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☆ Here are the 6 California Republicans up for reelection whose competitive districts could determine the House majority in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-31 | by ( John L. Dorman | Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

And it is in these districts, from the Central Valley to the outskirts of Los Angeles and down to Orange County, where the House majority will likely be won or lost in 2024. Republicans currently hold a slim 218-seat majority, a precarious position for the party as the 213-member House Democratic Caucus works to flip the chamber this year. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty ImagesKen Calvert, 41st DistrictFirst elected to the House: 1992AdvertisementCalvert is the longest-serving California Republican in Congress. Calvert won most of his races by large margins before redistricting, and he last faced a truly competitive reelection fight in 2008. Valadao's return to Congress was overshadowed by his decision to become one of 10 House Republicans to vote to impeach President Donald Trump in the aftermath of the Capitol riot.

Persons: —, Kevin McCarthy —, Joe Biden, Young Kim, Bill Clark, Kim, Ed Royce, Gil Cisneros, McCarthy, Cisneros, Biden, She'll, Joe Kerr, Michelle Steel, Harley Rouda, Rouda, Dana Rohrabacher, Steel, Jay Chen, Derek Tran, Mike Garcia, Tom Williams, Garcia, Katie Hill, Christy Smith, Smith, George Whitesides, Ken Calvert, Calvert, he's, Will Rollins, Rollins, John Duarte, Duarte isn't, Duarte, Jim Jordan's, Jordan, Mike Johnson of, Democrat Adam Gray, Gray, David Valadao, Valadao, TJ Cox, Valadao's, Donald Trump, Rudy Salas, Salas Organizations: Service, Golden State, Business, Republicans, Democratic Caucus, Inc, Getty, California State Assembly, GOP, Democratic, Navy, Biden, NASA, onetime Virgin Galactic, District, California Republican, Republican, House Democrats, Democrat, Trump, Democratic Rep, Capitol Locations: California, Bakersfield, Golden, Los Angeles, Orange County, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Steel, Los Angeles County, Riverside County, Congress, Inland, Corona, Mike Johnson of Louisiana

☆ What to watch for on Super Tuesday
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Gregory Krieg | Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Here are 9 things to watch for:The night the lights go out on HaleyBarring a stunning upset – actually, multiple stunning upsets across the country – Super Tuesday is looking like the end of the road for Haley. While Haley has said she would stay in the race through at least Super Tuesday, she has not hinted at an exit. A North Carolina governor’s race with implications up and down the ballotOn a Super Tuesday with an unusual lack of spice, the North Carolina gubernatorial primary is a rare exception. Mark Robinson and Democratic state Attorney General Josh Stein are expected to coast to their parties’ respective nominations. Down-ballot in Texas, there’s more to watch, starting with the payback campaign of Attorney General Ken Paxton.

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☆ GOP politicians are saying they've always cared about IVF. Bills they've supported indicate otherwise.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Republicans are rallying around IVF access after a controversial Alabama Supreme Court ruling. The issue has been further fueled by a House bill to recognize human life at fertilization. Democratic candidate Elissa Slotkin, who is running against Rogers for Senate, pointed out that Rogers has co-sponsored four bills with similar language to the House bill while in Congress. President Joe Biden's campaign and Vice President Kamala Harris have also lobbed criticism regarding the Alabama Supreme Court decision, specifically calling out Trump. What’s happening in Alabama is a direct result of Donald Trump’s Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.

Persons: —, Michelle Steel, Steel, Ashley Hinson, — Ashley Hinson, Hinson, Nancy Mace, @RepNancyMace, Mace, Axios, Mike Rogers, Elissa Slotkin, Rogers, Slotkin, Mike, Jim Jordan, don’t, jg0tf0scGV — Elissa Slotkin, Donald Trump, Karoline Leavitt, Joe Biden's, Kamala Harris, Trump, Harris, Donald Trump's, Roe, Wade, Donald Trump’s, CWOZ1IWpY3 — Kamala Harris, Crooked Joe Biden, Steven Cheung, Biden, Dobbs, Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh, Neil Gorsuch — Organizations: Service, The Alabama, GOP, —, 125, Republicans, Steel, Business Insider, South Carolina Rep, Democratic, Rogers, Senate, Alabama, ABC, Jackson, Health Organization Locations: Alabama, California, Michigan, @KamalaHarris

☆ Republicans under scrutiny for supporting conception bill in wake of Alabama IVF ruling
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Melanie Zanona | Lauren Fox | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

But Democrats say that is incongruous with the House GOP legislation defining life as beginning at conception. But Steel is also a co-sponsor of the Life at Conception Act — which Democrats have been quick to point out. Steel’s office has not yet returned a request for comment on how she squares those two positions, nor have other House Republicans who expressed support for IVF while being co-sponsors of the House bill. And on Monday, the House Democrats’ campaign arm convened a press call with Reproductive Freedom for All to further hammer House Republicans over the issue. Still, Bacon argued the purpose of the bill is not to ban IVF, despite Democrats claiming otherwise.

