Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) is leading in a wide-open California Democratic primary to replace term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), new polling shows. A new Emerson College Polling/Inside California Politics survey found Swalwell’s support had ticked up several points since December,

Rep. Kevin Kiley of Placer County, in an effort to distance himself from the GOP, is running for a third term as an independent.

Sergey Brin is spending millions of dollars to influence California politics, bankrolling two rival gubernatorial candidates and other political efforts, just months after ditching the state for Nevada.

A GOP upset in California would reverberate across the nation’s political landscape. Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by nearly 2-to-1 statewide. Democrats also dominate the legislature, where Republicans have been reduced to powerless spectators.

The secretary of state’s office says it will verify the paperwork their campaigns submitted and publish an official list of primary candidates by March 21.

For more than a month, Republican lawmakers in California have blasted a legislative proposal to study alternatives to the state’s gas tax, declaring it a dishonest ploy by Democrats to hike taxes on

California Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton has issued an impassioned plea to the leaders of California’s oil and gas industry — urging them to “not give up” on the state. The letter, sent Tuesday to the Golden State’s largest oil companies and trade groups,

Rep. Darrell Issa's abrupt reversal injects more uncertainty in the race for the newly redrawn Southern California congressional district.

Republican Jenny Rae Le Roux, cousin of Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger, launches congressional campaign in competitive Orange County, California, U.S. House district, in bid to flip blue seat.

California Republican leaders are urging Governor Gavin Newsom to replace the parole board after controversial parole approvals for two violent sex offenders. Concerned citizens can learn more and tak