Progressives | The Sacto Politico

May 16, 2022

Can Sacramento Progressive finish Top 2 in CA-7 House race?

In California districts dominated by a single party, the state’s all-in primary system creates a very different kind of voting choice –...

Mar 29, 2022

CA-7 Congressional candidate Jimmy Fremgen Q&A

Congressional redistricting significantly rearranged Sacramento County’s two Congressional districts. Instead of the current city-suburb...

Mar 5, 2022

By the numbers: Digging into California’s voter spectrum

In politics and media, smart accurate information is essential. For politicos, good data helps make for more precise strategy and more...

Feb 21, 2022

Might California political parties realign before national parties?

Earlier this month, Elk Grove News editor D.A. Gougherty made an interesting observation on his podcast after California’s Democratic...

Dec 15, 2021

Year-in-Review: Our 10 best political articles of 2021

Foremost, 2021 will be remembered as the second year of the Covid-19 Pandemic, but it was also an extremely busy year in politics –...

Apr 28, 2021

California Progressives: Wait til 2024 for U.S. Senate?

It came as no surprise last week when Alex Padilla announced his 2022 candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat to which Gov. Gavin Newsom...

Feb 23, 2021

California Progressives step back in ADEM elections

Earlier this month, the California Democratic Party completed its 2021 election of district-level delegates to the state party central...

Jan 19, 2021

Sacramento Progressives quietly sent $2.3M outside area

During the 2019-2020 election cycle, Sacramento County residents donated a surprising $2.3 million at the federal level to Progressive...

Nov 16, 2020

S/P Q&A: Sacto Council Member-elect Katie Valenzuela

Sacramento’s biggest 2020 electoral story was the upset victory by Katie Valenzuela in the Sacramento’s City Council District 4 race. Her...

Oct 1, 2020

October surprise: Progressives now tops in Dem party

Watershed elections are rare. Even rarer are watersheds of which the chief beneficiaries are unaware. This appears the case for...