In the race to represent the northwestern L.A. County swing district in the state Assembly, Patrick Lee Gipson aims to flip Democrat Pilar Schiavo's seat back to Republicans.
Democratic Assemblymember Pilar Schiavo is defending her seat representing the Santa Clarita area against Patrick Lee Gipson, a retired deputy sheriff who the state Republican Party hopes can flip the district in the November election. Control of seat has ping-ponged between the two major parties for more than a decade, with Schiavo winning it back from the GOP by only 522 votes in 2022. The battle over Assembly District 40 is one of the most watched legislative races in California.
Some progressives and left-leaning Democrats have warned that the new measure would needlessly increase California's prison population; many conservatives and law enforcement leaders argue that it will deter crime. But both candidates support Proposition 36. Schiavo said the measure 'takes some significant steps to reform Proposition 47, prevent retail theft and fentanyl-related deaths, and hold people accountable for committing those crimes.
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