Bass not only kicks Parra out of her offices but freezes Hanford Democrat's legislation for the rest of 2008

By Jeff Mitchell, PolitickerCA.com Editor

SACRAMENTO - In a graphic example of what can happen when you vote against your own party, a Hanford assemblywoman said this week that Assembly Speaker Karen Bass told her that her legislating days for the rest of 2008 are over.

After Nicole Parra refused to join with Democrats for a budget vote on Sunday, Bass (D-Los Angeles), opted to punish her by kicking her out of her capitol offices and then putting the kibosh on any legislation the assemblywoman comes up with for the rest of the year, the Sacramento Bee reported today.

"I'm done for the whole year," Parra told the Bee.

Parra's remaining legislation -- two bills and one resolution -- will no longer move forward, at least not with her name. She was informed of the move "as a warning" in advance of her non-vote Sunday, Parra said.

Parra said she voted against the budget because it failed to include any provisions for deal with the Central Valley area's ongoing water issues.

But her relationship with the speaker hasn't been all that great especially since she began publicly talking about supporting Republican Danny Gilmore to succeed her in the Assembly.

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JEFF MITCHELL is a PolitickerCA.com Editor and can be reached via email at jeff.mitchell@politickerca.com.