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California’s House Democrats Voted to Oppose Bill Protecting Babies Born Alive in Botched Abortions

January 12, 2023 9:18 amJanuary 12, 2023 12:02 pm

House Democrats voted nearly unanimously Wednesday in opposition to a bill to protect babies born alive following a botched abortion – and all of California’s Democrat House delegation voted against it. House Republicans passed the bill requiring doctors to care for...

Congressman Mike Garcia Defeats Christy Smith 3rd Time To Win 27th House District

November 17, 2022 12:37 pm

Congressman Mike Garcia (R-CA) was announced as the winner of the 27th District House race on Wednesday, defeating former Assemblywoman Christy Smith for the third time in a row, and being the deciding race in helping the GOP clinch a...

Nine Critical House Races In Play For Both Parties In California

November 8, 2022 1:37 pm

House races across the U.S. began in Tuesday’s Midterm Election, with the GOP expected by 84% to retake Congress. However, with the Republicans needing 30 of the competitive seats to take control, and Democrats needing 53 competitive seats to stay...

Brian Maryott Could Overtake Rep. Mike Levin In 49th District House Race

October 27, 2022 2:30 amOctober 26, 2022 9:04 pm

Multiple House race prediction sites on Wednesday improved the odds that former San Juan Capistrano Mayor and City Councilman Brian Maryott could overtake Congressman Mike Levin (D-CA) in the upcoming 49th District House race. Despite being close early this summer...

Two On-The-Fence Congressional Elections In California May Hold Key to GOP Flipping House

October 10, 2022 2:30 amOctober 9, 2022 11:05 am

With only a month to go before the mid-term elections, polls have found that two California congressional districts, the new 22nd and and 27th districts, are currently toss-ups and may play a big part in if the GOP takes control...

Rep. Mike Garcia vs. Assemblywoman Smith Round 3

June 6, 2022 1:28 pm

With mid-terms heating up and the primary election on Tuesday, the California Globe gives a look at what is projected to be one of the closest Congressional races not only in California in 2022, but the entire country: California’s 27th...

California’s Right Turn Signal

May 24, 2022 7:30 amMay 31, 2022 2:47 pm

Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. There’s something going on here For as long as California Globe has been chronicling the state’s politics, conservatives who have watched the state turn purple then blue...