But the lawsuit – whose plaintiffs include Fresno County Assemblymember David Tangipa, the California Republican Party and a handful of individual voters – claims the map-makers improperly used race as a factor to favor Hispanic voters “without cause or evidence to justify it.” The lawsuit claims the maps violate the…

State Assemblyman David Tangipa is the lead plaintiff in a federal lawsuit (Tangipa v. Newsom) alleging that new congressional maps established by Proposition 50 constitute a racial gerrymander. Tangipa’s 8th Assembly District covers Inyo and Mono counties, as well as Calaveras, Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, and Tuolumne counties. Read More

The suit, filed by David Tangipa, a Republican assembly member, 18 California voters and the state Republican party in the US district court for the central district of California, argues that the new maps are unconstitutional because they were drawn to increase the voting power of a particular racial group.…

“These maps are completely diminishing the voices of some groups to benefit others. The state Legislature has weaponized this entire process and lied to California voters,” Tangipa said. Read More

“We’re going to exhaust all options to make sure that the people of California are represented properly,” Tangipa said. “They lied to you, they gaslit you, and there is a toxic relationship with the governor of California, and we’re going to make sure that we hold them accountable.” Read More