House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries spent the weekend in California, raising millions for California Proposition 50, Democrats’ redistricting ballot initiative.
This is Jeffries’ second trip to California to help bankroll his party’s redistricting efforts. Jeffries was in San Francisco and Los Angeles and also raised money for the DCCC. On Friday, he was in Washington State at a healthcare-focused event with DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene.
The House Democratic leader will join a live stream Tuesday for “F*ck Around Find Out 50,” a virtual event to support California redistricting. Jeffries has raised more than $100 million in support of House Democrats since January, per Jeffries’ team.
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Ad news: Megafire Action, an anti-wildfire organization, is launching a $250,000 digital ad campaign calling on the Senate to pass the Fix Our Forests Act.
Endorsement news: Equality PAC is endorsing a slate of three candidates in contested Democratic primaries: James Osyf in Virginia’s 2nd District, Kevin Morrison in Illinois’ 8th District and Jolanda Jones in Texas’ 18th District.
