Английская Википедия:2024 California's 20th congressional district special election

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The 2024 California's 20th congressional district special election is an upcoming special election to elect a new member of the United States House of Representatives. The election will follow the resignation of Kevin McCarthy, the former speaker of the House, who announced his plans to retire by the end of the year on December 6, 2023.

In accordance with division 10, part 6 of the California Elections Code, Governor Gavin Newsom must, within two weeks of the vacancy, schedule the special election for a date between 126 and 140 days afterwards. Because of this, the election is likely to be held in April or May 2024.

Background

Шаблон:Further At the start of the 118th Congress, the Republicans' narrow majority garnered from the 2022 elections allowed McCarthy, the then-leader of the House Republican Conference, to be elected speaker at the start of the session. However, opposition from the far-right Freedom Caucus prolonged the election, leading to fifteen rounds of voting that eventually resulted in McCarthy's election. The caucus continued its opposition of McCarthy during his tenure, threatening a government shutdown following his involvement in negotiations for the federal budget. When McCarthy led the House in passing a continuing resolution, relying on votes from the Democratic Caucus to effectively avert a shutdown, Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida filed a motion to vacate the speakership. On October 3, the motion narrowly passed, and McCarthy was removed from the office of Speaker of the House, the first instance of which in American history.

Two months after his political defeat, McCarthy published an op-ed with The Wall Street Journal announcing his resignation from Congress, highlighting his accomplishments and stating that his work is "only getting started." His announcement came while House Republicans' majority was slimming following the expulsion of Representative George Santos of New York, making the legislative agenda of the new speaker, Mike Johnson of Louisiana, more difficult to pass. As such, Republicans see both the special and general House elections in 2024 as crucial to maintaining their influence in Congress.

Nonpartisan blanket primary

Candidates

Declared

• Mike Boudreaux (Republican), Tulare County Sheriff (2013–present)
• David Giglio (Republican), businessman and candidate for Шаблон:Ushr in 2022
• Kyle Kirkland (Republican), casino owner
• Andy Morales (Democrat), security officer
• Matt Stoll (Republican), businessman, former fighter pilot, candidate for California's 21st congressional district in 2022, and candidate for California's 22nd congressional district in the 2022 special election
• Marisa Wood (Democrat), teacher and runner-up for this district in 2022

Publicly expressed interest

• Connie Conway (Republican), former U.S. representative from the Шаблон:Ushr (2022–2023)
• Andy Vidak (Republican), former state senator for the 14th district (2013–2018) and nominee for the Шаблон:UshrШаблон:Efn in 2010

Potential

• Ben Dewell (no party preference), meteorologist and Democratic candidate for this district in 2022
• Austin Ewell (Republican), water consultant and former member of the Fresno County Planning Commission
• Nathan Magsig (Republican), Fresno County supervisor (2017–present) and candidate for the Шаблон:Ushr in 2022 (currently running for re-election)
• Vong Mouanoutoua (Republican), Clovis city councilor
• Devin Nunes (Republican), CEO of Trump Media & Technology Group (2022–present) and former U.S. representative from the Шаблон:Ushr (2003–2022)
• Clint Olivier (Republican), Clovis Unified School District trustee and former president of the Fresno city council
• Diane Pearce (Republican), Clovis city councilor
• Matthew Piatt (Republican), tech executive

Disqualified

• Vince Fong (Republican), state assemblyman for the 32nd district (2016–present)

Declined

• Garry Bredefeld (Republican), Fresno city councilor (running for the Fresno County Board of Supervisors)
• John Burrows (Democratic), spokesman for Fresno city councilor Nelson Esparza (endorsed Wood)
• Tal Eslick (Republican), political consultant and former chief of staff for U.S. Representative David Valadao
• Shannon Grove (Republican), state senator for the 12th district (2018–present) and former senate minority leader (2019–2021)
• Devon Mathis (Republican), state assemblyman for the 33rd district (2014–present)
• Jim Patterson (Republican), state assemblyman for the 32nd district (2016–present), former mayor of Fresno (1993–2001), and candidate for this districtШаблон:Efn in 2002 and the Шаблон:UshrШаблон:Efn in 2010
• Pete Vander Poel (Republican), Tulare County supervisor (running for re-election)
• Cole Rajewski (Republican), political consultant and former chief of staff for U.S. Representative David Valadao

See also

• 2024 United States House of Representatives elections
• 118th United States Congress
• List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives