More on Carly Fiorina EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. — In a year dominated by small-government fervor, the message from a little-known but energetic state lawmaker is resonating with many California conservatives who finally sense a chance to take down their favorite target, Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer. Assemblyman Chuck DeVore, a former Reagan administration appointee in the Pentagon, is preaching the kind of hard-line gospel on taxes and government spending that the tea party faithful want to hear.