MATTHEW LESENYIE
On Television
ABC 7 Los Angeles Eyewitness Newsmakers: Breaking Down the 7 Propositions on California's election ballot
https://abc7.com/california-propositions-election-ballot-eyewitness-newsmakers/12423986/
CBS 2 Los Angeles Potential ballot measure could stiffen penalties for drug and retail crimes
CBS 2 Los Angeles Proposition 1 vote remains too close to call
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/proposition-1-vote-remains-too-close-to-call/
CBS 2 Los Angeles LA voters show overwhelming support for Measure HLA
Spectrum 1 News First-time voters are eager to hit the polls
https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/politics/2024/02/29/first-time-voters-speak-out
Spectrum 1 News Inland Empire youth volunteers go door-to-door to encourage voter turnout
https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/politics/2024/02/18/youth-volunteers-go-door-to-door-to-encourage-voter-turnout
CBS 2 Los Angeles District Attorney files 200 cases to fight against organized retail theft
Spectrum 1 News California's Senate candidates roll out agendas to connect with voters ahead of March primary
CBS 2 Los Angeles Republican slam Democrats after hearing of California's manic budget shortfall
CBS 2 Los Angeles Newsom vs DeSantis debate: Post-debate analysis
CBS 2 Los Angeles Newsom vs DeSantis debate: What to expect
Spectrum 1 News Inside the Issues What's next in D.C. after Rep. McCarthy ousted as House Speaker
Spectrum 1 News GOP Fails to Elect Jim Jordan as Speaker
https://archive.tveyes.com/18120/3523961-57380/73388b0c-455f-4e88-8152-71cf7979b322/SPECNEWS1_10-18-2023_05.34.12.mp4
CBS 2 Los Angeles Political Professor Matt Lesenyie discusses Feinstein's legacy
CBS 2 Los Angeles Sacramento Lawmakers Debate Major Bills
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/video/sacramento-lawmakers-debating-major-bills/
Spectrum 1 News LGBTQ+ Policy Change in Orange County
CBS 2 Los Angeles New details revealed surrounding Former President Trump's indictment
CBS 2 Los Angeles Political science professor on Biden reelection campaign
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/video/political-science-professor-on-biden-reelection-campaign/#x
Spectrum 1 News Former VP Mike Pence makes stop in SoCal
CBS 2 Los Angeles It's Official: LA County election results certified by Registrar's office
CBS 5 Bay Area Post-Election Analysis
Spectrum 1 News In ailing LA, Mayor-elect Karen Bass promises unity, change
Spectrum 1 News Redistricting Changes Layout of 41st Congressional District
Spectrum 1 News Leaked Audio from City Council Revealed Redistricting Insights
NBC 4 Los Angeles Vice Mayor and City Councilwoman Will Likely Square Off for Long Beach Mayor Seat
Spectrum 1 News Understanding the Importance of Your Local Judicial Races
ABC 7 Los Angeles Morning News Recall Questions
ABC 7 Los Angeles Instagram Live Recall Election Questions
ABC 7 Los Angeles Importance of the Youth Vote in the Recall Election
ABC 7 Los Angeles Ask the Doctor Segment: California's Recall Election
ABC 7 Bay Area regarding Governor Newsom visit to El Salvador
https://abc7news.com/politics/gov-gavin-newsoms-makes-historic-trip-to-el-salvador/5237312/
Interview with ABC 7 Bay Area regarding President Trump's visit to California
On Radio
KNX 97.1 Will a crowded LA County DA's race help or hurt George Gascon?
