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    George Skelton: The outcome is still unclear in Rivas and Rendon's fight to be California Assembly speaker

    by George Skelton, Los Angeles Times Jun 07, 2022 3 minutes
    A view of the Capitol Building in Sacramento, California.

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Besides governor, there's no office in California government more powerful than Assembly speaker. That's why competition for the job can be fierce.

    And is now.

    There's a bruising speakership fight being waged mostly out of public view between current Speaker Anthony Rendon of Lakewood and Assemblyman Robert Rivas from Hollister in San Benito County.

    The challenger seems to have the upper hand. But Rendon still has the office, and the outcome is unclear.

    The bitter brawl is among Democrats who hold a supermajority of the 80 seats. They'll control 60 after

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