20Apr

April 20, 2017

Political Stories – Top stories Critics hold a town hall to talk issues with Devin Nunes, but he wasn’t there — About 150 people showed up Wednesday to a town hall meeting here to send a message to Rep. Devin Nunes – even if the Tulare Republican decided to skip the meeting and call its organizers […]

20Apr

Katrina Ruiz

Katrina Ruiz interned at the Merced office of Senator Anthony Cannella in the Fall of 2013. Thanks to the Maddy Alumni Network, Katrina  learned of the opportunity to be a District Representative in the Merced District Office for Congressman Costa where she is serving now.   I am grateful to have been a Maddy Intern,  this institution has […]

20Apr

Barry Heads II

Barry Heard II interned in the in the office of former Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin in the Summer of 2012 and in the office Fresno office of former Assembly member Henry Perea in the Summer of 2013. After his Maddy internships he also interned with Congressman Jim Costa and worked in the California State Assembly.   […]

20Apr

Andrew Bishop

Andrew Bishop interned in the Fall of 2009 at the Fresno office of Senate Majority Leader Dean Florez and in the Summer of 2010 at the office of former Congressman George Radanovich in D.C. After earning his undergraduate degree in Political Science, Andrew pursued a Masters in Arts of Teaching and worked in the juvenile correction […]

20Apr

Simon Haeder

Simon Haeder served as a Maddy Legislative Intern in the Fresno office of Senator Barbara Boxer in the Spring of 2005 and in the Sacramento office of former Congressman Dennis Cardoza during  the Summer of 2006. Prior to his current appointment as Assistant Professor at West Virginia University, he completed his doctoral studies at the […]

20Apr

Cassidy Smith

Cassidy Smith interned at the D.C. office of Congressman Jim Costa in the Summer of 2009. Her experience in D.C. greatly influence her decision to earn a Master’s degree at Georgetown University following her graduation from Fresno State.   My Maddy internship with Congressman Jim Costa in his D.C. office not only gave me a firsthand […]

19Apr

April 19, 2017

Political Stories – Top stories Rudy Salas gets some hometown love after Sacramento strike — Much of Sacramento is unhappy with Assemblyman Rudy Salas right now. But back home in Kern County, the Democrat is getting a lot of love for his vote against SB 1, a transportation tax measure that passed the state Legislature on […]

18Apr

April 18, 2017

Political Stories – Top stories Rudy Salas latest moderate Dem slapped down for bucking party — Assemblyman Rudy Salas, D-Bakersfield, paid dearly Monday for his April 6 vote against a measure expected to increase gasoline taxes and vehicle registration fees to fund road repairs and transit improvements. Speaker of the Assembly Anthony Rendon stripped Salas of […]

17Apr

April 17, 2017

Political Stories Top stories  California Democrats focus on normally safe GOP House seats — Democratic plans to target half of California’s 14 Republican members of Congress in the 2018 midterm elections represent a high-stakes bet that President Trump’s continuing unpopularity in the state will filter down to even the strongest GOP candidates. There are some […]