California Just Banned Convicted Human Traffickers From Running for Office Despite Two Republicans Voting No

California Just Banned Convicted Human Traffickers From Running for Office Despite Two Republicans Voting No

Californians convicted of human trafficking or the most serious sexual assault felonies will be barred from running for or holding state and local elected office from 1 January 2027, after Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill that its author calls the first of its kind in the nation. Assembly Bill 2691 passed the legislature with near-unanimous support. The only two votes against it came from Republican senators. One of them, Steven Choi, said hi…