California Assemblyman of Huntington Beach
California Assemblyman of Huntington Beach, former Huntington Beach Mayor.
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Matthew Harper
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FROM Matthew Harper
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
By moving up its primary, would California gain more clout in choosing the next president? A giant California-shaped monkey wrench may get thrown into national politics. Legislators in Sacramento are considering a bill that would move California’s primary election from June to March. That’d mean we’d go third -- right after Iowa and New Hampshire.
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