Schiff, 64, has represented communities in Los Angeles and the San Gabriel Valley for nearly three decades. Schiff was an assistant U.S. attorney — a federal prosecutor — before being elected in 1996 to represent a Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena district in the state Senate, which he did for four years. He was elected to the House of
Newman, 59, was first elected to the California Senate in 2016, defeating Republican Ling Ling Chang. But his victory in a closely divided district did not hold. Voters recalled Newman in 2018 and replaced him with Chang following a GOP attack over his siding with his fellow Democrats in voting to increase the state’s gas
The two also differ on President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, which is providing hundreds of billions of dollars in tax credits to solar, wind and other green energy projects. Schiff voted for the 2022 law. “This is an extraordinary victory for our economy, our planet, and our people — and we must keep the momentum
FIRST ON FOX – Ohio Republican Bernie Moreno is hitting incumbent Democrat Sen. Sherrod Brown on his Inflation Reduction Act vote in a new ad that’s part of a $25 million new buy ahead of Election Day. The 30-second ad spot, which will run on television and digitally, opens with a single mother from Versailles,
Chambers, a community justice advocate, was elected to the Compton City Council in 2019, and prides herself on her record of improving street lighting, cultivating job growth and helping small businesses in the city. She stepped down in 2022 to work as an external affairs manager for the California Department of Justice. She has also
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade two years ago has made abortion a defining issue in the 2024 election, from the top of the ballot all the way down to local races. Though California law largely protects the right to abortion, which will not appear on the statewide ballot, candidates’ positions
Schiff says fixing the asylum process long term, in a way that addresses public safety and also keeps migrants safe, will require comprehensive immigration reform. That, he said, will mean ensuring migrants can apply for protections before leaving their country of origin; hiring more judges and interpreters to address systemic backlogs; and providing resources for
The Republican running for Senate in Virginia was asked about lagging military recruitment numbers during a debate and bizarrely put the blame squarely on drag queens in the Navy. Hung Cao, a retired Navy Captain who served in the role for 25 years, is challenging incumbent Democrat Senator Tim Kaine. The pair faced off against him during
Montana U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy, a Republican, ripped his opponent, incumbent Democrat Sen. Jon Tester, for his ties to lobbyists during a debate on Monday. Tester is seeking to hold onto his Senate seat to continue representing the red state of Montana in a race that could determine which party controls the upper chamber
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer needs to “immediately reconvene” the upper chamber so it can consider measures to approve FEMA funding in the wake of Hurricane Helene’s devastation, Sen. Rick Scott said in a statement today. “While I know from my experience with previous hurricanes that FEMA and SBA damage assessments take time, I am