{"id":336,"date":"2025-08-15T17:31:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T17:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wagnerforcalifornia.com\/?p=336"},"modified":"2025-08-15T17:32:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T17:32:38","slug":"don-wagner-calls-on-secretary-of-state-shirley-weber-to-stand-up-to-gov-newsom-and-oppose-his-redistricting-power-grab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wagnerforcalifornia.com\/?p=336","title":{"rendered":"Don Wagner calls on Secretary of State Shirley Weber to stand up to Gov. Newsom and oppose his redistricting power grab"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"brz brz-root__container brz-reset-all brz-root__container-page\" >\n<section id=\"bb2cf77181d3d39c65fb_xG1QrN0S9br1\" class=\"brz-section brz-css-79zg4k brz-css-17p21yn\">\n<div class=\"brz-section__content brz-section--boxed brz-css-6zz5vs brz-css-vxq0vp\" data-brz-custom-id=\"vRg6Dx71Z4Mu\">\n<div class=\"brz-container brz-css-11dbea1 brz-css-ywmyu8\">\n<div id=\"\" class=\"brz-css-1xqk2u brz-css-1xigt09 brz-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"brz-wp-title brz-css-iq239f brz-css-1j2me81\" data-brz-custom-id=\"g5E6wwiUCLbv\"><span class=\"brz-wp-title-content\" style=\"min-height:20px\">Don Wagner calls on Secretary of State Shirley Weber to stand up to Gov. Newsom and oppose his redistricting power grab<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"brz-css-1xqk2u brz-css-mraowp brz-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"brz-rich-text brz-rich-text__custom brz-css-3vj7ql brz-css-q4rtl7\" data-brz-custom-id=\"o8USla6_31PH\">\n<div data-brz-translate-text=\"1\">\n<p class=\"brz-tp-lg-empty brz-ff-oxygen brz-ft-google brz-fs-lg-16 brz-fss-lg-px brz-fw-lg-400 brz-ls-lg-0 brz-lh-lg-1_9 brz-vfw-lg-400 brz-fwdth-lg-100 brz-fsft-lg-0 brz-css-x7hCA\" data-generated-css=\"brz-css-tiMvx\" data-uniq-id=\"sgvHG\"><strong class=\"brz-cp-color1 brz-bold-true\" style=\"color: rgba(var(--brz-global-color1),1);\">Newport Beach, CA &#8212;<\/strong><span class=\"brz-cp-color1\" style=\"color: rgba(var(--brz-global-color1),1);\"> Today, California Secretary of State candidate Don Wagner (R&#8211;Orange County) called on Governor Gavin Newsom to stand down from his scheme to have the State Legislature redraw California\u2019s congressional districts and challenged incumbent Secretary of State, Shirley Weber, to oppose the measure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"brz-tp-lg-empty brz-ff-oxygen brz-ft-google brz-fs-lg-16 brz-fss-lg-px brz-fw-lg-400 brz-ls-lg-0 brz-lh-lg-1_9 brz-vfw-lg-400 brz-fwdth-lg-100 brz-fsft-lg-0 brz-css-c_ieb\" data-generated-css=\"brz-css-oRVvz\" data-uniq-id=\"r8v8f\"><span class=\"brz-cp-color1\" style=\"color: rgba(var(--brz-global-color1),1);\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"brz-tp-lg-empty brz-ff-oxygen brz-ft-google brz-fs-lg-16 brz-fss-lg-px brz-fw-lg-400 brz-ls-lg-0 brz-lh-lg-1_9 brz-vfw-lg-400 brz-fwdth-lg-100 brz-fsft-lg-0 brz-css-omf5E\" data-generated-css=\"brz-css-tg8Tz\" data-uniq-id=\"er8Ey\"><span class=\"brz-cp-color1\" style=\"color: rgba(var(--brz-global-color1),1);\">\u201cThe people of California sent a loud and clear message when they voted to yank redistricting power away from politicians and put it in the hands of the nonpartisan commission,\u201d said Wagner. \u201cGavin Newsom now wants to steal the power from the people and give it back to his cronies.