Juan Vargas

The candidate filing period for the special election for the 40th state Senate District opened on Jan. 9 and ends Jan. 18, the Imperial County Registrar of Voters announced. The 40th District includes Imperial, Riverside and San Diego counties. The seat...

With the swearing in of the 113th session of Congress on Thursday, U.S. Rep. Juan Vargas became our newest congressman and the first Latino to hold such a distinction in our district. It’s been a long time since we’ve had a new face...

Two state Assembly members to run for Senate...

A special election for the vacant 40th state Senate District was set for May while the primary for election is scheduled for March, the governor announced today. The 40th Senate District encompasses San Diego, Riverside and Imperial counties and was...

Rep. Juan Vargas, D-Chula Vista, was sworn-in as the first Latino to represent California’s 51st Congressional District on the floor of the House of Representatives at noon EST. The 51st Congressional District includes the southern portion of...

As attempts to bring federal dollars to expand the Calexico West Port of Entry continue, the same can be said about the county’s “Plan B” that could fund the expansion project estimated to cost some $300 million. The latest move is a...

California lawmakers head to Hawaii...

California state Senate Democrats woke up Wednesday confident they had won a supermajority of at least 28 seats, but with two of their members having won election to Congress, they acknowledged they will have to win special elections to fill......

When England’s Prince Harry came to the Valley last year, he and about 40 of his fellow British soldiers headed to Camacho’s Place for a nice quiet meal. Camacho’s Place co-owner Rosie Cuellar said she didn’t recognize him “...

The recent election of Juan Vargas, D-San Diego, to the 51st Congressional District raises questions on what will happen with the state Senate seat Vargas will leave vacant once he is sworn into his new position. Vargas, a state senator for the 40th...

Democrat Juan Vargas has taken a large lead in the race for the 51st Congressional District. Vargas had 68.6 percent of the district-wide vote with more than half of the precincts reporting, compared to his competitor Republican Michael Crimmins,...

Bob Filner is not running for Congress this year. Now we have Juan Vargas. At the fair every year the veterans have a booth. Juan was there and he never stopped by to say hi to the veterans, he would rather talk to the judges. His representative was...