US EditionCalifornia Rep. Kevin Kiley Launches Independent Re-Election Bid After Redistricting
Kiley abandons Republican label after Prop 50 splits his district, aiming to counter Newsom-backed gerrymandering that could add five Democrats to California's House delegation.
- Rep. Kevin Kiley filed as a no party preference candidate on Friday to run in the newly drawn 6th District, which includes Roseville, Rocklin and Orangevale.
- Gov. Gavin Newsom's redistricting plan dismantled Kiley's old district into six new seats after voters approved Proposition 50 by a nearly 30-point margin.
- Although he filed as no party preference, Kiley remains a registered Republican and a member of the GOP conference, and he proposed legislation in August 2025 to ban all mid-decade redistricting, which never received a floor vote.
- Kiley did not say whether he would continue caucusing with Republicans, leaving House alignment uncertain as Rep. Darrell Issa announced Friday he would not run for reelection.
- The June 2 primary will determine which two candidates advance to November, and Kiley faces a field including former State Sen. Richard Pan, Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho, West Sacramento Mayor Martha Guerrero, and Republican Christine Bish.
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Rep Kevin Kiley Files for Reelection as ‘No Party Preference’ in Bid to Combat Gerrymandering
California Republican Congressman Kevin Kiley announced Friday that he is seeking reelection in the newly redrawn Sixth Congressional District as a “No Party Preference” candidate, a move he frames as a direct response to partisan gerrymandering spearheaded by Governor Gavin Newsom. In a video posted to X, Kiley stated, “Gerrymandering is a plague on democracy, one that Gavin Newsom has brought back to California. But there’s a way we can fight…
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California GOP Rep, Doomed By Gavin Newsom’s Gerrymander, Throws Hail Mary To Save Career - Tampa Free Press
One of the Republicans targeted by Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s gerrymander announced Friday night he will seek reelection as an independent as a last-ditch attempt to save his longshot candidacy. Republican California Rep. Kevin Kiley said in a video posted to X that to “protect our democracy” from Newsom’s voter-approved gerrymander, which will likely add five California Democrats […] California GOP Rep, Doomed By Gavin Newsom’s G…
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