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Nation looks to California as Republicans and Democrats fight for control of the House
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Nation looks to California as Republicans and Democrats fight for control of the House

LA Times  

California’s 47th Congressional District, which includes Huntington Beach, is one of a half-dozen highly competitive House races in the Golden State that could determine which party controls Congress. CA-22: Rep. David Valadao vs. Rudy Salas twitter facebook envelope angle-double-right angle-down angle-up long-arrow-right Congressional District 22 Once a safely ruby-red district, this swath of the San Joaquin Valley is now decidedly …

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A theme in GOP attack ads in California House races: Linking Democrats to pedophiles over support for LGBTQ group
2 months ago

A theme in GOP attack ads in California House races: Linking Democrats to pedophiles over support for LGBTQ group

LA Times  

A screenshot from a political ad by the National Republican Congressional Committee attacking Democratic candidate George Whitesides. “George Whitesides funded a group opposing pedophiles registering as sex offenders,” text on the ad says, referencing Equality California, one of the state’s largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organizations. Whitesides’ campaign manager, Emma Harris, said in a statement that “as a father of two …

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National party leaders descend on California, where voters could determine control of Congress
2 months, 1 week ago

National party leaders descend on California, where voters could determine control of Congress

LA Times  

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries campaigns with George Whitesides, the Democrat running against Republican Rep. Mike Garcia, at a union hall in Palmdale on Sunday morning. And he decided to come to the Antelope Valley.” Two hours later in Riverside County, House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared at a rally with incumbent Rep. Ken Calvert, seeking to bolster Republican enthusiasm in …

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Mike Garcia campaign runs misleading ad on the House Republican’s role in Violence Against Women Act
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Mike Garcia campaign runs misleading ad on the House Republican’s role in Violence Against Women Act

LA Times  

“While I’m no longer in the cockpit, my fight for you and the country never stops,” GOP Rep. Mike Garcia, a former Navy fighter pilot, says in a new TV ad for his reelection campaign. In its first The 30-second Garcia made the same co-sponsorship claim at a Santa Clarita town hall event last month, calling his support “a big …

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Santa Clarita Congressman Mike Garcia says his job is to keep U.S. from becoming California
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Santa Clarita Congressman Mike Garcia says his job is to keep U.S. from becoming California

LA Times  

There was a bogeyman at Republican Rep. Mike Garcia’s town hall in Santa Clarita this week: the state of California. Onstage at the Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons, Garcia spoke in front of a large screen projecting the red-lettered words: “My mission is to prevent the U.S. from adopting California’s extreme policies.” Garcia blasted California’s gasoline prices, …

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Can Democrats unseat a thrice-elected GOP congressman in this battleground L.A. County district?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Can Democrats unseat a thrice-elected GOP congressman in this battleground L.A. County district?

LA Times  

Early on a Saturday morning at Rawley Duntley Park in Lancaster — the high-desert sun blazing — George Whitesides, a Democrat running for Congress, was encircled by dozens of cheering, noisemaker-blasting volunteers. Whitesides, a former NASA chief of staff under President Obama, is running to unseat Rep. Mike Garcia, the thrice-elected Republican incumbent, in California’s hotly contested 27th Congressional District …

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In a battleground congressional district north of L.A., Trump verdict may be a wildcard in the November election
6 months, 3 weeks ago

In a battleground congressional district north of L.A., Trump verdict may be a wildcard in the November election

LA Times  

Rep. Mike Garcia speaks during a Memorial Day event in Newhall last weekend. In Santa Clarita, nestled in a hotly contested congressional district that is expected to help determine which party controls Congress next year, Trump’s guilty verdict did little to sway Brown or other hardcore Republicans. Garcia is hoping to fend off Democratic challenger George Whitesides in California’s closely …

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GOP Rep. Mike Garcia wins northern L.A. County race, giving Republicans control of the House
2 years, 1 month ago

GOP Rep. Mike Garcia wins northern L.A. County race, giving Republicans control of the House

LA Times  

Republican Rep. Mike Garcia has won reelection to his northern Los Angeles County seat, dashing Democrats’ hopes they could reclaim a district where they had a sizable registration advantage. Garcia defeated Christy Smith, a Democratic former state lawmaker whom he had bested in a 2020 special election race and again later that year, when he won by just 333 votes. …

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Woman goes viral after calling Republican congressman about her menstrual cycle
2 years, 1 month ago

Woman goes viral after calling Republican congressman about her menstrual cycle

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Republican Rep. Mike Garcia's campaign is confident as Democrats yank cash from his California race
2 years, 1 month ago

Republican Rep. Mike Garcia's campaign is confident as Democrats yank cash from his California race

Daily Mail  

'Our campaign remains focused on the same priorities since day one,' Garcia's campaign told DailyMail.com in a statement on Thursday The Nancy Pelosi-aligned House Majority PAC pulled more than $2 million in funding from Garcia's area A recent wave of GOP momentum less than two weeks before election day has his seat forecasted from a toss-up to likely Republican California …

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Tear out your lawn, check. Drought-tolerant plants, check. Next up: recycled water
2 years, 6 months ago

Tear out your lawn, check. Drought-tolerant plants, check. Next up: recycled water

LA Times  

Water-hungry lawns are symbols of Los Angeles’ past. “We’re basically looking at aridification and flood.” At a minimum, this means we should be installing gutters on our roofs, permeable walks and driveways around our homes and storage tanks in our yards — not barrels, because they’re not big enough to hold the water that pours off a roof in a …

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Rep. Mike Garcia’s voting record: Will it be an obstacle to reelection?
3 years, 5 months ago

Rep. Mike Garcia’s voting record: Will it be an obstacle to reelection?

LA Times  

Rep. Mike Garcia, seen here campaigning in 2020, faces a tough reelection fight because of his conservative voting record and his increasingly Democratic district. “We owe it to our children to make sure that they have the same incredible opportunities and assured security that this nation and this state afforded us.” The congressman, whose district includes northern Los Angeles County, …

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For two California Republicans, diverging approaches to Trump lead to the same place: Backlash
3 years, 10 months ago

For two California Republicans, diverging approaches to Trump lead to the same place: Backlash

LA Times  

Rep. David Valadao, one of 10 Republican members of Congress who voted to impeach President Trump, in January at Lemoore Naval Air Station. In a lengthy Jan. 30 op-ed in a local newspaper, the Santa Clarita Republican and former Navy fighter jet pilot denounced the blowback on social media that branded him “a seditionist, a traitor, or even worse.” Roughly …

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Here are the California Republicans who voted to challenge Biden’s election
3 years, 11 months ago

Here are the California Republicans who voted to challenge Biden’s election

LA Times  

When Congress met Wednesday to count the electoral college votes and certify Democrat Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 election, several Republican members, including a handful of the 53 representatives from California, planned to object to the vote. “However, moving forward, we must demand states establish election laws through constitutional means and execute the election process in a …

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