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(Santa Clarita, CA) – Today Mike Garcia, the Congressional Candidate who had the courage to face the challenge against Katie Hill in early 2019, announced that he and his team have blown past fundraising goals to win back the 25th Congressional district. His momentum and support continue to accelerate and grow while all 3 of his previous opponents have either resigned or dropped out over the last 3 weeks. Here are the facts: Garcia leads the field in fundraising – having raised $750,000 by the end of November, from over 6,000 contributors. There is a path to win more than...

Michael Tenenbaum says most people he meets while campaigning in local communities don't know who their congressman is. "It's not your fault you don't know," Tenenbaum tells them. "If he'd done something you'd know him." Tenenbaum, 37, is speaking of his June 6 primary election opponent, Elton Gallegly of Simi Valley, the 20-year congressman for the 24th District, which covers parts of Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, including Thousand Oaks. Voters will choose one of the two Republicans for the November election ballot. What many people do know about Gallegly, 62, adds Tenenbaum, is that Gallegly unexpectedly announced his retirement...

WASHINGTON - A longtime California Republican congressman's last-minute withdrawal of his re-election bid has brought turmoil to his party back home. Hardly anyone can run for the seat. In a set of circumstances that has stunned local Republicans, Rep. Elton Gallegly's name will remain on the ballot despite his surprise announcement Friday — the deadline to file for re-election — that unspecified health problems were forcing him to withdraw. Gallegly, a 10-term Republican, apparently thought that his withdrawal meant the filing deadline would be extended and other candidates could get into the race in the strongly GOP district north of...

If the intelligence bill has any chance of passage when Congress returns to the Capitol this week, it must meet all the goals outlined by the September 11 commission's comprehensive report, not just the few selected by the Senate. Specifically, it will have to address illegal immigration as a national security threat."The challenge for national security in an age of terrorism is to prevent the very few people who pose overwhelming risks from entering or remaining in the United States undetected," the September 11 commissioners wrote.The September 11 Reccomendations Implementation Act as passed by the House of Representatives on Oct....

GOV. Arnold Schwarzenegger has made progress on several fronts in an effort to put California on the road to recovery. But there's a roadblock at the very beginning, and until it's removed, California's recovery cannot move forward. Illegal immigration, more than any other single factor, is crippling major segments of California's economy, from health care to higher education to jobs. That's why, regardless of the security concerns -- and there are many -- Schwarzenegger should not sign any bill granting driver's licenses to illegal immigrants. This is not a Republican vs. Democrat issue. Exit polls conducted during last year's recall...

by: Congressman Elton Gallegly (R-Simi Valley) is chair of the House Subcommittee on International Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Human Rights. If there’s one positive consequence of President Bush’s guest worker proposal, it’s that it has sparked debate on our failed policies on illegal immigration. Now, if only it would spark a discussion of our troubled relationship with Mexico. It’s clear our southern neighbor will be the greatest beneficiary of what can only be called another amnesty program. An estimated 70% of illegal immigrants in the U.S. come from Mexico. They provide an economic boon to Mexico by easing its unemployment rate...

President Bush is preparing to outline significant changes in immigration law this week, including an expanded guest worker program and the opportunity — with restrictions — for millions of undocumented workers to get green cards, congressional and business sources said Monday. The announcement, which could come as early as Wednesday, is expected to be more of a statement of goals and principles than a detailed legislative proposal; it is unclear how hard Bush will press for congressional approval before the November elections. [SNIP] Republican opponents of liberalizing immigration law on Monday called Bush's plan an amnesty and predicted that it...