General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsEmbattled House Intel chair Devin Nunes gets a challenger
Devin Nunes, the California Republican congressman who sparked a national firestorm as the House Intelligence chairman overseeing the investigation into Russian election meddling, has a challenger.
Charging voters are fed up with Nunes, Fresno County Deputy District Attorney Andrew Janz announced his candidacy Tuesday for Californias 22nd Congressional District seat.
Janz, a 33-year-old Democrat from the Central Valley city of Visalia, challenges the idea that the GOP-dominated districts 10-point Republican voter registration advantage or Nunes roots in a third-generation dairy farming family shields him from a strong challenge in 2018. Nunes, 43, a Republican from Tulare, was elected to the seat in 2002.
The notion that Devin Nunes is unbeatable is a myth, Janz said in an interview Tuesday. Hes been more concerned about defending himself regarding allegations of misusing classified information than he is with the concerns of the voters here water, health care and crime. Hes not talking about these things.
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/04/25/devin-nunes-challenger-237591
bronxiteforever
(9,287 posts)Bettie
(16,095 posts)that seat can flip.
SunSeeker
(51,550 posts)SCVDem
(5,103 posts)That may be the template to victory.
Good luck Mr. Janz!
KelleyKramer
(8,958 posts)We need more of this, we need to put all these GOP assholes on notice that nobody is in a safe district anymore