Ed. Note: This is part three of a series to look at all the candidates looking to represent the Santa Clarita Valley, see part two. With all three levels of public office up for grabs in 2020, here are all of the candidates who filed to run for the California State Senate for the 38th Assembly District. As the California ...

Assemblywoman Christy Smith, D-Santa Clarita, sat down with KHTS live on-air to discuss her run for Congress this week. Smith announced her candidacy for the 25th District after the resignation of former Congresswoman Katie Hill in October. “Giving what you see around the country with special elections, you end up in a dynamic that election gets so much national press ...

Host: Devon Miller Topic: 25th Congressional District Guest: Assemblywoman Christy Smith Right Click Here To Download! Click Here To Listen! Assemblywoman Christy Smith, D-Santa Clarita, sat down with KHTS live on-air to discuss her run for Congress this week. For the full list of the KHTS Podcasts! Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita News alerts delivered right to your inbox. ...

Susan Christopher, director of the nonprofit LoveSCV and former Castaic school board member, dropped out of the race for the California State Assembly Wednesday, less than a week after the formal announcement, officials said. “It was the right decision on many levels,” Christopher said. “It was a much bigger endeavor than I anticipated when I first entered the race.” Christopher ...

Susan Christopher, director of the nonprofit LoveSCV, former Castaic school board member and a former educator, formally announced her campaign Thursday for the 38th Assembly District in the upcoming March 2020 election, officials said. Christopher begins her campaign with the endorsement of incumbent California State Assemblywoman Christy Smith, who is now running for Congress, according to her campaign. “I was ...

State Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, and Assemblywoman Christy Smith, D-Santa Clarita, have both been given an “A” grade by PawPAC for animal rights legislation, officials said Tuesday.  PawPAC, an organization dedicated to the passage of humane laws for animals, has compiled a scorecard for legislators based on their voting records in 2019, according to the organization.  Wilk carried Senate ...

Samuel Dixon Family Health Center recently provided Thanksgiving dinners to over 120 families across the Santa Clarita Valley, officials said. On Friday, Samuel Dixon, in partnership with Assemblywoman Christy Smith, Sunkist Growers, Superior Grocers and the Togneri family, provided complete dinners for families in need, according to event organizers. “Without their support, we would not have achieved our goal of ...

Assemblywoman Christy Smith, D-Santa Clarita, and Senator Henry Stern, D-Canoga Park, released a statement expressing their support of Governor Gavin Newsom’s call for the expedited shutdown of Aliso Canyon. Newsom called for the California Public Utilities Commission to “engage an independent third-party expert” in order to determine how the closure of Aliso Canyon could be expedited. “A truly independent analysis ...

The field for the CA-25 Congressional seat just got bigger, as former Congressman Steve Knight has officially entered the 2020 race against the likes of Assemblywoman Christy Smith and former Trump advisor George Papadopoulos. After taking time to evaluate the race in the CA-25 Congressional district, Knight told KHTS reporters Saturday that he has officially entered the 2020 congressional race. ...

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 ...