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In The Studio: Congressmen Costa & Cox To Face Strong Contenders In 2020 Election

Alice Daniel
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KVPR
Fresno State political science professor Lisa Bryant (far left) and Bill McEwen, News Director and Columnist for GV Wire, join Kathleen Schock in the studio.

Fresno City Councilmember Esmeralda Soria says she’s running against Democratic Rep. Jim Costa for the state’s 16th Congressional District. Meanwhile David Valadao filed yesterday to run against Democratic Rep. TJ Cox. In 2018, Cox defeated Valadao for the 21st Congressional seat by less than 1,000 votes. Moderator Kathleen Schock gets the latest from political science professors Lisa Bryant from Fresno State and Ivy A.M. Cargile from CSU Bakersfield as well as GV Wire News Director and Columnist Bill McEwen and Bakersfield Californian columnist Robert Price.