Mastodawn

The Republican Party’s crisis as an opportunity to be a voice of measured concern amid the maelstrom of violent political rhetoric. A letter to #VinceFong (R. CA-20), #Visalia #Bakersfield #Hanford #Fresno #Clovis open.substack.com/pub/rolledlo...

RolledLow ☞May 10, 2025

#Trump wants to suspend #HabeasCorpus. I wrote this letter to my Rep. #VinceFong [R]. Thank you @schiff.senate.gov and @padilla.senate.gov for standing up for The Constitution of the United States. I am livid. #WeThePeople are #TheRebellion 🗽

Bluesky

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joe•iuculano

Dec 16, 2023

#California legislator #VinceFong’s last-minute candidacy to succeed Rep. #KevinMcCarthy runs afoul of state law, the California Secretary of State’s office said Friday afternoon, putting an abrupt halt to the #Bakersfield #Republican’s congressional bid. Fong said that he would sue to stay on the ballot.

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/15/vince-fong-ineligible-congress-bid-00132138

McCarthy protégé deemed ineligible for Congress bid

Assemblymember Vince Fong had filed to run in a Central Valley congressional seat, despite legal limbo.

POLITICO

LilMikeSF Dec 7, 2023

Ousted #HouseSpeaker #KevinMcCarthy of #Bakersfield to exit #Congress a yr earlier than term ends...floor absence will leave #GOP #MajorityWhip in tight spot as #CA not likely to hold replacement election for successor for over six months. Likely successor is considered #VinceFong