Assemblymember Suzette Valladares, R-Santa Clarita, announced that Assembly Bill 319, (AB 319) has passed the Senate and is heading to the governor’s desk. If signed into law, AB 319, Valladares’s first bill to pass the Legislature unanimously would help California guard against foreign interference in state and local elections by prohibiting foreign campaign contributions, according to officials. “Recent elections have ...

A bill authored by Assemblywoman Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Santa Clarita, which seeks to ban campaign donations from foreign governments and people in California, passed the California State Assembly Thursday. Assembly Bill 319 (AB 319), written by Valladares and passed through the assembly with no “no” votes Thursday, would allow the Fair Political Practices Commission to enforce federal laws banning campaign ...