The State of California: Will there be a new Democratic seat to fill on the California Assembly?
California Assembly Democrats have showed some interest about their leader, Speaker Anthony Rendon, and whether he will be replaced.
Late last week, Assemblyman Robert Rivas, of the 30th Assembly District around Salinas, reportedly had enough Democratic votes in favor of his leadership of the Assembly.
However, after a weekend of arm-twisting and meetings as well as deals of who will lead the Assembly in the future, a joint statement by both Speaker Rendon and Assemblyman Rivas was issued yesterday afternoon and it looks like Speaker Rendon will hold onto his seat for the rest of the legislative session, which seems to be through at least November.
To discuss further, KCBS Radio news anchors Patti Reising and Kris Ankarlo, as well as Sonoma State Political Scientist, Dr. David McCuan, spoke with Dan Schnur, Professor of Politics at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School of Communications.