https://omny.fm/shows/knxam-on-demand/will-a-crowded-la-county-das-race-help-or-hurt-geo
KNX 97.1 New CSULB Poll Shows Close U.S. Senate Race
https://youtu.be/7DwaJlZ34Ws
KNX 97.1 Newsom vs. DeSantis debate
https://archive.tveyes.com/18120/3523961-57380/1bf0f2b3-bf21-405b-896c-e0412457f071/RADKNX_11-30-2023_10.34.01.mp3
KNX 97.1 LA's Morning News Republican Host 3rd Primary Debate
https://archive.tveyes.com/18120/3523961-57380/51a4022f-c5cb-40eb-b423-3e357765d26c/RADKNX_11-08-2023_06.40.33.mp3
https://archive.tveyes.com/18120/3523961-57380/36511978-586e-4c49-be29-325e7f22ad86/RADKNX_11-08-2023_05.40.14.mp3
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Republicans nominate Mike Johnson as Speaker
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/radionational-drive/republicans-nominate-mike-johnson-for-house-speaker-/103020654
KNX 97.1 In Depth McCarthy Ousted as Speaker
https://archive.tveyes.com/18120/3523961-57380/d693e6c1-a83b-4784-8bc7-63c42c969b0d/RADKNX_10-03-2023_14.33.00.mp3
KNX 97.1 In Depth August GOP Debate and Trump Georgia Arrest
https://archive.tveyes.com/18120/3523961-57380/5cbfb8a6-e2ee-4006-b606-4e5b68edcd1f/RADKNX_08-22-2023_15.18.03.mp3
KNX 97.1 In Depth Special Edition: The third arraignment of former President Donald Trump
https://omny.fm/shows/knx-in-depth/knx-in-depth-special-edition-the-third-arraignment
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Trump Indicted for a Third Time
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/drive/matt-lesenyie-1640/102679998
KNX 97.1 The Federal Indictment Against Former President Trump
https://omny.fm/shows/knxam-on-demand/the-federal-indictment-against-former-president-tr
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Trump Indicted Over Classified Documents Case
https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/pm/trump-indicted-over-classified-documents-case/102464112
KNX 97.1 The Race to Replace Diane Feinstein
https://archive.tveyes.com/18120/3523961-57380/31bfaf60-60cc-4458-a7b0-8828d4e362bc/RADKCBS_05-30-2023_04.12.33.mp3
KNX 97.1 Whipping Votes on the Debt Limit Deal
https://archive.tveyes.com/18120/3523961-57380/d740a35c-b65f-46c6-a207-87b568e51c06/RADKNX_05-30-2023_05.34.06.mp3
KNX 1070 State of the Union Speech Coverage
https://archive.tveyes.com/18120/3523961-57380/0bc66654-e121-4342-8bf9-342c0cdc0a5e/RADKNX_02-07-2023_17.58.36.mp3
https://archive.tveyes.com/18120/3523961-57380/0a2915c1-a9cf-4253-b662-c4ba2f190c60/RADKNX_02-07-2023_18.05.50.mp3
KNX 1070 Crowded Field for US House Race in Burbank
https://archive.tveyes.com/18120/3523961-57380/5b396d9e-ff80-4944-bb10-b194dc00af77/RADKNX_01-30-2023_22.37.26.mp3
https://archive.tveyes.com/18120/3523961-57380/876a999e-8978-40a8-ba77-b6de128f41d4/RADKNX_01-31-2023_07.38.45.mp3
KNX 1070 US House Speakership Undecided After 7th Vote
https://archive.tveyes.com/18120/3523961-57380/afe2c2c6-963c-4b71-a886-9ecb9c177c5f/RADKNX_01-05-2023_10.48.56.mp3
KNX 97.1 Morning News Newsom Calls Special Legislative Session on Gas Prices
https://archive.tveyes.com/18120/3523961-57380/82a9c4d8-bfcb-4685-bd49-148579c0fc0a/RADKNX_12-05-2022_06.49.59.mp3
KNX 97.1 Morning News Post-Election Coverage
https://archive.tveyes.com/18120/3523961-57380/e6e2390a-4330-4c9d-9187-56d50b1877a9/RADKNX_11-15-2022_06.18.16.mp3
KNX 97.1 Morning News: City Council Hot Mic
https://archive.tveyes.com/18120/3523961-57380/4d80306a-069c-4cf9-a61a-92d10dca2304/RADKNX_10-10-2022_11.18.31.mp3
KNX 97.1 In Depth Radio Show: Bass Caruso Debate Analysis
https://archive.tveyes.com/18120/3523961-57380/b057038e-8b41-4e2f-8313-0f93706139a9/RADKNX_10-07-2022_13.19.02.mp3
KPCC 89.3 A Proposal to Let Santa Ana's Non-Citizens Vote is Shelved
https://laist.com/news/a-proposal-to-let-santa-anas-non-citizens-vote-is-shelved-for-now
Bloomberg CityLab Podcast Bedrock USA, Episode 2: "It's Not Going to Be Peaceful Much Longer" (@36th minute)
https://www.bloomberg.com/bedrock-usa
KNX 97.1 In Depth Radio Show: Primary Election Day Preview
https://youtu.be/DsTPgQ_hTds
In Print Media
Sen. Laphonza Butler isn't just keeping a seat warm in Washington
https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2024/04/17/sen-laphonza-butler-isnt-just-keeping-a-seat-warm-in-washington/
Why voter turnout in California is so low this year
https://www.ocregister.com/2024/03/09/why-voter-turnout-in-california-is-so-low-this-year/
Prop. 1 mental health measure hangs on by slim 0.1% lead in Friday vote update
https://www.dailynews.com/2024/03/08/prop-1-mental-health-measure-hangs-on-by-slim-0-1-lead-in-friday-vote-update/
With out-of-nowhere Garvey, Schiff gets a classic partisan foe for Senate finale
