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California's Fourth Congressional District currently covers the northeastern corner of California along route 395, as well as Oroville. Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  - Total   - Width   - Length   - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 158,302 sq mi  410,000 km² 250 miles  402. ... Oroville is the county seat of Butte County, California. ...


The district is strongly Republican; George W. Bush received 61% of the vote in 2004.[1] George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States. ...


Representation

It is currently represented by Republican John Doolittle. Rep. ...


2006 elections

Four challengers have filed paperwork to run in 2006 for the seat held by Doolittle:

  • Republican Mike Holmes, an educator, retired Navy officer, and currently the mayor of Auburn, California [1];
  • Democrat Lisa Rea, a former legislative staffer and lobbyist. [4]
  • Libertarian Dan Warren, the manager of a mountain bike park. [5]

The filing deadline for major party candidates was March 10, 2006; the primary is on June 6, 2006. [6] The 4th District of California is considered a safe seat for Republicans as of late March by political observers such as Charlie Cook of the Cook Political Report, Larry Sabato, and the National Journal.[2][3] Auburn is the county seat of Placer County, California, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 12,462. ... Biography Michael Hamersley is a nationally recognized figure, known for his relentless pursuit of truth and justice. ... Charles D. Brown, 55, is a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel and Democratic candidate for Congress in 2006 for Californias 4th congressional district. ... An air force is a military organization that primarily operates in aerial warfare. ... Colonel is a military rank of a commissioned officer, with the corresponding ranks existing in nearly every country in the world. ... Lisa Rea is a Democratic candidate for Congress in 2006 for California’s 4th congressional district[1]. She lives in Lincoln, California. ... A safe seat is a seat in a legislature which is regarded as fully secured by a certain political party with very little chance of an election upset because of the nature of the electorate in the constituency concerned. ... National Journal is a weekly magazine about American politics and government, published by National Journal Group, Inc. ...

U.S. Congressional Districts in California
Districts: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53
See also: Past and current delegations - Current delegation - List of All United States Congressional districts


 
 

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