U.S. Senate candidates Steve Garvey, Adam Schiff make their case to Central Valley voters

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Republican Steve Garvey and Democrat Adam Schiff are campaigning for Central Valley votes conscionable arsenic vote-by-mail ballots get successful mailboxes crossed the state.

"I'm moving for the psyche of California," Garvey said. "The California that, done the 70s, 80s, and 90s, was the heartbeat of America. These are bully people."

"I privation to marque definite that radical successful Fresno and elsewhere person entree to bully prime wellness care, that they person cleanable aerial to breathe, (and) cleanable h2o to drink," Schiff said.

The candidates precocious sat down with Action News for wide-ranging interviews. They are warring for the U.S. Senate spot near by the precocious Dianne Feinstein and presently held by Laphonza Butler, who is not moving for reelection.

Garvey is well-known connected the shot diamond but a governmental newcomer.

"I'm not a vocation politician," helium said. "I've said I'll beryllium 1 word and get up each time to beryllium determination to fight."

Schiff says helium volition support warring for California. He has served successful Congress for 23 years.

"I deliberation what Californians are looking for is idiosyncratic that volition combat for their community, idiosyncratic who has a grounds of getting things done," Schiff said.

The candidates each accidental they person spent clip learning astir Valley issues.

"I've gone to the ranches to farmers and talked to them," Garvey said. "These are the radical that are historically the generations of families that are the roots and the instauration of California."

"I've been learning astir hospitals similar the 1 successful Madera that unopen down and problems with entree to wellness care," Schiff said. "I've been learning astir the particulate substance successful the aerial successful overmuch of the Central Valley."

As the campaigns mount, polling is clear. Nearly each canvass has Schiff starring Garvey by betwixt 20 and 30 points.

"We got him close wherever we privation him," Garvey said of Schiff. "He's overconfident."

Even arsenic polls amusement Schiff has a steadfast lead, the Central Valley is expected to beryllium much competitory and could play a cardinal relation for either candidate.

The Trump effect is astatine play, too. Garvey has said helium would ballot for the erstwhile president.

Schiff, who prosecuted Donald Trump's archetypal impeachment trial, says helium is acceptable to clasp Trump accountable again.

"If it's indispensable to service arsenic a cheque connected a President, whether that 1 oregon immoderate different 1 who is abusing the powers of their bureau oregon trying to teardrop down the guardrails of our democracy, I'm going to basal up to them," Schiff said.

Garvey and Schiff are listed connected California ballots twice. One contention is for the afloat six-year word opening successful January, and the different is for the last fewer weeks of the existent Congress successful November and December.

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