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California state Assemblymember Rudy Salas (D) is jumping into the race against Rep. David Valadao (R-Calif.), giving Democrats a top recruit to take on one of the most vulnerable GOP incumbents next year.

Getty The 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump for inciting the January 6 insurrection are fully aware that the former President and his acolytes are determined to kick them out of their seats from South Carolina to California. By Manu Raju and Alex Rogers, CNN Former President Donald Trump made his return to campaign politics last month by trekking to northern Ohio to take revenge on one of the 10 Republicans who voted to impeach him: Rep. Anthony Gonzalez. But new campaign finance ...

Cheney and Kinzinger have emerged as two of the most vocal Trump critics in the House Republican Conference since the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol that preceded the former president’s second impeachment. That criticism has earned each of them a set of primary challengers, many of whom are hoping to capitalize on Trump’s remaining influence within the GOP to win their party’s nomination next year. But so far, none have managed to out-raise Cheney or Kinzinger.  In Wyoming, state Sen. A...

A 25-year-old Democrat aims to take David Valadao’s Congressional seat in 2022, and announced his candidacy Thursday, joining four other candidates vying for the District 21 seat. Angel Laras primary motivation is to flip the district by replacing Republican Valadao, according to a press release. The seat represents Kings County, along with portions of Fresno, Kern and Tulare counties.  “This campaign is about taking back California’s 21st Congressional district from Trumpâ€...

Cheney ousted from leadership post. The other 9 Republicans who voted to impeach Trump have also faced a backlash. The move sends a high-profile message about the Republican Party’s priorities, its ongoing loyalty to the former President and the limited extent to which it is willing to tolerate dissent even after Trump’s election lies incited a deadly attack on the US Capitol. Prior to losing her leadership role, Cheney was the No. 3 House Republican and the highest-ranking of the 10 House ...

Republican David Valadao Faces Censure Attempt For Voting to Impeach Trump On 2/18/21 at 10:52 AM EST Another Republican member of Congress is facing censure over the decision to support former President Donald Trumps impeachment. Representative David Valadao of California will face possible censure by delegates at the states GOP convention this weekend, according to a report published Thursday by the California Republican Party spokeswoman Samantha Henson told Newsweek, "Delegates will be ab...

Print Nearly a month after objecting to electoral votes cast for President Biden, Rep. Mike Garcia wanted to clear the air. In a lengthy Jan. 30 op-ed in a local newspaper, the Santa Clarita Republican and former Navy fighter jet pilot denounced the blowback on social media that branded him “a seditionist, a traitor, or even worse.” Roughly 150 miles to the north, Rep. David Valadao also had some explaining to do after voting to impeach President Trump for his part in inciting the deadly ri...

1 Feb 2021 Seven of the ten Republicans who voted in January to impeach former President Donald Trump face primary challenges, according to Newsweek. “Ten Republicans joined Democrats in impeaching Trump a historic second time, a move that was quickly met with condemnation back in their home states,” the report said. Chris Mathys, a former city council member in Fresno, California, told the outlet that, after his last election he had initially chosen not to seek office again. However, “th...

10 Republicans Voted to Impeach Trump, 7 Already Facing Challenges for Their Seats in Congress On 1/29/21 at 5:00 AM EST Some of the Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump in January are already having their seats challenged and their ability to hold onto their place in Congress may be dependent on the moves the former president makes in the next 18 months. Ten Republicans joined Democrats in impeaching Trump a historic second time, a move that was quickly met with conde...

House Republicans who voted to impeach face backlash at home in test of Trumps staying power CNN 1/30/2021 © Provided by CNN The 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump are facing a wave of anger at home, with Republican officials, donors and voters condemning their votes and primary challengers launching their campaigns early. The backlash has turned their 2022 primaries into tests of how long Trump can hold the stage in Republican politics and whether GOP ...