Andrew Bishop interned in the Fall of 2009 at the Fresno office of Senate Majority Leader Dean Florez and in the Summer of 2010 at the office of former Congressman George Radanovich in D.C. After earning his undergraduate degree in Political Science, Andrew pursued a Masters in Arts of Teaching and worked in the juvenile correction […]
Simon Haeder served as a Maddy Legislative Intern in the Fresno office of Senator Barbara Boxer in the Spring of 2005 and in the Sacramento office of former Congressman Dennis Cardoza during the Summer of 2006. Prior to his current appointment as Assistant Professor at West Virginia University, he completed his doctoral studies at the […]
Cassidy Smith interned at the D.C. office of Congressman Jim Costa in the Summer of 2009. Her experience in D.C. greatly influence her decision to earn a Master’s degree at Georgetown University following her graduation from Fresno State. My Maddy internship with Congressman Jim Costa in his D.C. office not only gave me a firsthand […]
Political Stories – Top stories Rudy Salas gets some hometown love after Sacramento strike — Much of Sacramento is unhappy with Assemblyman Rudy Salas right now. But back home in Kern County, the Democrat is getting a lot of love for his vote against SB 1, a transportation tax measure that passed the state Legislature on […]
Political Stories – Top stories Rudy Salas latest moderate Dem slapped down for bucking party — Assemblyman Rudy Salas, D-Bakersfield, paid dearly Monday for his April 6 vote against a measure expected to increase gasoline taxes and vehicle registration fees to fund road repairs and transit improvements. Speaker of the Assembly Anthony Rendon stripped Salas of […]
Political Stories Top stories California Democrats focus on normally safe GOP House seats — Democratic plans to target half of California’s 14 Republican members of Congress in the 2018 midterm elections represent a high-stakes bet that President Trump’s continuing unpopularity in the state will filter down to even the strongest GOP candidates. There are some […]
Guests: State Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula, President Florence Dunn and Provost Wendy Duncan of the California Health Sciences University
Political Stories – Top stories John Myers: There’s not a single California congressional district with Republicans in the majority – When it comes to California’s 53 congressional districts, first impressions are deceiving. Republicans have held tightly to their seats in the House of Representatives, but the latest data beg the question of whether the party’s grip […]
Political Stories – Top stories Which California Republicans represent pro-Clinton districts? — Bates and 16 other legislative Republicans represent districts where Democrat Hillary Clinton outpolled Republican Donald Trump for president, according to California’s recently released supplement to the statement of vote for last fall’s election. Besides Bates, Republican state senators in pro-Clinton districts include Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita; […]
Political Stories Top stories Rift opens between the Brown administration and legislators over new marijuana laws in California – A proposal by the Brown administration to revise marijuana laws in California is drawing backlash from lawmakers and police chiefs who say it would repeal rules approved by the Legislature two years ago and benefit the pot industry […]
