California’s 12th Senate District stretches from the southern Kern County line to north of Fresno and includes large portions of the cities of Bakersfield, Visalia and Fresno.
For the past eight years it’s been represented by Sen. Shannon Grove, R-Bakersfield, but term limits are forcing her from the office.
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