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Assemblyman Vince Fong and Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux will appear on the ballot again in November to vie for the next two-year term.

Local Republicans praised the former House speaker but unfashionable Bakersfield in the Central Valley largely greeted his exit with a shrug

McCarthy's announcement that he's retiring early from the House prompted sadness, but not surprise, in his Central Valley district, which is the most Republican in California.

McCarthy's announcement that he's retiring early from the House prompted sadness, but not surprise, in his Central Valley district, which is the most Republican in California.

Residents of this conservative yet rapidly changing inland California city watch the chaos in Washington with patience and resolve

In California Rep. Kevin McCarthy's hometown of Bakersfield, supporters cursed the scorched-earth politics in Washington that cost him his job as speaker of the House.

In California Rep. Kevin McCarthy's hometown of Bakersfield, supporters cursed the scorched-earth politics in Washington that cost him his job as speaker of the House.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is pledging to pass legislation to raise the nation’s debt ceiling — but only if coupled with a cap on future federal spending

Since Donald Trump's indictment on felony charges, Kari Lake and Marjorie Taylor Greene have been rallying for him to try to raise their own stature in the GOP.

While House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is in vocal support of Trump, reaction in his California district is much more nuanced.