Black Republicans Running for Congress Hope their Campaigns Lead to More Black Votes For the GOP
By Solomon O. Smith | California Black Media (CBM) – The Republican Party has found it hard to convince Black Californians to join them. But for Black Republican candidates running for Congress in California, it’s about running winning campaigns, which means getting voters to accept the Republican Party platform. What that platform is, however, depends…
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Less Stigma Around Motherhood Means More Women in Elected Office
By Tamika Hamilton | Special to the OBSERVER (OPINION) – Being a mother of five children is always work. But running for Congress in a competitive district and under national scrutiny takes it to a whole new level. By 4:30 am, my husband has already left the house for work as a police officer. Since…
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CA Black Women Leaders on Nov Election Ballot
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media (CBM) – Black women running for political office on every level across the state of California showed up strong during the state’s June 7 primary election. They won the minds and the hearts of diverse groups of Californians and drew the numbers they needed to secure spots on…
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California Primary ’22: Black Candidates Advancing to the Nov. General
Elections Joe W. Bowers Jr.| California Black Media (CBM) – Polls closed for in-person voting at 8 p.m. on June 7, the final day of the Statewide Direct Primary Election. Vote-by-Mail ballots must be postmarked by the US Postal Service on or before June 7 and received no later than seven days after Election Day…
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Air Force Reservist Seeks Congressional Seat
By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer Tamika Hamilton is a candidate in the race for California’s 6th Congressional District, which encompasses most of North Eastern Sacramento County including parts of Sacramento, Citrus Heights and Rancho Cordova.. Hamilton, 38, is an Air Force reservist, police officer’s wife and a mother of five. She’s also…
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California ’22 Primary Election: Black Candidates Running for US House of Representatives
Joe W. Bowers Jr. | California Black Media (CBM) – Election offices have begun sending out vote-by-mail ballots for the June 7, 2022, California Primary. Statewide, voters will discover that Black candidates for United States House of Representative seats are over-represented on their ballots. California Black Media (CBM) is reporting that 18 Black candidates are…
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Black Republicans Applaud Election of Asm. Gallagher as GOP Leader
By Tanu Henry | California Black Media (CBM) – Black Republicans in California are applauding the Feb. 8 election of Assemblymember James Gallagher (R-Yuba City) as the new Minority Leader of the 19-member Assembly Republican Caucus. Gallagher, 40, succeeds Marie Waldron (R-Valley Center), who led the caucus from 2018 until last week. “James has always…
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