Mike McGuire

Democrat Mike McGuire has flipped a longtime Republican-held congressional seat in the North State. But his opponent, James Gallagher, says the district’s new boundaries could leave rural communities without a voice in Congress.

While some Republicans in California's 1st Congressional District are focused on household costs, many Democrats see this election as a referendum on the president and a chance to take back power in Washington, D.C.

As Trump's popularity falls and congressional district lines shift, Republican James Gallagher faces new challenges in his fight to keep his seat in Congress.

California's redrawn 1st Congressional District favors Democrats, putting Republican James Gallagher's seat at risk just months after he won it. The outcome could also help determine which party controls the House.

A Camp Fire survivor said the memorial will be a place to hold grief that can be “invisible and unrecognized.”

North State Congressman James Gallagher voted to extend a major surveillance authority in one of his first votes in Congress, aligning with GOP leaders and the Trump administration as critics raised privacy and intelligence-leadership concerns.

Republican James Gallagher is filling the late Doug LaMalfa’s former House seat, but his fight for a full term against Democrat Mike McGuire is already underway.

Republican James Gallagher reflected on more than a decade in California’s Assembly as he prepares to be sworn into Congress after winning the special election to finish Doug LaMalfa’s term.

The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Monday, June 8, 2026.

Republican James Gallagher is heading to Congress after winning the special election for Doug LaMalfa’s seat, but his next fight is already underway against Democrat Mike McGuire in a redrawn district that could be more competitive in November.