California recall, and unsuccessfully ran in 2004 for the United States Senate and in a special election in 2006 to the United States House of Representatives.

Biography

Kaloogian grew up in Michigan, of Armenian-born parents. Kaloogian earned a Bachelor's from Michigan State University and a J.D. degree from Pepperdine University School of Law. During 1988–1996, he was an estate attorney. He got his start in politics at the suggestion of Bill Morrow, after Morrow read a strongly worded letter Kaloogian wrote to the editor of the San Diego Union-Tribune purporting to correct a reader's misleading interpretation of the preamble to the Constitution of the United States.

From 1994–2000, Kaloogian was a member of the California Assembly, representing California District 74, which covers portions of northern San Diego County. He won his seat in the 1994 legislative elections, with 61% of the votes counted. He endorsed Senator Phil Gramm's presidential bid in 1995.

Kaloogian was twice re-elected to the Assembly. He recorded an unchanged majority, 61%, in the 1996 legislative election and was re-elected again in the 1998 election, where his share of the vote fell to 57%.

In 2003, Kaloogian became the chairman of the Recall Gray Davis Committee, dedicated to the ousting of governor Gray Davis.

Kaloogian is a founder and co-chairman of Move America Forward, a political action group. Kaloogian considers President Ronald Reagan to be one of his political heroes. Kaloogian serves on the Ronald Reagan Legacy Project and was the Chairman of the Defend Reagan Project, which campaigned in 2003 for CBS to drop a docudrama about Reagan, The Reagans. The campaign was successful, as CBS did not show the mini-series, but handed it off to Showtime.

In 2004 Kaloogian ran for the U.S. Senate from California but lost the Republican primary with 11% of the vote, placing him 3rd out of 11 candidates. He also ran unsuccessfully in the special election to fill the opening created by the resignation of disgraced Congressman Duke Cunningham in California's 50th Congressional District.

In 2008 Kaloogian chaired an Anti-Barack Obama political action committee called "Our country deserves better". He appeared in a video ad for that group.

Howard Kaloogian is married to Martha Lynn, and has a step-son.

2006 campaign for Congress

Kaloogian ran in the special election to fill the opening in California's 50th District to the House of Representatives caused by the resignation of disgraced former Congressman Duke Cunningham. In the special elections where the top vote-getter from each party moves to the next round, Kaloogian finished a distant third among the Republican candidates. The next round took place at the same time as the primary for the term that commenced January 3, 2007. On April 17, Kaloogian announced his withdrawal from the primary for the next congressional term. State Senator Bill Morrow, who was running against Kaloogian, challenged an implied endorsement by him of Kaloogian on Kaloogian's website.

Altered photo and Other Controversies

During the 2006 campaign, an image showing "a busy urban street scene" in Baghdad was posted on Kaloogian's web site. The image was removed after bloggers at the Daily Kos noted that the image was actually of Istanbul. Kaloogian later said using the photo was "a stupid mistake".

Kaloogian was involved with another controversy with Lowell Robert "Bob" Fuselier, "Business Law Group PC" and "Ambassador Property Management," Vista, CA, and both of Kaloogian and Fuselier, LLP law firm in Carlsbad, CA. NBC San Diego News reports that Howard Kaloogian and Bob Fuselier stole over $150,000 of their client's money. Bob Fuselier admitted to cashing a check made out to their client and withdrawing $60,000. Fuselier refused to disclose where the rest of the money was being held. A criminal complaint was filed with the Carlsbad Police Department. Kaloogian and Fuselier convinced the DA and the Superior Court of California, San Diego, North County Division, that they had a right to keep their client's money for charges in a separate and unconnected case. Kaloogian & Fuselier won by default. The client reports that Kaloogian & Fuselier told so many lies, papered him and the courts over with so many false allegations and trumped up lawsuits to keep the money, that he ended up defaulting.

References

  1. "Join California - Howard Kaloogian". joincalifornia.com.
  2. "Final California Election Results", Los Angeles Times, November 10, 1994
  3. "20 State GOP Lawmakers Back Gramm", Los Angeles Times, March 1, 1995
  4. "Final California Election Results", Los Angeles Times, March 28, 1996
  5. "Final California Election Results", Los Angeles Times, November 5, 1998
  6. Worldmag.com. How grassroots conservatives used the Internet and talk radio in the first successful drive to force a recall vote of a California governor, Lynn Vincent, August 2, 2003.
  7. Kaloogian's official website. He states "My political hero, Ronald Reagan, made a profound statement in his farewell address to the nation."
  8. "California Elections", Los Angeles Times, March 4, 2004
  9. "Board of Directors for Our Country Deserves Better". Archived from the original on 2008-09-13.
  10. "YouTube video starring Howard Kaloogian". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2008-10-02.
  11. North County Times, April 18, 2006.
  12. "McClintock and Morrow protest Kaloogian using photos, quotes". Morrow is quoted in the article as saying "Howard Kaloogian's campaign Web site includes a picture and a quote from me from 2001 that implies that I have endorsed his candidacy for Congress." According to the article, Murrow asked Kallogian to remove his photo from the campaign website.
  13. Washington Post online. Baghdad on the Bosporus, Dana Milbank, March 30, 2006.
  14. SFgate.com Candidate admits 'stupid' Web error, Carla Marinucci, March 30, 2006, p. B3. According to the article, "Kaloogian said the photo was taken during a layover in Istanbul and was mixed up with those taken on the Iraq tour."
  15. Taylor, Susan (December 14, 2009). "Minutemen Feel Betrayed By Attorneys". NBC 7 San Diego News.
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Preceded byRobert C. Frazee California State Assemblyman, 74th District
December 5, 1994 - November 30, 2000 		Succeeded byMark Wyland
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