Conservative voters in Northern California fear losing power with Proposition 50, in photos
Republican Assemblymember Carl DeMaio, left, speaks to people attending a No on Prop 50 rally in Redding, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
REDDING, Calif. (AP) — Conservative voters in Northern California fear that Proposition 50, a ballot measure to redraw the state’s U.S. House districts, will reduce their political power. Democrats assert it will counter an effort by President Donald Trump in Texas and elsewhere to gain more Republican seats through redistricting.
This is a photo gallery curated by photo editors of The Associated Press.
Republican Assembly member Carl DeMaio, center rear, speaks to people attending a No on Prop 50 rally in Redding, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)Patrick Jones, a former Shasta County supervisor, is photographed at his family’s gun shop in Redding, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)Brenda Haynes wears earrings to show her support of President Donald Trump during a No on Prop 50 rally, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, in Redding, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)Brenda Haynes places signs throughout a conference room before a No on Prop 50 rally in Redding, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)People walk across Sundial Bridge over the Sacramento River in Redding, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)People walk on a sidewalk next to the San Francisco Bay in Sausalito, Calif., Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)Republican Assembly member Carl DeMaio, center, speaks to people attending a No on Prop 50 rally in Redding, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)Walter Stephen Rubke is photographed at a No on Prop 50 rally in Redding, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)Pedestrians walk across East Lake Street as Mount Shasta is seen in the background, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, in Mount Shasta, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
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