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Duarte Close to Victory in Close House District 13 Race

November 14, 2024 2:45 amNovember 14, 2024 2:46 am

Two years ago, a little known pistachio farmer and businessman from Modesto named John Duarte managed to get a surprise victory in California’s 13th Congressional District, defeating then-Assem. blyman Adam Gray by 564 votes. It was the closest House election...

Rep. John Duarte Narrowly Beats Former Assemblyman Adam Gray in Final 13th District House Debate

November 1, 2024 1:05 pmNovember 1, 2024 1:05 pm

Congressman in John Duarte (R-CA) managed to beat former Assemblyman Adam Gray in a Fox/CBS 13th Congressional district debate in Sacramento on Thursday, despite Gray taking more moderate positions on issues than he has had in the past, in an...

New Investigation Finds Former Assemblyman Adam Gray Gave Nearly $40K in Campaign Funds To Family Members

October 23, 2024 2:45 amOctober 23, 2024 7:38 am

A new investigation this week revealed that former Assemblyman and current Congressional candidate for the 13th Congressional District Adam Gray (D) spent around $40,000 of campaign funds by paying his own family members between 2012 and 2019. Gray is currently...

California is Well Represented on List of US Cities With the Most Rats

September 21, 2024 5:44 pmSeptember 22, 2024 12:33 pm

Nobody wants to live around rats, yet the top 50 rodent-infested U.S. cities are unsurprisingly mostly Democrat-run cities. So the rats aren’t just dirty little furry creatures with long tails – the rats infest Mayoral chambers across the U.S. as...

Vince Fong Resigns From Assembly to Serve Remainder Of Kevin McCarthy’s Term D.C.

May 27, 2024 2:37 pmMay 27, 2024 2:37 pm

Assemblyman Vince Fong (R-Bakersfield) resigned from office this past weekend in order to serve the remainder of former Speaker and Congressman Kevin McCarthy’s term in Congress in Washington. For months, Fong faced numerous political and legal challenges over running for...

Assemblyman Vince Fong Wins Special Election to Complete Kevin McCarthy’s House Term

May 22, 2024 2:48 pmMay 22, 2024 2:51 pm

Assemblyman Vince Fong (R-Bakersfield) defeated Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux (R) in the 20th Congressional District special election on Tuesday, officially replacing former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in the district. The 20th special district race was the most covered Congressional...

Reedley ‘Lab’ Prompts Legislation

April 26, 2024 4:48 pmApril 26, 2024 4:48 pm

Sometimes, a near tragedy can lead to some good. This week, Rep. Jim Costa (D-Fresno) introduced a bill that will simplify communication between government agencies, create a “single point of contact” when a skectchy lab is discovered, and have companies...