Elizabeth Heng talked about her background and vision Monday for representing California's 16th District if she is elected to Congress in a speech to the Fresno Rotary Club. But at no time during her talk at the Cornerstone Conference Center did she directly address her rival's accusation that she has...
Elections Guru Nate Silver Gives Janz & Heng Little Chance of Winning
Noted statistician Nate Silver, who analyzes political elections for a living, sees two Republican incumbents in the Valley's congressional delegation losing their seats in the November election. Neither of them is Rep. Devin Nunes of Tulare. In "The 5 Big Takeaways From Our House Forecast" posted Friday at fivethirtyeight.com, Silver...
Like Facebook, Twitter Blocks Heng Video, Then Changes Mind
For the second time in a month, Elizabeth Heng said a social media service blocked her campaign video. And, for the second time in a month, a social media company restored it. This time around, Twitter removed Heng’s video on grounds that it violated the company’s policy. According to Heng’s...
Breaking Up is Hard to Do: Fired Heng Campaign Consultant Sues
A breakup between a Fresno congressional candidate and her former campaign management team is leading to bad blood and a pending court date. Elizabeth Heng’s former campaign consultant filed suit against her after she fired the firm in June. Heng’s attorney, Roger Bonakdar, said that the legal action is politically motivated....
National Spotlight Helps Heng. Will She Flip Blue Congressional Seat?
Getting banned on Facebook may have been the best thing to happen to Fresno congressional candidate Elizabeth Heng's campaign. In the least, it has elevated a second Valley congressional race into the national spotlight. Heng, a Republican, hopes to unseat seven-term Democrat Jim Costa of Fresno in the 16th District...
Heng Claims Victory as Facebook Restores Banned Campaign Ad
(Update, 8/08/18: this story now includes a statement from Facebook). Days after accusing Facebook of removing her campaign ad, congressional candidate Elizabeth Heng is claiming victory over the social media giant. According to Heng’s campaign, Facebook removed an ad that featured the candidate's life story because of violent images from...
Was Facebook Right or Wrong to Ban Heng's Campaign Ad?
Facebook turned down an ad for Republican congressional candidate Elizabeth Heng on Friday, her campaign said, deeming it too graphic for the social media site. Elements of the video focused on Heng's immigrant parents, who survived the atrocities inflicted by the Khmer Rouge communists during and following the 1975 end...
GV Wire Podcast: Election Brings Tight Races and Surprises
The GV Wire Podcast debuts today with a clear-eyed analysis into the results of last week's hard-fought California primary. In most cases, the top two candidates who will face off in November have been determined, although the outcome is still too close to call in several others. The results...
Will Elizabeth Heng Reach Her Next Big Goal of Beating Jim Costa?
There's no question that Elizabeth Heng is an achiever. Raised in Fresno, the 33-year-old Republican — and former Capitol Hill staffer — seeks to replace Rep. Jim Costa (D-Fresno) in the 16th Congressional District seat. Heng is the daughter of refugees from Cambodia. She attended elementary, middle and high school...