https://www.ocregister.com/2024/03/06/with-out-of-nowhere-garvey-schiff-gets-a-partisan-finale-in-senate-race/
In bid to defeat Gascon, current and former judges seek edge in crowded LA DA's race
https://www.law.com/therecorder/2024/02/28/in-bid-to-defeat-gascon-current-and-former-judges-seek-edge-in-crowded-la-das-race/?slreturn=20240129162327
Senate polls show flipflopping projections in Porter-Garvey scrap for second place
https://www.ocregister.com/2024/02/23/us-senate-polls-show-flipflopping-projections-in-porter-garvey-scrap-for-second-place/
It may take only a few thousand votes to win a Long Beach City Council seat in March
https://lbpost.com/news/politics/it-may-take-only-a-few-thousand-votes-to-win-a-long-beach-city-council-seat-in-march
Porter goes after Schiff on debate stage for final US Senate faceoff
https://www.dailynews.com/2024/02/20/porter-goes-after-schiff-on-debate-stage-for-final-us-senate-faceoff/
Schiff, Garvey lead in US Senate race with Porter now third, poll shows
https://www.dailynews.com/2024/02/20/schiff-garvey-lead-in-us-senate-race-with-porter-now-third-poll-shows/
City Council incumbents have been skipping candidate forums; that's bad for voters, experts say
https://lbpost.com/news/politics/city-council-incumbents-have-been-skipping-candidate-forums-thats-bad-for-voters-experts-say
School board members had taxpayer funded staff fill out political campaign questionnaires
https://lbpost.com/news/politics/school-board-taxpayer-funded-staff-fill-out-political-questionnaires
Garvey effect: how a Republican outsider became a solid U.S. Senate contender
https://www.dailynews.com/2024/01/30/garvey-effect-how-a-republican-outsider-became-a-solid-u-s-senate-contender/
Four Senate candidates will debate tonight. Here's what they need to accomplish
https://www.ocregister.com/2024/01/22/4-senate-candidates-will-debate-tonight-heres-what-they-need-to-accomplish/
Biden impeachment vote, for Reps. Michelle Steel and Young Kim, is complicated
https://www.ocregister.com/2023/12/12/biden-impeachment-vote-for-reps-michelle-steel-and-young-kim-is-complicated/
California pandemic ballot initiative teetering thanks to Sam Bankman-Fried fraud verdict
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/2024-elections-california-ballot-measure-ftx
Pandemic ballot measure backed by Bankman-Fried faces trouble
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-11-27/californians-against-pandemics-ballot-measure-income-tax-increase-sam-bankman-fried
How do competitive Orange County seats play into Democrats' efforts to take back the House?
https://www.ocregister.com/2023/11/06/how-do-competitive-orange-county-seats-play-into-democrats-efforts-to-take-back-the-house/
Sexual harassment bill passes, requiring CSU campuses to expand policy
https://daily49er.com/news/2023/11/13/sexual-harassment-bill-passes-requiring-csu-campuses-to-expand-policy/
California Senator Laphonza Butler won't Run for Reelection
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2023-10-19/laphonza-butler-senate-race-2024-schiff-porter-lee-feinstein-garvey
https://www.bet.com/article/tiun5v/laphonza-butler-decision-senate-campaign-2024
Unemployment benefits veto is a sideline, not a defeat
https://daily49er.com/news/2023/10/21/unemployment-benefits-bill-veto-is-a-sideline-not-defeat/
Republican presidential hopefuls head to Southern California this week
https://www.ocregister.com/2023/09/25/presidential-hopefuls-head-to-southern-california-this-week/
Democrat or Republican? Meet 3 Orange County Voters Rejecting Both Labels
https://www.ocregister.com/2023/09/11/democrat-or-republican-meet-3-orange-county-voters-rejecting-both-labels/
Bloomberg Washington D.C. Palm Springs’ Congressman in Crosshairs as GOP Nixes Gay Funding
https://about.bgov.com/news/palm-springs-congressman-in-crosshairs-as-gop-nixes-gay-funding/
Finland joins NATO and becomes 31st member in alliance
https://daily49er.com/news/2023/04/21/finland-joins-nato-and-becomes-31st-member-in-alliance/
Long Beach council rejects ban on targeted picketing near residential homes
https://www.presstelegram.com/2023/03/22/city-council-rejects-ban-on-targeted-picketing-near-residential-homes-in-long-beach/
LA County Board of Supervisors expansion could help representation but do voters want it?
https://lbpost.com/news/la-county-board-of-supervisors-expansion-could-increase-representation-but-do-voters-want-it
https://www.newsbreak.com/los-angeles-county-ca/2962760789950-la-county-board-of-supervisors-expansion-could-increase-representation-but-do-voters-want-it
How will artificial intelligence change the classroom?
