ARNOLD JUST 1 IN CROWD OF TINSELTOWN HOPEFULS.Byline: Greg Hernandez Staff Writer In Hollywood, the gubernatorial recall election isn't the only spirited political battle taking place this fall. Ballots for the Screen Actors Guild national election were mailed to SAG members today, setting the stage for what promises to be a slugfest between leading presidential candidates Melissa Gilbert and Kent McCord Kent McCord (born September 26, 1942) is an American actor. McCord was born Kent Franklin McWhirter in Los Angeles, California. Using the stage name Kent McCord, he first appeared on television in 1962 as a guest on The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet. . Pamm Fair, SAG's deputy national executive director, said Monday she isn't worried that California's Oct. 7 recall election will overshadow o·ver·shad·ow tr.v. o·ver·shad·owed, o·ver·shad·ow·ing, o·ver·shad·ows 1. To cast a shadow over; darken or obscure. 2. To make insignificant by comparison; dominate. the SAG voting process. ``As long as Arnold (Schwarzenegger) isn't running for both, we should be fine,'' Fair said. ``Members should read their packet thoroughly, not wait until the last minute, and meet the deadline.'' The deadline for eligible SAG members to return their ballots is Sept. 23, with the votes being counted on that day. Incumbent Gilbert and current SAG Treasurer McCord have repeatedly been on opposite sides on major issues over the past two years, including the proposed consolidation of SAG and the American Federation of Radio and Television Artists. Gilbert championed the narrowly defeated plan while McCord was one of its leading opponents. Gilbert, best known for her role as Laura Ingalls on the long-running family drama ``Little House on the Prairie,'' defeated Valerie Harper Valerie Harper (born August 22, 1940 in Suffern, New York) is an Emmy Award-winning American actress, best known for her role as Rhoda Morgenstern-Gerard on the 1970s television show The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and its spinoff, Rhoda. for the SAG presidency two years ago and again in a second election when errors were made in the voting process by Sequoia Voting Systems Sequoia Voting Systems is a company based in California, and one of the largest providers of electronic voting systems in the US. Some of its main competitors are Diebold Election Systems and Election Systems & Software. , the company hired to run that election. This election is being run by Washington-based Integrity Voting. McCord, who played Officer Jim Reed on the 1970s police drama ``Adam-12,'' has been involved in the guild's leadership for several decades. Also running for SAG president is lesser-known candidate Gordon Drake, who was national strike coordinator for the SAG commercial actors strike three years ago. Actor James Cromwell, currently up for an Emmy Award Emmy award Annual presentation for outstanding achievement in U.S. television. Its name is taken from the nickname “immy” for the image orthicon, a television camera tube. for his recurring role on HBO's ``Six Feet Under,'' is running for secretary-treasurer and is Gilbert's running mate running mate n. 1. The candidate or nominee for the lesser of two closely associated political offices. 2. A companion. 3. A horse used to set the pace in a race for another horse. . He faces McCord's running mate, Esai Morales Esai Morales (born October 1, 1962) is an actor perhaps best known for his role as Lt. Tony Rodriguez on the long-running ABC television police drama NYPD Blue. He also appeared in the PBS drama American Family and in the Showtime series Resurrection Blvd. of ``NYPD Blue NYPD Blue is an Emmy Award-winning hour long-running American television police drama set in New York City. It was created by Steven Bochco and David Milch and inspired by Milch's relationship with a former member of the New York City Police Department Bill Clark (who .'' Also running for secretary-treasurer is Barbara Cheeseborough. Secretary-treasurer had previously been two separate positions but has been combined into a single job. The current secretary, Elliott Gould, is among the several dozen candidates vying for 12 seats and 22 alternate positions in SAG's Hollywood Division. Other well-known candidates include Joanna Cassidy, Rosemary Forsyth, Tess Harper, Robert Hays, Anne-Marie Johnson, Diane Ladd, Eriq LaSalle, John Saxon, Marcia Strassman, Loretta Swit and Renee Taylor. Eleven of the Hollywood seats are for three-year terms and one is for two years. Alternates serve for one year. Far fewer candidates - a mere 17 - are running for the four seats and nine alternate slots open in SAG's New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of division. Eileen Henry and Erik-Anders Nilsson are running for president of the division. A complete list of candidates for the Hollywood and New York divisions can be found on the guild's official Web site: www.sag.org. Greg Hernandez, (818) 713-3758 greg.hernandez(at)dailynews.com |
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