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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 filings released this week show that Gonzalez narrowly outraised his Trump-supported primary foe in ...
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. Anthony Bouchard, one of the Republicans challenging Cheney, raised $213,000 in the second quarter of...
A 25-year-old Democrat aims to take David Valadaoâs Congressional seat in 2022, and announced his candidacy Thursday, joining four other candidates vying for the District 21 seat. Angel Lara's 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. âThis campaign is about taking back Californiaâs 21st Congressional district from Trumpâs Republican party,â Lara said. âThe Central Valley is my home and our community deserv...
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 Republicans who voted to impeach Trump for inciting an insurrection on January 6 when a violent pro-...