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Is Congressional Candidate Christy Smith Violating FEC Rules, Not Disclosing Campaign Staff Salaries?

November 2, 2020 1:14 pmNovember 2, 2020 1:16 pm

The Federal Elections Commission is unambiguous when it comes to the reporting of recipients of salary payments of campaign staff: The name of the individual must be listed. Congressional candidate for California’s 25th Christy Smith is not reporting the names...

Katie Hill Cuts Goofy Ad for Christy Smith

May 10, 2020 10:00 amJune 30, 2020 1:39 pm

For weeks now, the race in California 25 has been tightening. When freshman incumbent Katie Hill was forced to resign amid accusations of sexual and other workplace improprieties, it was assumed that her 8-point victory over incumbent Republican Steve Knight...

Katie Hill Got Steve Knight’s Concession on Voicemail

November 10, 2018 6:00 amNovember 11, 2018 5:16 am

California 25 was one of the Democrats’ top midterm targets and they successfully captured it this week when first-time candidate Katie Hill toppled two-term Republican Rep. Steve Knight. Even before the race had been officially called, Knight phoned the 31-year-old...