Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux is suspending his campaign for Congress, endorsing Rep. Vince Fong in the November election in a video released Monday. Boudreaux announced he is dropping out on Monday — over a month after Fong, R-Bakersfield, soundly beat the Republican sheriff in the May special election for California’s 20th Congressional District by […]
WASHINGTON (KGET) — Vince Fong was sworn in Monday as a member of the House of Representatives, filling the seat of his mentor and former Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Fong won the May 21 special election for the 20th Congressional District seat. McCarthy resigned from the seat in December, after he was removed as Speaker of […]
Vince Fong was sworn in to succeed Kevin McCarthy on Monday, bolstering the slim Republican majority in the House of Representatives. Fong, R-Bakersfield, will serve for at least the next seven months in the seat vacated by McCarthy, his former boss. Fong, 44, will likely win election again against Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux in […]
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Assemblymember Vince Fong (R-Bakersfield) resigned from his Assembly seat in the 32nd District after winning a special election to replace former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in the U.S. House of Representatives. Fong said Friday was his last day in the Assembly. Fong defeated Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux in a special […]
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Early results in the runoff special election to replace Kevin McCarthy in Congress show Assemblyman Vince Fong with a big lead late Tuesday night. There were only two candidates, both Republicans. The Associated Press called the race just 17 minutes after polls closed, projecting Vince Fong to win the partial term […]
California Republican Assemblyman Vince Fong has won the special election to fill former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s seat, NBC News projects, a victory that will pad a narrow House majority that has given GOP leaders in Washington heartburn. Fong, who was endorsed by McCarthy and former President Donald Trump, won the race in California’s 20th […]
Vince Fong is now officially Congressman Fong. Fong, a Republican from Bakersfield who served in the state assembly, took on Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux for the 20th Congressional seat. Both Valley men campaigned up and down the Valley over the last several months vying for voters, donors and support. Both men won the March […]
California Assemblymember Vince Fong won a special election Tuesday to finish out former Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s term in the House, paving the way for him to claim a second victory in November’s general. With his win over fellow Republican and Tulare Sheriff Mike Boudreaux, Fong has secured a potent incumbent’s advantage heading into the November […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Vince Fong, a California State Assembly member backed by former President Donald Trump, won a special election Tuesday to complete the remainder of the term of deposed former U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, which runs through January. A McCarthy protege who also had the former speaker’s endorsement, Fong defeated fellow Republican […]
In the race to replace former Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Bakersfield) in Congress, San Joaquin Valley voters on Tuesday chose Republican Assemblymember Vince Fong, a state lawmaker who was endorsed by Donald Trump. The Associated Press called California’s 20th Congressional District race for Fong at 8:17 p.m. Fong bested fellow Republican Mike Boudreaux, the Tulare County […]
Assemblyman Vince Fong will complete former Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s term after defeating Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux in Tuesday’s runoff election for California’s 20th Congressional District. Fong, R-Bakersfield, will serve in his former boss’ seat for about seven months — and potentially longer, depending on the outcome of November’s election. The Associated Press called the […]
Confused? Fatigued? Who can blame you? Under “normal” circumstances, primary and general elections can be overwhelming. There’s always a lot to swallow. Aside from the avalanche of advertisements candidates dump on voters, ballots can be confusing and burdensome. But this year is anything but “normal.” A layer of “special elections” and political drama have prompted […]