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History. The Republican Party was born in the 1850s as a primary vehicle to oppose the expansion of slavery in the United States. In 1856, Republicans nominated one of California's inaugural senators, John C. Frémont, for the 1856 presidential election, but he lost the state by a wide margin to Democrat and eventual winner James Buchanan, though he did win the state of New York.
Michelle Steel. Michelle Eunjoo Steel ( née Park, born June 21, 1955) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 45th congressional district since 2023, previously representing the 48th congressional district from 2021 to 2023. [2]
January 18, 2021. California's current congressional delegation in the 118th Congress consists of its two senators, both of whom are Democrats, and its 52 representatives: 40 Democrats and 12 Republicans . The current dean of the California delegation is former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi of the 11th district, having served in the House ...
The following is a list of California locations by voter registration . In October 2020, California had 22,047,448 registered voters, comprising 87.87% of its total eligible voters. Of those registered voters, 10,170,317 (46.10 percent) were registered Democrats, 5,334,323 (24.20 percent) were Republicans and, 5,283,853 were No Party Preference ...
California elects United States senators to class 1 and class 3. The state has been represented by 47 people in the Senate since it was admitted to the Union on September 9, 1850. Its U.S. senators are Democrats Alex Padilla and Laphonza Butler. Dianne Feinstein was the state's longest serving senator, who served from 1992 until her death in 2023.
Conservatives win platform fight. H ard-right California GOP members won during the convention weekend by killing a four-page draft version of the party platform that would have eliminated the ...
A California Republican showdown featuring Donald Trump was playing out Friday – two days after the former president skipped his party’s second 2024 primary debate in Simi Valley.
California Republicans this week left out a key detail in their attacks on Gov. Gavin Newsom, after a restaurant partially owned by the governor posted an ad for a job paying $16 an hour, below ...