Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, slightly expanded the gap between himself and Assemblywoman Christy Smith, D-Santa Clarita, Friday afternoon after gaining a narrow lead in the race for California’s 25th Congressional seat (CA-25) the night before. As of 4:30 p.m. Friday, Garcia had narrowly expanded the lead he gained over Smith the night before, with only 432 votes separating the ...

The race between Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, and Assemblywoman Christy Smith, D-Santa Clarita, has gotten even more tight, with both candidates earning an estimated 50 percent of the votes tallied so far. UPDATE (7 p.m.): Mike Garcia took a narrow lead Thursday night as ballots continue to be counted. Garcia holds 143,059 votes and Smith holds 142,794 votes, with Garcia ...

Assemblywoman Christy Smith, D-Santa Clarita, holds a narrow lead over incumbent Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, for California’s 25th Congressional seat (CA-25), in a race deemed a “close contest” by the state of California. UPDATE: 4:30 p.m. Nov. 5 — Smith holds a narrow lead of 256 votes, giving Mike Garcia nearly 50 percent of the vote. UPDATE: 4:45 p.m. ...

Congressman-elect Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, is set to be officially sworn in as the Representative for California’s 25 Congressional District on Tuesday. Garcia is scheduled to be sworn in on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday morning after defeating Democratic Assemblywoman Christy Smith in the special election runoff by over 15,000 votes. “I’m ready to go ...

Former Navy fighter pilot and Republican Congressional candidate Mike Garcia maintained his lead in Tuesday night’s special election runoff for California’s 25th Congressional seat overnight, holding a double-digit lead as of Wednesday morning. Garcia slightly expanded his lead over Assemblywoman Christy Smith, D-Santa Clarita, overnight, gaining a roughly .38 percent wider gap between 9 p.m. Tuesday and 6:15 a.m. Wednesday. “We ...

With 100 percent of precincts reporting in, preliminary results from state election officials indicate that Democrat Assemblywoman Christy Smith and Republican Mike Garcia are set to face off for the California 25th Congressional District seat. See Related: Election Coverage & Results | Santa Clarita Election Results As of 6:45 a.m. Wednesday, officials with the California Department of State are reporting that  Smith, ...

As the special election on March 3 approaches, a majority of the candidates running for California’s 25th Congressional District seat gathered at California State University Northridge (CSUN) to appeal to voters through a candidate forum Friday evening. https://www.facebook.com/CanyonsNews/videos/225254248637260/UzpfSTEzMjkyNTQ0MzQzOTIzNToyODYyMTU1NDczODQ5NTM4/ Ten of the candidates running for the CA-25 Congressional seat met at CSUN Friday evening for a candidate forum: Assemblywoman Christy Smith, ...

Cenk Uygur, creator of the progressive news network The Young Turks, talked about the priorities for his Congressional campaign during an interview at the KHTS studio. https://www.facebook.com/khtsradio/videos/747734502394552/?v=747734502394552   Uygur, who is currently running for the CA-25 Congressional seat, said that he got into the race so that voters had a more progressive choice when they went to the ballot box. ...

After releasing a statement Monday morning stating that he was “looking to run” for Congress, former Congressman Steve Knight took time to speak with KHTS about why he is eyeing a run in 2020. Following the resignation of Congresswoman Katie Hill, D-Agua Dulce, on Sunday, Knight issued a statement addressing the potential for his entry into the 2020 race. “After ...

Assemblywoman Christy Smith, D-Santa Clarita, has announced her intent to run for the 25th California Congressional seat in the wake of Congresswoman Katie Hill’s resignation. Smith took to Twitter Monday morning to announce her campaign for Congress. “After much encouragement from community members, today I am proud to announce that I am running for Congress,” Smith wrote. https://twitter.com/ChristyforCA25/status/1188837825040412672 The announcement ...