Photo courtesy of Wade Alexander
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. Planned protests against two Congressional Republicans from Southern California, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (23rd C.D.) and Rep. Mike Garcia (25th C.D.) took place as scheduled on Fri., Feb. 26.
The actions took place in the cities of Santa Clarita, Lancaster, and Bakersfield, three bulwarks of the far right in California, as witnessed by their elected Congressional representatives.
The 25th C.D. has not always had ultra-conservative Congressional representation. A previous Republican representative, Steve Knight, also met with opposition from liberal and progressive organizations opposed to his past support for flying the Confederate flag over the Capitol. Those protests ushered in the 2018 election of Congresswoman Katie Hill, considered by many as a progressive Democrat. Hill was forced to resign after serving only a few months owing to a sex scandal orchestrated by her estranged husband. In subsequent elections, one
Proponen manifestaciones en Santa Clarita, Lancaster, Bakersfield contra Trumpistas en Congreso
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California Republicans Kevin McCarthy and Mike Garcia face opposition
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