PRO Act Author Seeks Congress in Competitive California District

Marni von Wilpert, who co-drafted the PRO Act as an NLRB attorney, faces Trump-endorsed Supervisor Jim Desmond for California's redrawn 48th district, which only slightly leans Democratic. The PRO Act would strengthen union organizing protections but stalled in the Senate after passing the House in 2021. The race tests whether that labor-law agenda can carry a competitive seat.