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Sources: Heng to abandon U.S. Senate bid for Nunes replacement run
Heng launched a campaign earlier in 2021 against Sen. Alex Padilla (D–Calif.). Her last bid, in 2018, saw Rep. Jim Costa (D–Fresno) deliver a 15-point thumping.
December 15, 2021
Jim Patterson opts against Congressional bid, backs Magsig to replace Nunes
The field to replace Devin Nunes in Congress continued to shrink on Tuesday.
December 14, 2021
Calif. mapmakers stuck at multiple Central Valley crossroads in crafting Congress map
Commissioners hoped to finalize California's Congressional map on Monday. Debates over how to handle the Central Valley have sent them back to the drawing board.
December 13, 2021
Nunes exit sets off Valley Democrats’ own Congressional domino effect
The contest for a would-be Congressional seat in southern Fresno County would open up potentially an Assembly seat and two Fresno City Council seats, recent reports suggest.
December 12, 2021
Frustration mounts as Calif. mapmakers set for Monday Congressional showdown
Following a weekend completely reshaping California's congressional map and making little progress, citizen commissioners have one day to finalize a map.
December 12, 2021
Fresno Co. facing possible suit over lack of updated voter rolls
Fresno County is under fire for removing a low number of voter registrations during four-year period, potentially in breach of Federal election laws.
December 8, 2021
Magsig, Fresno Co. Supervisor, launches bid to replace Nunes
The race for Devin Nunes’ soon-to-be vacated Congressional seat is heating up.
December 8, 2021
Borgeas kicks off Republican rush to replace Nunes, opens fundraising committee
The mad Republican rush is on in the San Joaquin Valley.
December 7, 2021
With Nunes retiring from Congress, here’s a look ahead to what’s next.
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Tulare) will retire at the conclusion of his current and 10th term in Congress, his office told constituents on Monday.
December 7, 2021
Calif. mapmakers run into Valley buzzsaw over Assembly lines: not enough Hispanics to go around
The push by Valley-based advocates to juice Latino-majority Assembly districts into supermajorities fell well short on Wednesday as California's Redistricting Commission struggled to find paths forward.
December 2, 2021