Rep. Kevin McCarthy resigned from Congress last year after being voted out as House speaker. But McCarthy's political influence is still a major factor in this race.
As he stood on a sun-dappled patio overlooking the Visalia Country Club, Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux didn't mince words about his chances in his run for Congress. 'I am the underdog,' Boudreaux told a crowd of supporters. 'I am pushing back against a machine that is so powerful that it's very challenging, to say the least.' The power behind the machine is former Rep. Kevin McCarthy , who resigned from Congress last year after being voted out as House speaker.
McCarthy has previously helped guide Trump's California endorsements, including persuading him two years ago not to endorse a right-wing challenger to Central Valley Rep. David Valadao , who voted to impeach Trump after the Jan. 6 insurrection. Republicans in the northern part of the district in Kings, Tulare and Fresno counties say the Boudreaux campaign is one way to express their frustration with how often their neighbors to the south call the political shots.
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