Top California Dem Lawmaker Reportedly Had Seat Gerrymandered For Him In Exchange For Support
—
A top California Democrat who is expected to help steer the Golden State’s mid-decade redistricting plan through the state legislature was reportedly involved in creating a new district to launch his own congressional run.
MikeMcGuire,thePresidentprotemporeoftheCaliforniaStateSenate,hadoneofthenewly-configureddistrictsdrawnforhiminreturnforhissupportfortheredistrictingeffort,accordingareport publishedbyKCRAonMonday.McGuireisterm-limitedfromrunningforreelectioninthestatelegislatureandisrumoredtobeconsideringmakingarunforCongressinanewsafeDemocraticseatin2026.(RELATED:VastMajorityOfCaliforniansOpposeNewsom’sRedistrictingOverhaul,NewPollShows)
StateDemocratsledbyCaliforniaGovernorGavinNewsomunveiledanewgerrymanderedmapFridaythatcouldendthecareersofuptofiveHouseRepublicanscurrentlyrepresentingCaliforniansinWashington.OneoftheGOPlawmakerstargetedbyGoldenStateDemocratsisRepublicanCaliforniaRep.DougLaMalfa,whohasrepresentedadeeplyconse
