Friends and Supporters,
I have great news!
We are on the verge of flipping an Assembly District at the southern edge of the state where Democrats have a 14% voter registration advantage! Our candidate, Jeff Gonzalez, is up by 4,387 votes against his Democratic opponent. Read about this historic victory here on Fox News: Republicans appears likely to flip majority-Latino California state assembly seat.
Greg Wallis, our Republican incumbent in District 47, is in the lead by 3,986 votes. Gavin Newsom and the Democrats were dead set on beating us here. They spent nearly $5 million on their hand picked liberal candidate from Palm Springs. But they were no match for Greg Wallis and our Assembly Republican team.
In District 58, Leticia Castillo is on the verge of winning an Assembly race with a 15% Democratic registration advantage that is home to one of the most notorious Democrat political machines in the state. She is leading by 476 votes with about 7,000 votes left to be counted. Winning this race would be California’s biggest upset of 2024. All the credit goes to Leticia and her hard working team.
No one thought we could do it. But because of great candidates, record fundraising, strong messaging, smart strategy, and a relentless work ethic… we went on the offense, spread the Democrats thin and have proved the Sacramento establishment wrong!
But we aren’t taking anything for granted in this crazy state until every last vote is counted. That is why I am leading a huge ballot curing operation to secure victory!
What is ballot curing? If a voter forgets to sign their ballot envelope (or if their signature doesn’t match the one on file) their vote is not counted. Voters can ‘cure’ this mistake and have their vote counted by signing an affidavit and submitting it to the county elections office.
Does ballot curing matter? Absolutely it does! Two years ago, I led a curing operation into Greg Wallis’ district. We cured over 500 votes and won the race by 85 votes! Now I’m doing it again, leading an even larger effort to make sure we bring home all 3 of these seats. There are thousands of votes that have been rejected and need to be cured. In District 58 especially, we need to protect our 476 vote lead.
What’s next? My team and I are headed to ground zero to track down GOP voters and get their ballots cured. We’ve got dozens of volunteers lined up to work with our campaigns. We will get the job done just as we always do!
This is exactly the type of effective and aggressive leadership that I am bringing to the State Assembly. It’s a new era where Republicans are fighting back and winning!
Trust me that we will continue to go on the offense. We will continue to make the Democrats own their failures. And we will continue to defy the odds and win.
Together, Let’s Take Back California!
James Gallagher
Assembly Republican Leader