STOCKTON, California — Denise Aguilar Mendez, a Republican candidate running for a California Assembly seat, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of welfare fraud in 2020, court records show.

A California Republican won an Assembly seat he ... will hopefully prevent future confusion over a candidate appearing on the same ballot for ... Fong challenged Weber in Sacramento Superior Court.

Consider candidates’ experience: The only requirement for being a judge is to be authorized to practice law in California (usually by passing the bar exam), or to have already served as a judge ...