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Republican Paul Chabot says he'll run against Rep. Pete Aguilar again
Republican military veteran Paul Chabot, who narrowly lost an open Inland Empire congressional district seat to then-Redlands Mayor Pete Aguilar last fall, said Tuesday that he would run again for the seat in 2016.
Aguilar won the fall race to succeed Rep. Gary Miller (R-Rancho Cucamonga) by three percentage points after narrowly surviving a crowded June primary. Miller retired and did not seek re-election in a district that has been growing increasingly Democratic.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee recently put Aguilar on a list of its most vulnerable House members.
Still, Aguilar will be seeking re-election in a presidential election year,...
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Republican Paul Chabot says he'll run against Rep. Pete Aguilar again
Republican military veteran Paul Chabot, who narrowly lost an open Inland Empire congressional district seat to then-Redlands Mayor Pete Aguilar last fall, said Tuesday that he would run again for the seat in 2016.
Aguilar won the fall race to succeed...
California Democrats appear to have gained a House seat
Democrats appear to have gained a seat in California's congressional delegation as the last of the state's close House contests seem settled — more than two weeks after Election Day.
In both races, Democratic incumbents staved off Republican...
In San Diego race, Peters appears close to victory over DeMaio
Rep. Scott Peters (D-San Diego) appears close to defeating Republican challenger Carl DeMaio after a costly campaign marked by biting accusations.
Peters, seeking a second term, is ahead by 4,771 votes with between 6,000 and 8,000 votes remaining to be...
Democrats pick up House seat in Inland Empire, 2 years behind schedule
With a handful of key congressional races still too close to call Wednesday, Democrats can savor one victory, at least: Redlands Mayor Pete Aguilar delivered an open Inland Empire seat into their hands.
Aguilar defeated military veteran and businessman...
Congressional races in California remain tight in late-night returns
Buffeted by lackluster turnout and President Obama's sagging ratings, three of California's first-term Democrats were locked in congressional contests too close to call Tuesday night. But a fourth Democratic freshman, Rep. Raul Ruiz of Palm Desert,...
Joe Biden visits Southern California to help Democrats in tight races
Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Southern California on Friday to help Democrats in tight races as the campaign season headed into the final weekend before Tuesday's election.
Biden was scheduled to attend a private event for the Democratic National...
Bill Clinton leads rallies for House candidates in tight races
Former President Bill Clinton stumped for Democrats on Wednesday in some of California's most hotly contested House races.
At a morning rally at Oxnard College, Clinton told a gymnasium full of party faithful and students that they must vote in the...
Views diverge in race for Inland Empire's 31st Congressional District
In many close election contests, candidates run to the middle. Not Paul Chabot.
The Republican military veteran vying for a congressional seat in an increasingly Democratic Inland Empire district is trumpeting his conservative views. He is embracing...
Fundraising of two GOP candidates in open House seats varies widely
Paul Chabot and Elan S. Carr have some things in common. Both are Republicans and first-time candidates, running this fall for open seats in Congress. Both are military veterans and they have the same campaign strategist.
But they differ sharply in...
Bipartisan bill to reauthorize Export-Import Bank unveiled
Two federal lawmakers from California unveiled bipartisan legislation Tuesday to reauthorize the embattled Export-Import Bank for five years, proposing changes to its operations in hopes of addressing concerns of conservative critics.Among the reforms are...
California congressional races heat up as parties look ahead to 2016
Both major political parties and groups of their deep-pocketed supporters are playing big in the handful of fiercely fought congressional races in California this year.
With Republicans widely expected to keep — even add to — their House majority in...
Democratic candidates working hard to get women to the polls
When Rep. Julia Brownley aired the first television ad of her fall reelection campaign, she aimed the 30-second spot directly at women.
"I believe we are strongest when women are in charge of their own decisions," the Westlake Village...
Democratic group launches TV ads in 2 hot California U.S. House races
With the fall election season shifting into high gear, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee on Thursday launched cable-TV ads in two of California's contested House races.
One of the ads is running in a Democratic-leaning Inland Empire...
NRCC chairman to stump for 8 GOP congressional candidates in Calif.
The head of the campaign arm for congressional Republicans is planning a swing through California next week to help raise money for GOP candidates in eight districts.
National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Greg Walden will host an event...
Former Rep. Joe Baca takes steps to run for Fontana mayor this fall
Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Joe Baca, who earlier this year lost a bid to return to the House, has found another office to try for -- mayor of Fontana.
Baca has taken steps to become a candidate in the November election, the Fontana city clerk's office...
Biggest spenders weren't all winners in state congressional primaries
Some unsuccessful candidates for House seats in California outspent at least one of their winning rivals in the June 3 primary, reports filed with the Federal Election Commission showed this week.
In most of the state's 53 congressional districts, the...
Republican drops recount effort in Inland Empire congressional race
Republican Lesli Gooch halted her bid for a recount in an Inland Empire congressional race in which she placed third, narrowly missing a spot on the fall general election ballot.
Gooch finished just 209 votes behind Redlands Mayor Pete Aguilar, a...
Aguilar claims second place on fall ballot for Rep. Miller seat
Following a fresh round of ballot-counting, Redlands Mayor Pete Aguilar on Thursday claimed the second place on the fall ballot to succeed Rep. Gary Miller (R-Rancho Cucamonga).
Most observers concluded there are not enough ballots left to deny...
Some of the hottest congressional campaigns do battle in California
A Republican first-time candidate and a Democratic state senator from the South Bay emerged from Tuesday's primary as the two fall contenders to succeed retiring Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Beverly Hills) in a liberal, wealthy, Westside-dominated...
November matchup still unclear in race to succeed Rep. Gary Miller
Republican military veteran Paul Chabot was the top vote-getter in Tuesday's primary for an open Inland Empire congressional seat, but it was still unclear Wednesday morning who won the other spot on the fall ballot.
Unofficial election-night returns...