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"brz-tp-lg-empty brz-ff-oxygen brz-ft-google brz-fs-lg-16 brz-fss-lg-px brz-fw-lg-400 brz-ls-lg-0 brz-lh-lg-1_9 brz-vfw-lg-400 brz-fwdth-lg-100 brz-fsft-lg-0 brz-css-nlrhU\" data-generated-css=\"brz-css-qN0Py\" data-uniq-id=\"aPcDu\"><span class=\"brz-cp-color1\" style=\"color: rgba(var(--brz-global-color1),1);\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"brz-tp-lg-empty brz-ff-oxygen brz-ft-google brz-fs-lg-16 brz-fss-lg-px brz-fw-lg-400 brz-ls-lg-0 brz-lh-lg-1_9 brz-vfw-lg-400 brz-fwdth-lg-100 brz-fsft-lg-0 brz-css-hNdf6\" data-generated-css=\"brz-css-q4W8_\" data-uniq-id=\"aEY4v\"><span class=\"brz-cp-color1\" style=\"color: rgba(var(--brz-global-color1),1);\">\u201cAs California&#8217;s chief elections official, Shirley Weber needs to have the backbone to stand up against the politician who appointed her to her job and to stand up for the voters. The people of California deserve at least that much from her. Shirley, you should tell Governor Newsom to respect the vote and the voters. Rigging our elections on behalf of Washington D.C. political elites is flat out wrong.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"brz-tp-lg-empty brz-ff-oxygen brz-ft-google brz-fs-lg-16 brz-fss-lg-px brz-fw-lg-400 brz-ls-lg-0 brz-lh-lg-1_9 brz-vfw-lg-400 brz-fwdth-lg-100 brz-fsft-lg-0 brz-css-tS1No\" data-generated-css=\"brz-css-kYdlD\" data-uniq-id=\"i9sXo\"><span class=\"brz-cp-color1\" style=\"color: rgba(var(--brz-global-color1),1);\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"brz-tp-lg-empty brz-ff-oxygen brz-ft-google brz-fs-lg-16 brz-fss-lg-px brz-fw-lg-400 brz-ls-lg-0 brz-lh-lg-1_9 brz-vfw-lg-400 brz-fwdth-lg-100 brz-fsft-lg-0 brz-text-lg-left brz-css-fKToe\" data-generated-css=\"brz-css-g31qh\" data-uniq-id=\"vg6Vs\"><span class=\"brz-cp-color1\" style=\"color: rgba(var(--brz-global-color1),1);\">Supervisor Wagner is a former State Assembly Member, Irvine Mayor, College Board Trustee, and Chairman of the Orange County Board of Supervisors. Wagner has a distinguished career of public service and a well-earned reputation as a straight-shooter, fiscal watchdog and champion for working families, small businesses and veterans of our armed services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-generated-css=\"brz-css-qytek\" data-uniq-id=\"nacms\" class=\"brz-tp-lg-empty brz-ff-oxygen brz-ft-google brz-fs-lg-16 brz-fss-lg-px brz-fw-lg-400 brz-ls-lg-0 brz-lh-lg-1_9 brz-vfw-lg-400 brz-fwdth-lg-100 brz-fsft-lg-0 brz-text-lg-left brz-css-bcZhn\"><span class=\"brz-cp-color1\" style=\"color: rgba(var(--brz-global-color1),1);\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p data-generated-css=\"brz-css-pGaGw\" data-uniq-id=\"nnUlD\" class=\"brz-tp-lg-empty brz-ff-oxygen brz-ft-google brz-fs-lg-16 brz-fss-lg-px brz-fw-lg-400 brz-ls-lg-0 brz-lh-lg-1_9 brz-vfw-lg-400 brz-fwdth-lg-100 brz-fsft-lg-0 brz-text-lg-center brz-css-r1Uli\"><span class=\"brz-cp-color1\" style=\"color: rgba(var(--brz-global-color1),1);\"> ###<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p><!-- version:1755279158 --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don Wagner calls on Secretary of State Shirley Weber to stand up to Gov. 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