Persons: Alex Mooney, Mike Johnson –, —, GOP Sen, Rand Paul of Kentucky, Michelle Steel, Harris, Suzan DelBene, Don Bacon of Nebraska, Bacon, Mooney, ” Bacon, ” Organizations: GOP, Alabama Supreme, Biden, Republicans, PAC, House Democrats, Democrats, “, Alabama, ”, Democratic Congressional, Republican, CNN Locations: Alabama, West Virginia, California

☆ 125 House Republicans — including Speaker Mike Johnson — back a 'life at conception' bill without any IVF exception
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

IVF treatments have been halted in Alabama after a ruling declared frozen embryos to be human life. Most House Republicans back a bill making a similar argument — with no IVF exception. Most House Republicans have cosponsored a bill declaring that life begins from the moment of conception, a position under increased scrutiny after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are "unborn children." This Congress, 125 House Republicans — including Speaker Mike Johnson — have cosponsored the "Life at Conception Act," which states that the term "human being" includes "all stages of life, including the moment of fertilization, cloning, or other moment at which an individual member of the human species comes into being." AdvertisementSome House Republicans in swing seats who have previously cosponsored the Life at Conception Act have done the same, including current cosponsor Reps. Michelle Steel of California and past cosponsor David Schweikert of Arizona.

Persons: Mike Johnson —, Republican Sen, Rand Paul of Kentucky, Alexander Mooney, Johnson, Michelle Steel, cosponsor David Schweikert, David Schweikert, Courtney Rice, Nancy Mace, Axios Organizations: Republicans, Alabama, Conception, Republican, GOP, —, Democratic Congressional, PAC, House Democrats, Democratic Locations: Alabama, California, Arizona, South Carolina

☆ GOP lawmakers and candidates race to distance themselves from Alabama court decision
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Lauren Fox | Melanie Zanona | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

A number of congressional Republicans running in 2024 are swiftly distancing themselves from a controversial Alabama Supreme Court ruling seen as infringing on IVF, the latest obstacle for GOP candidates in the post-Roe era. IVF allowed me, as it has so many others, to start my family,” California Republican Rep. Michelle Steel, who represents a district carried by Biden, said on X. On the campaign trail though, the National Republican Congressional Committee is trying to help candidates navigate what is emerging as a tricky political moment. The memo tells candidates to “express support for IVF” and “oppose restrictions” on the procedure. Even some conservatives are going out of their way to express support for IVF and distance themselves from the Alabama ruling.

Persons: Michelle Steel, Biden, “, Don Bacon, Republicans ’, Roe, Wade, Mike Berg, Larry Hogan, Dave McCormick, ”, Sen, Tommy Tuberville, Mike Lawler, Nick LaLota, Nancy Mace, Matt Gaetz, CNN’s Abby Phillip, Kat Cammack, ” Cammack Organizations: Democratic, GOP, ” California Republican, ” Republican, Republicans, National Republican, National Republican Senatorial Campaign, CNN, Republican Senate, Maryland Gov, US, NBC, ”, Republican, New York Republican, Biden, Republican Party, Women’s Caucus, Florida Republican Locations: Alabama, ” California, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, New York, South Carolina, Florida

☆ Why the race for the House is the one to watch in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( Simone Pathe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

CNN —It won’t suck up anywhere near the oxygen of the presidential election, but the race for the US House of Representatives may be the most exciting campaign to watch in 2024. But in the House, Republicans’ shrinking majority has underscored the importance of the balance of power in Washington. House Republicans currently control 219 seats to Democrats’ 212, with four vacancies. Santos was expelled from the House last year, but he’s not absent from the race. Seats Republicans are targetingThe House GOP campaign arm releases a similar target list, which includes 37 offensive seats this year.

