Becerra Wins Primary

A big congratulations to Senior Voting Rights Attorney, Xavier Becerra, for winning the primary election for Governor of California. We are proud to work alongside you in advocating for equitable voting rights for all Californians.

VRP Data Team on Telemundo

VRP Data Scientists and doctoral candidates, Diego Casillas and Jessica Cobian, were featured in a Telemundo political podcast Conexión to discuss their research on the Latino vote in California ahead of the June 2026 primary election.

Watch the full episode here...

VRP Litigation Director Chad Dunn explains that Trump DOJ investigation into California voter fraud is suspicious and mostly performative and unlikely to produce any real evidence of fraud. Dunn explains prosecutors rarely give public commentary about real investigations...

VRP Faculty Director Matt Barreto explains the ballot count process in California is secure, safe, and accurate and that vote fraud claims are driven by conspiracy theories. California has 24 million registered voters, more ballots to count than most states have people.

161 years after General Granger's order giving effect to President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation in Texas, minority citizens are still fighting in Court in Galveston seeking reasonable political representation.

Take a minute to learn about the events underlying Juneteenth that took place in Galveston, Texas... 

Congrats to all of our VRP grads:

Vivian Alejandre (School of Law)

Matthew Cooke (School of Law)

Grayson Rost (School of Law)

Michael Herndon (Ph.D. Political Science)

Carl Maier (Bachelor's Political Science)

Isabella Jones (Bachelor's Political Science)

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