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California Globe Interviews Former Rep. Darrell Issa

February 17, 2020 12:47 pmFebruary 17, 2020 12:54 pm

Many Californians remember Republican Congressman Darrell Issa for financing the successful recall petition drive of Democratic Gov. Gray Davis in 2003. In 2003, Issa was already a member of the House of Representatives from California. While Issa ran to replace...

Congressman Duncan Hunter Changes Plea to Guilty Over Campaign Fund Misuse

December 3, 2019 3:33 pmDecember 4, 2019 1:12 pm

The campaign finance scandal trial of Representative Duncan Hunter, a California Republican serving the 50th Congressional district in San Diego, took an unusual turn Monday as he changed his plea to guilty. 60 criminal counts and plane tickets for a...

Recall Effort Against Governor Newsom Gains National and International Exposure

December 2, 2019 2:56 pmDecember 3, 2019 12:31 pm

The recall petitions against Governor Gavin Newsom reached a high not seen since 2003 and made national and international news this past weekend. Making national news Major newspapers across the country, from the San Francisco Chronicle to publications in New...

Republicans Aim To Be Hunter Killers

September 27, 2019 10:45 amSeptember 27, 2019 12:10 pm

In California’s 50th district, Republicans Darrell Issa, Carl DeMaio and Brian Jones are challenging incumbent Duncan Hunter, who faces trial on corruption charges. Democrat Ammar Campa-Najjar, who lost to Hunter by only 3.4 percentage points last year, is also in...

New Berkeley Poll Pits California Republicans Against the Odds

October 8, 2018 6:57 pmOctober 10, 2018 3:23 pm

A newly released Berkeley IGS Poll of slightly over 5,000 likely voters in eight Congressional districts in California found that Democratic candidates are “well positioned to capture a number of GOP held seats.” According to the poll, Democrats lead comfortably...