What were the results of Proposition 50?

 Siskiyou moves into Congressional District 2 in January 2026

Prop 50 only deals with the elections for the US House of Representatives, commonly called "congressional districts".   

We are in congressional District 1 until December. Doug LaMalfa was our Representative.  His untimely death required a special election. 

• James Gallagher won that seat and will represent us until the end of 2026.

We become District 2 for the congressional term 2027-2028 because of Prop 50

• After the June 2nd primary these are the top 2 candidates for the November 3rd ballot:
  • Robin Littau - Republican from Shasta County
  • Jared Huffman- Democrat from Marin County
• The new lines gave the Dems a 25% advantage and the current District 2 representative who now serves the coastal counties is Jared Huffman.  He has no interest in our rural issues and has regularly worked against our interests on water, dam removal, and wolves.   

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Here are a couple of videos for you about Jared Huffman:

Fight over a painting of Jesus with Secretary Sean Duffy

Rep LaMalfa's final fight on the floor took place with Jared Huffman

Interactive version of the Prop 50 maps:
https://aelc.assembly.ca.gov/proposed-congressional-map
 
Interesting third-party site that includes more partisan detail and vote history:
​ https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::07e1f6c5-2187-4093-8824-5b17525e9442

What is Redistricting?​

​In November 2008, California voters passed Prop 11 the Voters FIRST Act authorizing the creation of the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission to draw new district lines for the state assembly and senate.  Now, the citizens rather than the California Legislature had control of the process.  Lawmakers could no longer draw districts for themselves.  
 
Prop 20 the Voters First Act for Congress was approved by 61.3% of voters in 2010 and added the drawing of congressional districts to the citizen commission’s responsibilities. Learn more at  https://wedrawthelines.ca.gov/
 
Some of the supporters of the commission were:

• California Common Cause
• AARP
• The Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce

• The League of Women Voters
• Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R)
• Former Governor Gray Davis (D)
• ACLU - Southern California
• California Black Chamber of Commerce
• Central California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
• NAACP California State Conference
• California Police Chiefs Association
• California Forward
• Pasadena City Council

 
Every state conducts redistricting every 10 years after completion of the U.S. Census.  The CA Constitution does NOT have a provision for this to be done at other times.  The most recent redistricting: 2021 (based on 2020 Census) Next redistricting: 2031 (based on 2030 Census).

Prop 50 ends fair elections in CA

Ends Independent Maps
Hands the power back to politicians to rig the system by drawing safe districts for their cronies. That’s not democracy — that’s entrenchment.
 
Silences Voters
Eliminates public input and transparency by taking redistricting out of the public square, where more than 35,000 Californians participated in the last redistricting cycle, and turns it over to politicians behind closed doors in the Capitol.
 
Undermines Democracy
Opens the door to gerrymandering, which disproportionately harms communities of color, reduces competitive elections, and erodes accountability.
 
Hurts Our Communities
Strips constitutional protections that currently ensure communities are kept whole and that maps are not drawn to favor political parties or incumbents.
 
Sets a Dangerous Precedent
Even “temporarily” killing off a piece of democracy sets a dangerous precedent for future politicians to undermine constitutional safeguards.
 
Costly, Wasteful and Dangerous
Requires a special election, costing taxpayers more than $250 million!  CA now faces painful budget cuts to health care, education, housing, and other critical services.
 
Illegal and Corrupt
State politicians are willfully violating the state constitution illegally putting this measure on the ballot. The state constitution expressly prohibits the politicians from manipulating election maps for their own personal and political benefit. By even putting a misleading measure on the ballot, the politicians are violating their oath to defend the state constitution.
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​Democrats currently hold 43 seats and Republicans hold 9 seats in congress.  

If prop. 50 passes, California Republicans will only hold 4 seats!!

We must ACT to protect what little representation that CA still has………….