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Election 2024
Latest news, analysis and information from the 2024 presidential, state, and local elections by the KVPR newsroom and news partners.

The 'big way' Kamala Harris' run for president could affect Central Valley House races

KVPR | By Jonathan Linden,
Elizabeth Arakelian
Published July 22, 2024 at 4:28 PM PDT
Voters line up outside a Downtown Fresno polling location.
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Voters line up outside a Downtown Fresno polling location.

FRESNO, Calif. — On Sunday, President Joe Biden announced he would withdraw from his 2024 reelection bid. Almost immediately after the announcement, he endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic nomination.

For a local perspective on the significance of Biden's decision, KVPR’s Elizabeth Arakelian spoke with Blake Zante. He’s the Executive Director of the nonpartisan Maddy Institute at Fresno State.

Zante says with Biden now stepping aside, it may change the dynamics of two critical congressional races in the San Joaquin Valley.

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Jonathan Linden
Jonathan Linden is a podcast producer at KVPR. Born and raised in Riverside, he's a Southern California native. Jonathan's passion for public radio began at a young age when his brother would play NPR while driving him home from middle school. He earned his B.A. in journalism from Biola University in 2019.
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Elizabeth Arakelian
A Valley native, Elizabeth earned her bachelor's degree in English Language Literatures from the University of California, Santa Cruz and her master's degree in journalism from New York University. She has covered a range of beats. Her agriculture reporting for the Turlock Journal earned her a first place award from the California Newspaper Publishers Association.
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