It’s exceptionally rare for the president or vice president to be from the same state as the House speaker. Sen. Kamala Harris heads to the White House as vice president, and Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco is expected to get the House speaker’s gavel again. AdvertisementIt rivals, and perhaps even exceeds, the state’s influence when Presidents Reagan and Nixon, two Californians, occupied the Oval Office. Newsom said many proposals pushed by the Biden administration are scaled-up versions of existing state priorities, like early childhood education, climate change and healthcare. AdvertisementShe said the public can expect “professionally run, predictable and generally fair administrative practices” from a Biden administration.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 13, 2020 19:23 UTC