UPDATED: Katie Hill outraises Steve Knight as congressional primary battle heats up
Democratic Congressional Candidate Katie Hill (25th district) addresses the audience at a town hall she held at the Embassy Suites by Hilton in Valencia. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

UPDATED: Katie Hill outraises Steve Knight as congressional primary battle heats up

Campaign contributions for the last three months of 2017 indicate the 25th Congressional District will be home to a high-stakes primary battle with signature gatherers pounding the pavement trying to…

Young Democrats endorse Caforio for primary
Bryan Caforio speaks in front of constituents before his official announcement to run for the 25th Congressional District seat last year. Samie Gebers/The Signal

Young Democrats endorse Caforio for primary

The Santa Clarita Valley Young Democrats endorsed Santa Clarita attorney Bryan Caforio Monday evening as their preferred nominee in the primary race to challenge Republican incumbent Rep. Steve Knight, R-Palmdale.…

Politicians, candidates blast president’s offensive comments
Assemblyman Dante Acosta (left) and Senator Scott Wilk (right) make opening remarks at a joint public forum last March.

Politicians, candidates blast president’s offensive comments

Legislators, a city councilman and several candidates running for office widely denounced comments made by President Donald Trump that referred to immigrants coming from “s***hole countries.” The comments, which White…

‘Outside the norms’: 8 Democrats file paperwork for 25th Congressional District race
Signal file photo. Voters cast their ballots at the Bouquet Canyon Church in Saugus on in the June 2016 election. KATHARINE LOTZE/Signal.

‘Outside the norms’: 8 Democrats file paperwork for 25th Congressional District race

The potential for the 25th Congressional District, which has been a Republican seat for decades, to be “in play,” to use punditry terms, might be why eight candidates are seeking…

Bryan Caforio: Missing facts aren’t missing after all
Bryan Caforio speaks in front of constituents before his official announcement to run for the 25th Congressional District seat last year. Samie Gebers/The Signal

Bryan Caforio: Missing facts aren’t missing after all

In my recent column “Corporations run amok,” I described what I see far too often as a consumer rights attorney: banks and corporations taking advantage of our community because politicians…

Local Democrat groups hesitate to endorse congressional candidates
Protesters march to the corner of Centre Pointe Parkway and Golden Valley Road on Monday, May 8, 2017 to voice their concerns over Congressman Steve Knight's vote in favor of the American Health Care Act, which passed the House of Representatives last week. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Local Democrat groups hesitate to endorse congressional candidates

While local Democrats are having continuous conversations about the 2018 congressional election, many groups are being cautious about selecting a candidate to endorse. In fact, none of the major Santa…

Congressional campaign donations total almost $960,000 between four candidates
GIS (congressional districts, 2013) shapefile data was created by the United States Department of the Interior

Congressional campaign donations total almost $960,000 between four candidates

Halfway through the year, fundraising for the 2018 Congressional campaign season is already in full swing. In the race for the 25th District seat, nearly $960,000 has been raised among…

Budget Office says 23 million would lose health care, Democratic candidates respond
Protesters march to the corner of Centre Pointe Parkway and Golden Valley Road on Monday, May 8, 2017 to voice their concerns over Congressman Steve Knight's vote in favor of the American Health Care Act, which passed the House of Representatives last week. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Budget Office says 23 million would lose health care, Democratic candidates respond

Almost three weeks after the controversial American Health Care Act passed in the House of Representatives, an analysis by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office showed 23 million fewer Americans would…

Caforio announcing his run for the 25th District
Bryan Caforio talks with a few phonebankers about three hours before polls closed in California on Nov. 8, 2016 in Newhall. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Caforio announcing his run for the 25th District

Jumping into the maelstrom of national politics again, Democrat Bryan Caforio is announcing his candidacy for the 25th Congressional District seat, held by Representative Steve Knight (R-Palmdale). Caforio ran against…

Knight, Caforio to debate
Steve Knight, Bryan Caforio

Knight, Caforio to debate

Following a late switch of the debate’s moderator, Republican Rep. Steve Knight and his Nov. 8 Democratic challenger for the 25th District seat, Bryan Caforio, will square off Friday morning…

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