Guest:

Mike Netter, Candidate for CA State Senate District 22

Guest Bio:

Mike Netter is a veteran sales executive, radio host on KABC Talk Radio 790 AM, and entrepreneur who has built and operated several small businesses, including founding Quantum Charging. A graduate of San Diego State University, Netter first stepped into the statewide political spotlight as a key leader behind the historic 2021 recall movement against Governor Gavin Newsom. Now running as a Republican challenger for State Senate District 22 in the East San Gabriel Valley, he brings decades of private-sector experience to his fight, campaigning heavily on middle-class tax relief, regulatory rollbacks for small businesses, parental rights, and robust funding for public safety.

Show Summary

Is California truly a deep-blue monolith, or is a massive silent majority just stuck in "zombie mode"? In this episode of State of Gold, Jon Slavet is joined by Mike Netter to discuss his campaign to flip the script on California's political representation and bring logic back to governance.

Netter drops some eye-opening context about the true political makeup of the state, revealing that while Democrats command a 75% legislative supermajority, they only make up roughly 46% to 48% of total registered voters. And he lays out his legislative priorities, including a sweeping proposal to slash the state income tax by 28% for those earning $150,000, fully funding the recently passed Proposition 36, and untangling the regulatory maze that forces small business owners to take their passions and move out of state.

Chapters

00:00 – Preview: The Apathy Party and Asset Tax Traps
00:24 – Welcoming State Senate Candidate Mike Netter
00:54 – Sizing up 2028: Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris, and the Illusion of Popularity
01:46 – Self-Nomination: Newsom’s Late-Night TV Political Pitch
02:11 – Announcing State Senate District 22: Representing One Million Voices
02:47 – Breaking the Disconnect: 48% Registration vs. 75% Supermajority
03:52 – Over-Taxed and Under-Served: The Case for a 28% Income Tax Cut
04:45 – Post-Prop 36 Funding: Rebuilding Public Safety and Small Business Infrastructure

Connect with Mike Netter

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mike.netter.5/
Twitter/X: https://x.com/nettermike?lang=en
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nettermike/

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