For the true California politics enthusiast, it’s hard to imagine something more exciting that finding a useful new resource. As someone who has spent many hours building a library of legislative district maps, I was very impressed by the new maps sold by the people over at California Political Maps. Although they could have been a […]
Incumbents Facing Challenges
At least four incumbents are facing challenging primary opponents. Although usually a rare occurrence (there have only been two incumbents defeated in primaries in the last decade), the combination of new district lines and the top-two primary have made this a potentially record-breaking year. In fact, the last time California saw more than two incumbents […]
Record Setting Legislative Turnover
Based on the current numbers, it appears that California may have more new legislators in 2013 than it has seen in nearly a century. There are 120 inumbent state legislators, of whom 29 will be terming out this year; 7 State Senators; Alquist, Calderon, Dutton, Harman, Kehoe, Lowenthal, Simitian 22 Assemblymembers; Beall, Calderon, Cedillo, Cook, […]
