In The News

July 10: Highland News: Highland Gets Its First Syrian Refugee; Three More Placed in Victorville
July 18: Highland News: Group Demands Assembly GOP Leader Chad Mayes Resign Position Following “Cap and Trade” Vote & Revelations of Extramarital Affair
July 18: Sacramento Bee: Alleged affair between California Assembly Republican leaders fuels political attack
July 18: Desert Sun: Facing political attack, aide to Assembly GOP Leader Chad Mayes calls alleged affair a 'private matter'
July 19: Sacramento Bee: Here’s what happens when a Republican dares to vote with Democrats
July 19: San Jose Mercury News: Payback for climate deal: Conservative activist accuses Assembly GOP leader Chad Mayes of affair
July 19: Politico: CHAD MAYES accused of affair after cap-and-trade vote
July 19: Kern Radio 1180: Could an affair, conservative dissatisfaction lead to Fong’s rise in state GOP?
July 19: Breitbart News: Critics Demand California Republican Leader Resign After Cap-and-Trade Vote
July 19: Breitbart News: Schwarzenegger Praises CA Republican Leader for Backing Cap-and-Trade (indirect reference)
July 19: Riverside Press-Enterprise: Conservative website accuses Assembly Republican Leader Chad Mayes of love affair with GOP colleague
July 19: CalNews.com: Rumored #Chad Mayes affair with #KristinOlsen surfaces after #CapAndTrade vote
July 19: Z 107.7 FM: Assemblyman Chad Mayes in the crosshairs of political retribution
July 20: Desert Sun: Tempers flare when California Assembly Republican Leader Chad Mayes is summoned
July 20: Desert Sun: Our Voice: Mayes hit with unfair shot from right for doing his job
July 20: Riverside Press-Enterprise: Climate change vs. higher gas prices; How cap-and-trade affects the Inland Empire (indirect reference)
July 20: Riverside Press-Enterprise: Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez resigns GOP leadership post, calls out Chad Mayes
July 20: Beaumont Record-Gazette: Group Asks AG Jeff Sessions to Investigate GOP Leader’s Affair
July 20: The American Spectator: Lawmakers vote for anti-market measure, then giddily pose with Democratic leaders — in return for zilch
July 20: Hi-Desert Star: Chad Mayes helps air pollution deal pass
July 21: San Jose Mercury News: Assemblywoman resigns GOP leadership post, blasts leader for cap-and-trade vote
July 21: Riverside Press-Enterprise: How Assembly GOP Leader Chad Mayes became Benedict Arnold to many California conservatives
July 21: USA Today (& family of papers): Facing political attack, aide to Assembly GOP Leader Chad Mayes calls alleged affair a 'private matter'
July 23: Fresno Bee (Oped Smear): Cut out hate from the political debate
July 27: FlashReport: Why It Matters That CA Assembly Leaders Mayes and Olsen Had an Affair
July 31: Sacramento Bee: ‘Hurry up and die’: Threats, racism intensify against California officials
July 31: SB Sun: Dozens of police respond to protest at Assemblyman’s Rancho Cucamonga office

Aug 1: Breitbart: Cap-and-Trade Protest Forces California GOP Chair Underground
Aug 13: Breitbart: Central Committee Calls for Resignation of Chad Mayes, Leader of GOP ‘Swamp 8’
Aug 17: Press-Enterprise: Riverside County GOP endorses Melissa Melendez for Assembly GOP leader
Aug 18: Desert Sun: Riverside County GOP ask Chad Mayes to resign leadership post
Aug 21: Sacramento Bee: California’s Assembly Republican leader survives vote to oust him – for now
Aug 21: Press-Enterprise: Inland Assemblyman Chad Mayes remains as GOP leader — for now
Aug 22: Highland News: County Republican Parties and Legislators Asked to Disavow GOP Tweet Calling Serial Child Rapist a “Hero”
Aug 23: Desert Sun: CA Republicans intensify effort to challenge Assembly Republican Leader Chad Mayes' 2018 relection bid
Aug 24: Press-Enterprise: Republicans oust Inland Assemblyman Chad Mayes as GOP leader
Aug 25: Hi-Desert Star: Chad Mayes steps down under party pressure over pollution vote

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Oct 20: Visalia Times-Delta: ​Police investigate claim of sex assault by Mathis
Oct 20: Our Valley Voice: Mathis Faces Sexual Assault Allegations
Oct 20: Fresno Bee: Assemblyman Mathis being investigated by Sacramento police for alleged sexual assault
Oct 21: ABC 30 Fresno: Sacramento Police investigating sexual assault claim involving Assemblyman Devon Mathis
Oct 22: YourCentralValley.com: Assemblyman denies claims of possible sexual assault
Oct 23: Porterville Record: Assemblyman Mathis Under Investigation 
Oct 23: ABC 30 Fresno: Assemblyman Devon Mathis accused of sexual assault
Oct 23: CBS 13 Sacramento: Independent Investigators Looking Into Sexual Harassment At Capitol
Oct 31: Valley Voice: Political Fix (2 November, 2017)

Nov 2: Valley Voice: Officials Struggle to Work Together on Tulare Hospital
Nov 7: Valley Voice: National Veterans Fraternity Suspends Assemblyman Devon Mathis
Nov 10: Visalia Times Delta: Staffers accuse Mathis of sexism, partying, bullying
Nov 13: Visalia Times-Delta: Assembly hires investigator to look into Mathis allegations
Nov 15: Fresno Bee: Republican leaders at home want Mathis to resign amid allegations of sexual assault
Nov 16: Visalia Times-Delta: Sacramento police contradict Mathis spokeswoman: Investigation 'extensive'
Nov 16: Visalia Times-Delta: Sac PD closes Mathis sexual assault case
Nov 16: Sacramento Bee: Sacramento police close sexual misconduct investigation into California assemblyman
Nov 16: CBS 13 Sacramento: Police Close Mathis Investigation, But Assembly Continues (Video)
Nov 16: KCRA 3 Sacramento: Sacramento police close investigation into lawmaker without charges
Nov 17: ABC 10 Sacramento: Police close investigation into lawmaker without charges
Nov 17: Porterville Recorder: County GOP calls Mathis ‘an embarrassment’
Nov 18: Porterville Recorder: SPD closes Mathis investigation
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