LaMalfa

McGuire, who terms out of the Legislature next year, hopes to capitalize on Democrats’ new voter registration advantage in LaMalfa’s post-Prop. 50 district to flip a congressional seat from red to blue. His launch video appears to preemptively address the criticism that he’s out of touch with rural Californians.

The redistricting plan puts California voters at the center of a national tug-of-war over political boundaries. In Northern California, it would unite inland and coastal communities, but some worry this would silence rural voices.