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☆ Temu returns to Super Bowl ad slate as lawmaker ire swells
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | In Gabrielle-Fonrouge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Temu, the controversial Chinese e-commerce giant looking to take on Amazon , is returning to the big game on Sunday with a Super Bowl ad that lawmakers are calling on Paramount Global and CBS not to run. The multi-million dollar investment put Temu on the map and by the end of 2023, it was the No. On Wednesday, 11 Republican lawmakers sent a letter to the CEOs of CBS, which is airing the Super Bowl, and parent company Paramount urging them not to run the advertisement. "Specifically, Temu 'does not have any system to ensure compliance with the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). Allowing Temu's commercial to air "would be a touchdown for the Chinese Communist Party against the home team," the letter stated.

Persons: haven't, Temu, Carol Miller, Byron Donalds, Jim Banks, Nicole Malliotakis, Christopher Smith, Pete Stauber, Ronny Jackson, Michelle Steel, Beth Van Duyne, James Baird, Mike Carey Organizations: Paramount Global, CBS, PDD Holdings, U.S, Republican, Paramount, Bowl, Chinese Community Party, Uyghur, Labor, Chinese Communist Party, Reps, Ohio . Paramount Locations: U.S, United States, Ohio

The leading Democrat in the primary is George Whitesides, a former NASA chief of staff supported by the campaign arm of House Democrats. A STRONGLY DEMOCRATIC DISTRICT THAT VOTES REPUBLICANThe Central Valley farm belt is a political conundrum. Gray, who is backed by the campaign arm of House Democrats, argues that his party can’t reclaim the House majority without winning his district. Rollins, who is backed by the campaign arm of House Democrats, says it's time for new leadership and has depicted Calvert as an extremist. “House Democrats are ready to find common ground and a bipartisan path forward.”

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's wide-open U.S. Senate race shifts to Sacramento on Saturday as the leading Democratic candidates work to woo activists in search of a state party endorsement ahead of the March primary. The state's last two U.S. Senate races — in 2016 and 2018 — each featured two Democrats. The Senate candidates will each take turns speaking during a forum shortly before delegates cast their votes. An endorsement from the state Democratic Party can boost a campaign in a competitive primary, but it doesn't necessarily signal how the wider electorate feels about the race as party delegates tend to be more liberal. “The reality is, is that you can’t win the House if you don’t win seats here in California."

Persons: Adam Schiff, Katie Porter, Barbara Lee, Lexi Reese, Sen, Laphonza Butler, Dianne Feinstein, Butler isn't, Schiff, Nancy Pelosi, Porter, Lee, Kevin de Leon, Feinstein, “, Matt Barreto, aren't, Rusty Hicks, ”, Andrew Acosta, Hicks, Republicans John Duarte, David Valadao, Mike Garcia, Michelle Steel, Young Kim, ” Hicks Organizations: Senate, Democratic, U.S, Reps, California Democratic, Democratic Party, University of California, Democratic National Committee, U.S . Senate, U.S . House, Republicans, Representatives Locations: SACRAMENTO, Calif, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Israel, Washington, California, Gaza, Afghanistan, Central, Southern California

☆ Republicans Fear Jordan Speaker Bid Could Cost Them House Majority
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Annie Karni | More About Annie Karni | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Steel Supports Extremism,” the billboard reads. “Stop the extremism.”The advertising campaign, paid for by the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, is part of a broad effort by Democrats to target Republicans like Ms. Steel, who represent congressional districts that President Biden won in 2020. lawmakers have stood on the House floor this week and cast their votes to put Mr. Jordan second in line to the presidency. Another group, the Congressional Integrity Project, began a digital ad campaign this week in those same districts, focusing on Mr. Jordan and his attempts to overthrow the 2020 election. “Every House Republican who votes for Jim Jordan to be speaker of the House should be held accountable for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, his role in the Jan. 6 fake electors plot, and his continued attacks on our democracy,” said Kyle Herrig, the executive director of the advocacy organization.

