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Harder choices: Rep’s furious push to redraw Valley’s Congressional map with back-up plan in motion
Rep. Josh Harder (D–Turlock) faces a tall task in the coming weeks, centered around two competing prospects that will determine where he'll represent Californians in Congress.
McCarthy forces delay on $1.75tril social spending bill with record-breaking filibuster
An hours long filibuster against the $1.75 trillion Build Back Better Act has House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy on a trajectory to break a record for longest House floor speech.
San Joaquin Supe Tom Patti announces run for Congress
The former boxer who trained with Mike Tyson is entering a different ring, taking a plunge for Congress.
Calif. mapmakers hear earful from Valley residents over draft Congressional lines
Advocates for the Dolores Huerta Foundation attempted to assuage concerns of packing minority-majority district while south Valley residents sought to distance themselves from the City of Fresno.
TJ Cox abandons 2022 rematch with Valadao, throws support behind Salas
The Fresno Democrat will not run against Rep. David Valadao (R–Hanford) for the third-straight election.
With districts in flux, Josh Harder jumps on bandwagon of fundraising off of Devin Nunes
A face-off between two-term Rep. Josh Harder (D–Turlock) and Rep. Devin Nunes (R–Tulare) may make a good fundraising pitch. But what about the district lines?
Commissioner: Valley leads in complaints over draft Calif. congressional map
The Central Valley is far from thrilled with proposed Congressional and legislative lines drawn by California's citizen-led redistricting commission.
Calif. redistricting panel shakes up Valley in draft maps, putting Valley reps on the move
The draft maps, borrowing heavily from weeks of hypothetical visualizations, have largely upended political boundaries familiar to Valley residents. Now comes six weeks of jockeying to improve them.
After all-day session, Calif. Redistricting Commission submits rough draft of Assembly map
Emphasis on the word "rough," California's citizen redistricting commissioners said.
DC watchdog files complaint against Salas over alleged campaign finance violations
A Washington-based watchdog asked the Federal Elections Commission to open a probe not just over taped-up signs but to "also ensure that Salas has not used any other state campaign assets for his federal campaign."