https://daily49er.com/artslife/2023/02/04/how-will-ai-change-the-classroom/
Amended state law tightens restrictions on contributions to politicians
https://lbpost.com/news/amended-state-law-tightens-restrictions-on-contributions-to-politicians
Will California's diverse legislature equate to policy changes for women and LGBTQ+ communities?
https://ktla.com/news/california/will-californias-diverse-legislature-equate-to-policy-changes-for-women-and-lgbtq-communities/
Will this be the most diverse California Legislature ever?
https://calmatters.org/politics/election-2022/2022/11/california-legislature-diversity/
Both candidates cautiously optimistic in razor-thin 5th District City Council race
https://lbpost.com/news/both-candidates-cautiously-optimistic-in-razor-thin-5th-district-city-council-race
Los Angeles voters' interest in politics increases after a leaked city council recording
https://daily49er.com/news/2022/11/06/los-angeles-voters-interest-in-politics-increases-after-a-leaked-city-council-recording/
California campaign finance law could lead to big change for local politics
https://www.ocregister.com/2022/11/04/california-campaign-finance-law-could-lead-to-big-change-for-local-politics/
In 69th Assembly race, the candidate without political experience is favored
https://lbpost.com/news/politics/69th-assembly-lowenthal-austin-race-election
Campaign complaints have been filed in the Long Beach mayoral race, but they rarely result in fines
https://lbpost.com/news/campaign-complaints-have-been-filed-in-the-lb-mayoral-race-but-they-rarely-result-in-fines
As cannabis votes near, beach cities officials grapple with tough choices
https://www.dailybreeze.com/2022/07/18/as-cannabis-votes-near-beach-cities-officials-grapple-with-tough-choices/
Why are Californians bankrolling ‘high stakes’ national races in states where they don’t vote?
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/article262048162.html
CSULB Professor: Long Beach election results show turnout is vital
https://lbpost.com/elections/csulb-professor-long-beach-election-results-show-turnout-is-vital
A City Hall critic’s lead in the race for city attorney has some insiders spooked
https://lbpost.com/news/a-city-hall-critics-lead-in-the-race-for-city-attorney-has-some-insiders-spooked
Voter turnout has so far been low for the June primary in Long Beach and beyond
Campaign mailer roils mayoral race with accusations of defunding Long Beach Police Department
https://lbpost.com/news/campaign-mailer-roils-mayoral-race-with-accusations-of-defunding-lbp
Student Voices: What's the right balance between in-person and online instruction in college?
Governor Gavin Newsom will face little-known challengers for second term
Todd Spitzer's missteps could provide opening for opponents in O.C. DA's race
Moderate Common-Sense Party hopes to get on 2022 ballot in California
Politicians Use Covid-19 to Raise Cash, is that Healthy?
https://www.ocregister.com/2022/01/23/politicians-use-covid-19-to-raise-cash-is-that-healthy/
With 2022 campaign on the horizon, Gov. Gavin Newsom has the public stage to himself
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-12-13/california-governor-2022-campaign-gavin-newsom
Newsom Recall: What you Need to Know
https://blackvoicenews.com/2021/07/14/newsom-recall-part-1-what-you-need-to-know/
Capitol Hill post-inauguration: what Biden has done so far
https://daily49er.com/news/2021/01/22/capitol-hill-post-inauguration-what-has-biden-done-so-far/
A look back at Trump’s term ahead of Biden’s inauguration
https://daily49er.com/news/2021/01/18/a-look-back-at-trumps-term-ahead-of-bidens-inauguration/
Trump impeached for second time in historic vote
https://daily49er.com/news/2021/01/13/trump-impeached-for-second-time-in-historic-vote/
CSULB political science professors react to insurrection at Capitol Hill
PACs poured money into Long Beach’s election; sorting who gave and why is a challenge
Political science professors’ at CSULB react to election, “democracy is based on trust”
Covid-19 to impact voter turnout
https://daily49er.com/news/2020/09/21/covid-19-to-impact-voter-turnout/
Opinion Editorial "Single-payer coverage is best path forward for California and maybe others"
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/sns-tns-bc-healthcare-pro-20180605-story.html
Interview with ABC 7 Bay Area regarding President Trump's visit to California
Moderator for the Citrus Heights City Council Debate (Sacramento Metro Cable)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=J4yJZTv8xNk
Interview with Davis Political Review about Race Politics Course
Quoted in The State Hornet "Sac State poll predicts most ballot propositions will pass"
https://statehornet.com/2016/11/sac-state-poll-predicts-most-ballot-propositions-will-pass/