Results are being closely-watched in a Fresno County-area congressional race that could impact the balance of power in the U.S. House of Representatives. As of Thursday, Democratic incumbent TJ Cox is trailing Republican challenger David Valadao by 3,033 votes in the Valley's 21st Congressional District race. It's one of numerous undecided...
Valadao Leads Cox in Congressional Rematch. When Will Winner Be Known?
As election prognosticators expected, the congressional race between incumbent TJ Cox and David Valadao was close after Election Night and could take time to determine a winner. Valadao, the Hanford Republican, leads by 3,033 votes as of Wednesday morning. Cox, the Fresno Democrat, won the seat in 2018 by 862...
Congressional Races: Costa Declares Victory, Nunes Up, Cox Close
There is a point on a country road south of Fresno where the three congressional districts representing a bulk of the county intersect. Lone Star Elementary School sits just south of the line in TJ Cox's district. To the west of boundary is are trees growing with produce in Jim...
Congressional Races: Costa Declares Victory, Nunes Up, Cox Close
There is a point on a country road south of Fresno where the three congressional districts representing a bulk of the county intersect. Lone Star Elementary School sits just south of the line in TJ Cox's district. To the west of boundary is are trees growing with produce in Jim...
Record-Breaking Money Pours In for Cox-Valadao Slugfest
Not only have Central Valley congressional candidates raised more than they did in 2018, they have all set personal bests. TJ Cox, David Valadao, Jim Costa and Devin Nunes have all set record breaking years to increase their war chests according to the Federal Election Commission figures. The latest reporting...
Panel Begins Scrub of City Place Names for ‘Racist’ Connections
The Fresno Historic Preservation Commission meeting takes on new significance tonight as it meets tonight virtually. The commission will discuss its new task — evaluating names of city facilities and provide a recommendation on those names after a controversial historical or cultural figure. The city council approved the resolution on...
We Fact Checked the Accusations in Cox – Valadao TV Debate
TJ Cox and David Valadao did manage to talk about important congressional issues like COVID-19, the economy and forest management. But, the first half of their hour-long debate centered on responding to each other's campaign ads. Cox (D-Fresno) is running for his second term against former three-term congressman Valadao (R-Hanford)...
Opinion: TJ Cox Is Fighting to Bring Water to the Taps and the Fields
Kerman is an hour drive from David Valadao’s home but it might as well have been on another planet. For six years Valadao supposedly represented Congressional District 21, and for all six he was mostly missing in action. Mr. Valadao graced us with his presence once during his tenure, and...
Who Isn’t That Masked Man? Cox, Valadao Trade Accusations.
It's hard to avoid the hard-hitting ads in the TJ Cox-David Valadao congressional race for anyone who watches TV. Cox, the first term Fresno Democrat, is in a rematch against Valadao, the former Republican office holder. Round 1 in 2018 went to Cox, winning the 21st Congressional District race by...
TJ Cox Endorsed by US Chamber of Commerce in Race vs. Valadao
The usually Republican-leaning U.S. Chamber of Commerce is going bipartisan with its endorsement in races for the House of Representatives this November. And, Rep. TJ Cox of Fresno is among 23 freshman Democrats endorsed by the influential business group. “Small businesses are the backbone of our Central Valley communities and...