Open Letter to Bay Area Democrats:

BAY AREA, Calif. - Aug. 26, 2025 - PRLog -- To: Bay Area Democrats
From: Peter Coe Verbica, U.S. Congressional Candidate, CD19
Re: Protecting California's Democracy

The Bay Area's congressional delegation -- Ro Khanna, Zoe Lofgren, Sam Liccardo, Jimmy Panetta, Nancy Pelosi, Lateefa Simon, and Eric Swalwell -- should all resign immediately.

Why? Because they've abandoned -- via their support of state Democrats' outrageous gerrymandering schemes -- their #1 job as our congresspeople: representation https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/RL33686.

Consider:

* They admit in media reports that they are only working for the national Democratic party, not the People of the State of California.

In the Mercury News, our so-called representatives explicitly say https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/08/21/silicon-valley-rep-zoe-lofgren-has-guiding-hand-in-californias-gerrymandering-plan/ that "the only reason they are doing this" is to "win in the midterms and be able to block" the GOP agenda -- California voters' opinions notwithstanding. This is an astonishing abandonment the oath of office everyone in that delegation took. It is a brazen slap in the face of the First Principles of a democratic republic. It is disqualifying in the extreme.

* They are launching this gerrymander over the will of the people, and with no counsel from the people. All polling in California shows the electorate wants to keep our Independent Citizens Redistricting Committee and no poll shows a majority of voters supporting the abandonment of that committee https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/14/california-redistricting-newsom-poll-00508930.  This new Frankenstein gerrymandering scheme is more evidence of the Democrats' disconnect from California voters and a betrayal of the Voter First Act -- which a majority of Californians approved in an effort to keep the election process fairer and more ethical.

I know that many of my -- and our -- friends and colleagues in the Bay Area Democratic community are deeply disappointed that the delegation is putting national party politics above California voter will. But they are bullied into silence, even as it's abundantly clear that their party has lost its way.

It is sad to watch T.D.S. overwhelm the democratic principles of my friends across the aisle.

I implore my fellow Bay Area candidates and elected officials (especially Democrats) to insist that the Bay Area congressional delegation reverse its position, rediscover its democratic principles, and disavow the insult to representative government embodied in the shameful redistricting plan.

And if they don't, fair-minded Democrats should insist they all step down.

In the spirit of California idealism and unity,

Peter Coe Verbica
Candidate, U.S Congressional seat CD19.
Author, Hard-Won Cowboy Wisdom
www.peterverbica.com

Peter Coe Verbica is a fiscal conservative running for United States Congress, California District 19.  The district covers Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties.  Verbica grew up on a cattle ranch and graduated from Bellarmine College Prep, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara University School of Law, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  Peter Verbica is a CFP® professional and a Principal and Managing Director at Silicon Private Wealth (https://www.siliconprivatewealth.com/our-team).  He has four adult daughters.  He and his wife enjoy hiking, playing tennis and horseback riding.  His family donated the heart of Henry Coe State Park, the largest state park in Northern California.  For more information on the campaign, please visit peterverbica.com.

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