FILE - Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux speaks during a news conference in Visalia, Calif., Friday, Feb. 3, 2023. On Tuesday, March 19, 2024, Boudreaux, a sheriff who promises to harden the nation’s porous borders, and a California legislator backed by former President Donald Trump, are facing off in a special U.S. House election. (Ron Holman/The Times-Delta via AP, File)
Tulare Sheriff Mike Boudreaux, announced Feb. 14, 2024, the endorsement by several key Kern County leaders, including Kern Sheriff Donny Youngblood, center, and state Sen. Shannon Grove of Bakersfield, right, in Tulare, Calif. A California legislator backed by former President Donald Trump and the sheriff who promises to harden the nation's porous borders are facing off in a special U.S. House election to complete the remaining term of deposed former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, which runs through January. (John Donegan/The Bakersfield Californian via AP)
Current state Assemblyman Vince Fong watches election returns March 9, 2024, at 1933 Speakeasy Pavilion in Bakersfield, Calif. While on the ballot for the 32nd District Assembly seat, he has his eyes on the 20th District seat, for which he also was on the ballot. Fong a California legislator backed by former President Donald Trump and a sheriff who promises to harden the nation's porous borders are facing off in a special U.S. House election to complete the remaining term of deposed former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, which runs through January. (John Donegan/The Bakersfield Californian via AP)
Bakersfield Assemblyman Vince Fong addresses supporters the night of March 9, 2024 in Bakersfield, Calif., as returns in Kern County showed a favorable local lead in his race for the 20th Congressional District seat. Fong a California legislator backed by former President Donald Trump and a sheriff who promises to harden the nation's porous borders are facing off in a special U.S. House election to complete the remaining term of deposed former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, which runs through January. (John Donegan/The Bakersfield Californian via AP)
FILE - Assemblyman Vince Fong, R-Bakersfield, right, speaks at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, June 27, 2023. On Tuesday, March 19, 2024, Fong, a legislator backed by former President Donald Trump and a sheriff who promises to harden the nation’s porous borders will face off in a special U.S. House election. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
Tulare Sheriff Mike Boudreaux, speaks at an event on Feb. 14, 2024 in Tulare, Calif. A California legislator backed by former President Donald Trump and the sheriff who promises to harden the nation's porous borders are facing off in a special U.S. House election to complete the remaining term of deposed former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, which runs through January. (John Donegan/The Bakersfield Californian via AP)