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Kiley is running in a Democratic-leaning district after last year's gerrymandering blew up his existing district's boundaries.
California governor's race heats up with 10 candidates, including 8 Democrats and 2 Republicans. Risk of Republican faceoff in November.
Kiley's much-anticipated decision comes after Prop. 50 turned the two-term congressman's current district solidly Democratic and left him with no easy path to reelection.
U.S. House Rep. Kevin Kiley, a Republican targeted by a Democrat-led effort to send more Democrats to Congress, has chosen the district he will choose to run for in the 2026 midterm elections.
Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin), whose congressional district was carved up in the redistricting ballot measures approved by voters last year, plans to run in the Democratic-leaning district where he resides.
A GOP lawmaker scrambling to win reelection after Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s gerrymander demolished his district stunningly chose to run in a heavily Democratic seat rather than face a fellow Republican.