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Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009

TID's Berryhill taking on Cardoza

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Mike Berryhill, a Turlock Irrigation District director and a member of a prominent political family, announced Monday that he is running for Dennis Cardoza's congressional seat.

Cardoza, D-Merced, is up for re-election in 2010. Cardoza's district includes part of Stanislaus County.

Berryhill is a former Ceres Unified School District trustee and has served on the TID board since 1983. His term expires this year and he is not running for re-election.

Berryhill, 62, is a Ceres rancher and a Republican.

"Someone needs to step up to the plate and take on Dennis Cardoza," Berryhill said. "He's really had a free ride in the last couple of elections. I feel like the people in our area are not being represented."

His uncle, Clare Berryhill, served in the state Legislature and was California's secretary of food and agriculture under Gov. Deukmejian. His cousins Bill Berryhill, R-Ceres, and Tom Berryhill, R-Modesto, serve in the Assembly.