California Republican ditches party to save reelection bid in gerrymandered district

Rep. Kevin Kiley of Placer County, in an effort to distance himself from the GOP, is running for a third term as an independent.

California GOP lawmakers are incensed over a gas tax study. Rural groups say they need it

For more than a month, Republican lawmakers in California have blasted a legislative proposal to study alternatives to the state’s gas tax, declaring it a dishonest ploy by Democrats to hike taxes on

The field is set: Meet the candidates officially running for California governor

Eight Democrats and two Republicans have filed officially to run for California governor by the Friday deadline. The crowded field could give GOP candidates a boost.

Republican governor candidate Chad Bianco says he's the 'antithesis to California state government'

"I am the antithesis to California state government because I am going to take a nuclear bomb into that building and absolutely destroy everything that they do to us behind closed doors," Chad Bianco
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Fearing GOP upset, top California Democrat urges lagging candidates for governor to drop out of race

A GOP upset in California would reverberate across the nation’s political landscape. Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by nearly 2-to-1 statewide. Democrats also dominate the legislature, where Republicans have been reduced to powerless spectators.

Issa retires, endorses Desmond

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