Lonesome Donkey

Refusing to switch, Andell fights for his bench

A A A Comments By Tim Fleck Thursday, Nov 2 2000

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The kids thought no more of the matter until State Rep Debra Danburg's campaign brochure hit district mailboxes with details of her record on behalf of children. And there was the photo of Danburg with Danny, Miguel and Noel. The headline: "Debra Danburg. Give our kids a fighting chance."

According to the kids, Danburg did not ask them to get their parents' permission for publication of the photo. A friend of the family called The Insider to complain. "What if this family had a problem with the father, or for some other reason did not want their child's face plastered across the district? This was wrong."

Deron Neblett

Andell says the increasing emphasis on party affiliation for judges is "incredible."

Deron Neblett

Danberg and her "borrowed" boys.

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Noel's mother, Eddie, later lectured him for talking to strangers and told The Insider, through a translator, that she did not give permission for her son to participate.

Danburg did not return an Insider inquiry as to whether she got approval from parents for five Anglo children who appear in another snapshot with her in the same brochure.

Quantum Consultants' Nancy Sims, a veteran at producing campaign materials, says she requires release slips for any posed pictures involving candidates and children. She recalls a TV commercial for City Councilman Gordon Quan where the candidate posed with 20 children. "For every one of them," says Sims, "I had a permission slip signed by the parent."

Danburg has pioneered state legislation to protect women from stalkers. Maybe she should consider doing the same for photogenic schoolkids stalked by publicity-hungry politicians.

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