Sacramento Report: Voepel Under Fire for ‘Shots Fired’ Remarks
Lawmakers and veterans call for Assemblyman Randy Voepel’s removal following his response to the U.S. Capitol riot, the battle over gig workers is continuing in court and more in our weekly roundup of news from Sacramento.
Assemblyman Randy Voepel speaks during an Assembly session in 2017. / Photo courtesy of Assemblyman Randy Voepel’s office
Assemblyman Randy Voepel has for the last few years been arguably the lowest-profile member of San Diego’s state legislative delegation.
But that changed this week thanks to Voepel’s reaction to the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, in which he likened the Capitol riot last week to “Lexington and Concord. First shots fired against tyranny. Tyranny will follow in the aftermath of the Biden swear in on January 20th.”