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From left, U.S. Rep. Adam Gray and Stockton Mayor Kevin Lincoln. Photos via the U.S. House of Representatives and Lincoln's campaign website.

Republicans are spending millions to oust a Democrat who won by 187 votes. Should he worry?

Rep. Adam Gray, a Democrat from Merced, won the closest House race in 2024 by just 187 votes. Now the GOP, which is hungry for a win in California, is spending millions to try and oust him.

U.S. Rep. David Valadao, R-Calif., poses during a ceremonial re-enactment of his swearing-in ceremony in the Rayburn Room on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 6, 2015.

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California Rep. David Valadao voted for Medi-Cal cuts. Will voters hold it against him?

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Rep. David Valadao voted to slash federal funding to Medi-Cal even though he represents a district where two-thirds of constituents rely on it for health care.

Assemblymember Jasmeet Bains during the Assembly floor session at the state Capitol in Sacramento on May 16, 2024.

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One of California’s most vulnerable Republicans just got a new challenger

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Dr. Jasmeet Bains, a Bakersfield assemblymember, hopes to harness voter outrage at Valadao’s decision to support President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill, which experts say could strip health insurance from millions of low-income Californians.