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Vince Fong Officially Cleared To Run For Both U.S. House Seat and Assembly

May 4, 2024 3:25 pmMay 4, 2024 3:26 pm

Secretary of State Shirley Weber announced this week that she filed an abandonment of appeal in pursuing her effort to stop Assemblyman Vince Fong (R-Bakersfield) from running in both a Congressional and Assembly race this year, officially greenlighting Fong to...

Appeals Court Rules In Favor Of Allowing Assm. Vince Fong To Appear In Two Elections This November

April 12, 2024 12:42 pmApril 12, 2024 12:42 pm

A decision by the California 3rd District Court of Appeal made earlier this week found that Assemblyman Vince Fong (R-Bakersfield) will be allowed to run in both a Congressional and Assembly race this November, despite opposition from Secretary of State...

Assemblyman Fong Advances In 20th House District Special Election

March 20, 2024 12:08 pmMarch 20, 2024 12:11 pm

Assemblyman Vince Fong (R-Bakersfield) advanced to the May 21st runoff election for the 2oth U.S. Congressional District on Tuesday in a special election to replace former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who retired from the House late last year. After a...

High School Personal Finance Course Ballot Measure Submits Nearly 900,000 Signatures

March 13, 2024 5:36 pmMarch 13, 2024 5:37 pm

A ballot measure proposal to make personal finance a required course for graduation from High School in California handed in nearly 900,000 signatures to country registrars on Tuesday, strongly poising the measure to be on the 2024 November ballot. Since...

Gov. Newsom Announces Special Election For McCarthy’s Former District

January 8, 2024 6:45 pmJanuary 8, 2024 6:45 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Monday that the special election primary for the 20th Congressional District, which former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) vacated early last month, will be held on March 19th, with the special general election, if needed,...

California Judge Decides Vince Fong Can Run for Congress in 2024

December 28, 2023 7:09 pmDecember 28, 2023 7:09 pm

Assemblyman Vince Fong, the Bakersfield representative who Congressman Kevin McCarthy endorsed to succeed him, got good news Thursday when a Sacramento Superior Court Judge ruled he can run for Congress. The question of his candidacy arose when the Republican Assemblyman...

California Secretary Of State Rules Vince Fong Ineligible For House Race

December 18, 2023 11:33 amDecember 18, 2023 11:34 am

The California Secretary of State’s office ruled during the weekend that Assemblyman Vince Fong (R-Bakersfield) cannot run for Congressman Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) 20th District House seat because of him already running for his Assembly seat again. For the last few...