It’s not unusual for independent expenditure money to pour into a race. But it is uncommon for a contributor to go solo. Dan Gerawan, owner of Fresno-based Gerawan Farms, spent $19,200 each on two independent expenditures opposing Democratic candidates in the Central Valley. Instead of contributing the money to a...
He Voted for Farm Worker Overtime. Farm Interests Try to Make Him Pay.
Agricultural interests have poured $420,000 in recent days into a push to unseat Bakersfield Democrat Rudy Salas Jr., who voted for a landmark bill in 2016 granting farm workers overtime. Justin Mendes, a Hanford city councilman, is the Republican challenger in one of the few Assembly seats in California where Republicans...
Voting Machine Error Found. Salas Now Leads Assembly Primary.
A glitch in a Kings County voting machine changed an Assembly primary. Until certified results came out today (June 26), Justin Mendes led incumbent Rudy Salas Jr. in the District 32 race covering Kings and Kern counties. After election night, Mendes, a Republican Hanford city councilman, led Democrat Salas 52%-48%....
South Valley Assembly Seat Prime for Flipping
Republicans should be optimistic about flipping a state Assembly seat representing Kings and Kern counties. Assembly District 32 might be the Republicans' best chance to turn a blue seat red come November. Republican Justin Mendes, a Hanford councilman, is celebrating after garnering a primary win over Democratic incumbent Rudy Salas...