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FILE - Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux speaks during a news conference in Visalia, Calif., Feb. 3, 2023. Boudreaux and State Assembly member Vince Fong, both Republicans, are vying for the vacant 20th Congressional District seat in the state's Central Valley farm belt. That's the seat formerly held by Kevin McCarthy. (Ron Holman/The Times-Delta via AP, File)

Trump-backed legislator, county sheriff vie for McCarthy’s vacant U.S. House seat in California

By Michael R. Blood - Associated Press

Bakersfield Assemblyman Vince Fong addresses supporters March 9, 2024, in Bakersfield, Calif. In a decision that could leave voters doing a double take, a California appeals court ruled that a state legislator can appear as a candidate in two races on the November ballot. The unusual dual candidacies stem from the fight over the now-vacant seat of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy in the state's Central Valley. The ruling marked a victory for state Assembly member Fong, a Republican who is McCarthy's preferred successor in the 20th Congressional District. (John Donegan/The Bakersfield Californian via AP, File)

California court rules Republican seeking McCarthy’s seat can run in two races

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Bakersfield Assemblyman Vince Fong addresses supporters the night of March 9, 2024 in Bakersfield, Calif., as returns in Kern County showed a favorable local lead in his race for the 20th Congressional District seat. Fong a California legislator backed by former President Donald Trump and a sheriff who promises to harden the nation's porous borders are facing off in a special U.S. House election to complete the remaining term of deposed former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, which runs through January. (John Donegan/The Bakersfield Californian via AP)

Fong closer to filling ex-Speaker McCarthy’s vacant seat in California

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times