Kate Wolffe and Nadia Lathan

14 California Lawmakers Posting Not-So-Secret Instructions on How to Attack Their Opponents

Assemblymember Jeff Gonzalez speaks about Senate Bill 131 during a floor session at the state Capitol in Sacramento on June 30, 2025. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters Some candidates for the California Legislature are increasingly using a controversial tactic that experts and watchdog organizations say appears to flout the state’s campaign finance laws. A CalMatters survey of legis...

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