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WASHINGTON — Rep. Adam Gray was one of only six House Democrats — and the only one from California — who voted with Republicans in favor of a deal to end the government shutdown, and there was a calculated reason behind that decision.Gray, a first-term Democrat from the Central Valley, is running for reelection in a majority Latino district that national Republicans are expected to heavily target as they defend their narrow House majority in next fall’s midterm elections. Last year, Gray won his seat by 187 votes, and although redistricting has since made the 13th District more favorable to...

Democrat Adam Grey defeated Republican incumbent John Duarte one month after the 2024 election in California’s District 13 (central valley) by 187 votes. There was a massive red wave in California after President Trump carried the down ballot in the 2024 election. Californians were so fed up with Democrat policies that led to rampant theft they voted in a 71-21 landslide in favor of Prop 36 to increase penalties for theft and drug trafficking. However, Democrat congressional candidates somehow ousted GOP incumbents in Republican strongholds like Orange County. Democrat Adam Gray pulled ahead of Republican incumbent John Duarte more than...