Rudy Salas – California Globe

California Redistricting: How Newsom’s Plan Will Demolish Hard Fought GOP Gains

August 6, 2025 12:34 pmAugust 6, 2025 12:34 pm

For the last few weeks, threats from Governor Gavin Newsom to redistrict California mid-decade via a special election have grown from pretty empty words to counteract a similar Texas proposal, to a full on serious push. As political commentator and...

Assemblywoman Jasmeet Bains Announces 2026 Congressional Run Against Rep. David Valadao

July 16, 2025 5:17 pmJuly 16, 2025 5:17 pm

Assemblywoman Jasmeet Bains (D-Delano) announced on Wednesday that she will be running against Congressman David Valadao (R-CA) for the 22nd Congressional District seat in 2026. In a video announcement, Bains, a former physician, said that she is running for Congress...

CA Republican Congressional Members Show Strong Q1 Donation Earnings

April 19, 2025 11:41 amApril 19, 2025 11:41 am

New first quarter donation earnings released this week saw huge gains for GOP House members in battleground districts across the state, showing that the 2026 election is likely to be as contentious as the 2024 election. According to the Q1...

Where Do The CA Battleground House Races Stand A Day Later

November 7, 2024 2:45 amNovember 7, 2024 2:46 am

For the House races in California, many were decided on Tuesday night or early Wednesday. However, with six huge battleground races out there, enough to possibly decide which party gets the House, we’ll take a look at where they are...

Congressman Valadao, Salas Remain Neck and Neck in Close Race

October 29, 2024 12:46 pmOctober 29, 2024 12:46 pm

A new Emerson College poll released on Tuesday found that the 22nd Congressional District race, which covers the Southern part of the San Joaquin Valley, is currently too close to call, with former Assemblyman Rudy Salas (D) barely up over...

Democrats, GOP Have Poured Record Setting Amounts Into House Races This Year

October 15, 2024 1:18 pmOctober 15, 2024 1:18 pm

New campaign ad spending data that was paid out by U.S. House campaigns between September 11th and October 10th was released on Monday, showing many record-setting amounts being spent on races across California by both Democrats and Republicans. Since the...

New USC/Poly Poll Finds Tight Congressional Races Across California

September 26, 2024 2:45 amSeptember 26, 2024 2:46 am

A new USC/California State University, Long Beach/Cal Poly Pomona poll was released this week, showing that the six tightest congressional races in the state are all still too close to call, as all six are currently within the margin of...