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May 14, 2020

Republican Mike Garcia Wins California Special Election, Flipping House Seat
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In California, Republican Mike Garcia has won a special election for a
congressional district north of Los Angeles. Garcia defeated Christy
Smith, a Democrat who opposes Medicare for All and California's attempts
to adopt a single-payer healthcare system. The district had been held by
a progressive Democrat and supporter of Medicare for All - first-term
Congressmember Katie Hill. Hill resigned from Congress last October
after Red State.org and the Daily Mail published naked images of her
without her consent and exposed her affair with a campaign aide.


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