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Sameea Kamal

Sameea covers the state Capitol and California politics for CalMatters and is also a production assistant. She joined CalMatters in June 2021 from the Los Angeles Times, where she was a News Desk editor. Sameea was one of three 2020 IRE Journalist of Color fellows, and previously worked for the Center for Public Integrity. She earned her bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and her master's degree in journalism from Columbia Journalism School. Sameea was born and raised in the San Gabriel Valley in Southern California and is one of the Maynard Institute's M200 fellows.

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What You Need To Know About Election Security and Voter Fraud in California This November
The issue of voter fraud has been fueled by the baseless claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen — and the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol and its aftermath. Here's how poll workers and others are protecting election integrity and safeguarding voters in California for the upcoming November midterms.
Sonja Shaw, a candidate for a seat on the Chino Valley School Board, holds a state GOP training binder
Back to School: California Republicans Bet Big on Local Board Races
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