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'The Young Turks' Founder Cenk Uygur Vying for Katie Hill's Seat

posted onNovember 16, 2019
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Article snippet: Hill resigned this month after facing mounting allegations of inappropriate sexual relationships with congressional staffers, one of which she admitted to.Gavin Newsom (D) on Friday set the special election date for the 25th Congressional District seat: March 3, 2020. Uygur is throwing his hat in the ring. His campaign website states: A statement released on Thursday indicated that Uhgur “will no longer have editorial control over TYT, but will continue hosting TYT and other programs,” per TheWrap. “To streamline the transition, TYT has created an Office of CEO to make strategic decisions for the company that will report to the board, while day-to-day operations have been handed over to Chief Administrative Officer Jack Gerard who has been named the company’s Interim Chief Operating Officer,” the release indicated. Former Rep. Steve Knight (R-CA), the incumbent who lost to Hill last year, is also running for the seat, it was revealed this week: Link to the full article to read more

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