Persons: Michelle Steel, Donald J, Trump, Jim Jordan, “, Steel, Biden, Jordan, ”, Kyle Herrig Organizations: Congressional, Republican, Steel, Progressive, Ms Locations: Buena Park, Ohio

☆ Some vulnerable Republicans aren't cashing Marjorie Taylor Greene's $2,000 checks
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Marjorie Taylor Greene sent $2,000 checks to 18 of her colleagues' campaigns in March. But spokespeople for two of those vulnerable Republicans — Rep. Derrick Van Orden of Wisconsin and Rep. Michelle Steel of California — now say that their campaigns didn't end up cashing the checks. Though the March 29 contributions appear in Greene's campaign filings with the Federal Election Commission, they never appeared in Van Orden or Steel's filings. Greene's campaign, which did not respond to Insider's request for comment, has not amended its filings with the Federal Election Commission to reflect that the checks were never cashed. Van Orden represents a swing district, and Democrats are eager to tie more vulnerable Republican candidates to the party's electorally toxic far right.

Persons: Marjorie Taylor Greene, —, Derrick Van Orden's, Michelle Steel's, she'd, Derrick Van Orden, Michelle Steel, Van Orden's, Van Orden, Orden, Greene, Jamaal Bowman, Derrick Van, — Kim Bernice Nguyen, Derek Tran —, who's, Steel, MAGA, Tran Organizations: Service, pugnacious Georgia Republican, Republicans — Rep, Derrick Van Orden of Wisconsin, Federal, Commission, Van Orden, Democratic Rep, —, Derrick Van Orden Press, Georgia Republican, Orange County Register, Democratic Locations: Derrick Van Orden of, California, Van, Washington, Orange

☆ A Democratic House candidate said he was dropping out of the race because of a 'lack of joy.' Eight hours later, he said it was a mistake and is still in the race
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The campaign of House candidate Aditya Pai sent out an email Thursday morning dropping out of the race. Eight hours later, the campaign reversed course in a follow-up email. Eight hours later, it sent a follow-up message saying he was "not going anywhere." Eight hours later, Pai's campaign sent out an email with a completely different message: "I am not going anywhere." Pai's campaign is currently sitting on just over $81,000, about $26,000 more than fellow Democratic candidate Kim Nguyen.

Persons: Aditya Pai, candidate's, Michelle Steel, baring, Pai, Cheyenne Hunt, Kim Nguyen, Steel Organizations: Service, Democratic, Congressional, Republican, Orange County Register, FEC Locations: Wall, Silicon, California's, Orange, Cheyenne

☆ GOP Rep. Michelle Steel wins re-election in contentious House race between 2 Asian Americans
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Kimmy Yam | Kimmy Yam Is A Reporter For Nbc Asian America. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

After a contentious race in Orange County, California, Republican incumbent Michelle Steel will represent the redrawn 45th Congressional District. Steel defeated Democrat Jay Chen in a rare matchup between two Asian American candidates. Prior to serving in Congress, Steel was a supervisor and chairwoman of the Orange County Board of Supervisors. The political shift has been driven by the growth of the Asian American and Pacific Islander population in the area. On Monday, dozens of Asian American organizations, including Asian Americans Advancing Justice — AAJC and the Orange County Asian and Pacific Islander Community Alliance, condemned candidates “using sinophobia, a fear or dislike of China” in a letter.

In Arizona Senate, Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly is ahead of Republican Blake Masters by 115,000 votes with 80% in. On Dobbs, the national exit poll showed 27% of voters picking abortion as their No. And remember that our final NBC News poll found Trump as one of the most unpopular political figures we measured, especially compared with President Biden. In each state, those Democratic secretaries of state nominees were running against Republicans who cast doubt on the 2020 election result. Two of those five feature Democrat vs. Democrat contests, thanks to the state’s Top 2 primary, so those will stay in the Democratic column.

Rep. Michelle Steel is running against Democrat Jay Chen in California's 45th Congressional District. The 45th District is home to Little Saigon, which contains the largest Vietnamese population in the nation. 2022 General EmbedsCalifornia's 45th Congressional District CandidatesSteel sits on the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Education and Labor. Voting history for California's 45th Congressional DistrictCalifornia's 45th Congressional District straddles Los Angeles County and Orange County — the third largest in the state — and includes Little Saigon, home to the largest Vietnamese population in the United States. The pro-Republican Congressional Leadership Fund has alone accounted for more than half of that spending, with the National Republican Congressional Committee accounting for much of the rest.

☆ In California's conservative Little Saigon, a progressive unravelling among Vietnamese Americans switches up Orange County politics and raises the stakes for Republicans
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

The race in California's 45th House district has put a spotlight on its conservative Vietnamese American voter bloc in Little Saigon. Vietnamese American voters have long leaned conservative while the Asian American vote nationwide for decades trended Democratic. Westminster is the first city in the nation to have a Vietnamese American majority on the council, she added. "But what we've seen pretty clearly is that the Vietnamese community is home to diverse political perspectives." From a larger perspective, Joe said, Steel's strategy is short-sighted because it only reaches the immigrant Vietnamese conservative subgroup.

