California is often, jokingly, referred to as “Commiefornia,” thanks to its reliably blue electorate and its supposedly progressive policies. With its diverse and often more open-minded inhabitants, Los Angeles is at the center of this moniker. However, its elected officials don’t reflect the progressive capital that Angelenos stand for.
Los Angeles is currently represented by Democratic Representative Jimmy Gomez in District 34. According to Federal Election Commission records, Gomez has taken over $133,000 in donations from corporations, which range from health and insurance companies to pharmaceutical companies.
These same companies continue to raise costs of life saving medicine and medical care
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