Santa Cruz Weekly Staff

Staff Writer

John Laird for Senate District 15

John Laird is running for the state senate seat recently held by Lt Gov Abel Maldonado.

The June 22 race for Senate District 15 is no ordinary contest. Coming two weeks after the high-profile June 8 primary, it risks falling victim to voter apathy—yet it’s arguably one of the most critical races in the state. Together with the race for Senate District 12, which includes Salinas and Modesto, the outcome could shatter Sacramento’s crippling gridlock by wresting control away from the Republican party, which has sorely abused its minority rights and put ideology above California’s welfare.

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