☆ Republican Rep. Young Kim faces off against Democrat Asif Mahmood in California's 40th Congressional District election
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Rep. Young Kim is running against Democrat Asif Mahmood in California's 40th Congressional District. The 40th District is an affluent, suburban district anchored in Orange County. CA-13CA-22CA-27CA-41CA-45CA-09CA-47CA-49 HouseRepublican Rep. Young Kim is vying for a second term against Democrat Asif Mahmood in California's 40th Congressional District. California's 40th Congressional District candidatesKim, a freshman representative, sits on the House Committees on Foreign Affairs, Science, Space and Technology, and Small Business. Voting history for California's 40th Congressional DistrictCalifornia's 40th Congressional District is an affluent, suburban district anchored in Orange County.

☆ Republican Rep. Michelle Steel faces off against Democrat Jay Chen in California's 45th Congressional District election
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Rep. Michelle Steel is running against Democrat Jay Chen in California's 45th Congressional District. The 45th District is home to Little Saigon, which contains the largest Vietnamese population in the nation. California's 45th Congressional District CandidatesSteel sits on the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Education and Labor. Voting history for California's 45th Congressional DistrictCalifornia's 45th Congressional District straddles Los Angeles County and Orange County — the third largest in the state — and includes Little Saigon, home to the largest Vietnamese population in the United States. The pro-Republican Congressional Leadership Fund has alone accounted for more than half of that spending, with the National Republican Congressional Committee accounting for much of the rest.

And the House Democrats’ campaign arm last week deployed hundreds of thousands of dollars to save its chairman in a Biden district north of New York City. “And I think that right there explains why this red wave is going to be so big.”The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the campaign arm for House Democrats, said it isn't throwing in the towel. “Nearly a week from Election Day, House Democrats are well positioned to retain the majority despite a Republican gerrymandered map and MAGA Republicans’ dark money-fueled campaigns. Connecticut’s 5th District: Democrats have already spent $4.5 million to re-elect Hayes in a district that backed Biden 54.6% to Trump's 43.9% in the last election. Between now and Election Day, Democrats said they plan to spend an additional $1.5 million in ads to combat comparable spending by Republicans.

☆ In California, two Asian Americans fight for a seat in the House — and with each other
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Kimmy Yam | Kimmy Yam Is A Reporter For Nbc Asian America. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

As the midterms loom, one key House race in California is drawing significant attention both to Asian Americans in the district, and from them. The race features a rare matchup between two Asian Americans, and the result hinges on Asian Americans, who make up about a third of the district’s voters. “I think here, we’re seeing a wake-up call,” Connie Chung Joe, chief executive of Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California, told NBC News. Within the electorate, almost half are of Vietnamese descent, one of the few Asian American groups that tends to lean right. It’s something, Joe said, that white candidates, for example, can “take for granted.”But Wong added that accusing another Asian American candidate of being disloyal “hurts the whole Asian American community.”As fiery as the race has been, it’s also reflective of a political maturation within the Asian American community, experts say.

In the next Congress, white men will also lead the House GOP campaign arm, the National Congressional Campaign Committee (NRCC), and occupy other lower-tier leadership spots. The highest leadership post that Republican women or minorities have reached is chair of the GOP Conference — the No. She's expected to remain the highest-ranking GOP woman in the whole of the next Congress as well, given that white men make up all but one member of the Senate GOP leadership team. Eighty GOP women are running for House seats in these midterms. For his part, Donalds, whom Trump once called a “rising star,” has not made diversity a central part of his campaign for conference chair.

☆ The Real Asian-American Race Issue
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( William Mcgurn | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

In a key California House race, the Republican and Democratic candidates have each accused the other of anti-Asian racism. That may not be surprising in a district where the Los Angeles Times says Asian-Americans enjoy a slight plurality (37%). What is surprising is that the candidates accusing each other are Asian-Americans. The Republican is Michelle Steel , who was born in South Korea after her parents fled communist North Korea and spent part of her childhood in Japan. Her campaign accused her Democratic opponent, Jay Chen , of racism after he appeared to poke fun at her accent during a campaign stop in April.

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