Democratic Gov. Newsom teams with congressional leaders to unveil strategy against GOP efforts to create Republican-friendly districts in multiple states.

The actor-turned-governor helped overhaul how California draws political maps. In an interview with The New York Times, he said he would fight to preserve that legacy.

The one-time swing state has given its 55 electoral votes to Democratic nominees for decades, meaning that neither party makes much of an effort here in the general election.

Then-gubernatorial candidate Gavin Newsom attracted crowds at the California Democratic Party’s 2018 convention in San Diego, but now, as governor, he must deal with a party in disarray after a ...

Rep. David Valadao currently represents the district, winning in 2024 by about 7 points. However, the area was represented by former Rep. TJ Cox, D-Calif., from 2018 to 2020, when it was the 21st District. Valadao, who represented the area from the 2012 elections until the 2018 midterms, won back the seat in 2020.

They already have more power than the vote totals justify,” Scudder said. “This isn’t about fairness — it’s about locking in control.”