INTERVIEWS: Perspectives on the 2018 Midterm Elections from Our Local Representatives

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Sonoma State University Political Science Professor, Dave McCuen, responds to the results of the midterm elections yesterday, the topics Congress and the President will be addressing going forward, the possibility of the government shutting down on December 7th, and the one issue both sides have a chance to agree on and make some strides going forward:

 

 

4th District Supervisor, James Gore, how he is feeling the day after the election results, whether both sides of the political aisle can work together going forward, what he is happiest about from last night’s local election, and how important it was to take his family with him to share the voting process:

 

 

Vice Mayor of Santa Rosa, Chris Rogers, discusses the close council race in District 4 in Santa Rosa, speaks to the disappointment at the low number of young people who actually voted this midterm, the impact of the no vote on Proposition 10 and no on Measure N, and what really lifted his spirit in the results of the election: