Nov 23, 2022
Representative--elect Kevin Kiley has captured a highly coveted U.S. House seat in northeastern California, putting Democrats on the back foot and shoring up Republican strength in Washington, D.C. The electionAfter two weeks of vote-counting, the Associated Press called the race for Kiley on Tuesday. Kiley received roughly 53% of the votes, leading his Democrat opponent, Kermit Jones, by over five points. This is the second time this year that Kiley has beaten Jones, a fellow in former President Barack Obama's White House. When facing off against Kiley on June 7 in the nonpartisan primary race for the seat in U.S. House California District 3, Jones came up short. The newly redrawn 3rd Congressional District seat had been occupied by a Democrat since 2012, but the people evidently wanted a change. Kiley told Fox News' "The Ingraham Angle" that "the House of Representatives is the part of our government that is most responsive to public opinion. That's the
