BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Last week, the Los Angeles Times endorsed Republican Lanhee Chen for state controller — a move that likely surprised some readers. The L.A. Times endorsed no Republican candidates in 2020 and has not backed a Republican for president since resuming endorsements in 2008. In this year’s down-ballot race for state controller, the Times backed Chen, a professor at Stanford. The office of controller has the power to audit state agencies, investigating how they’re spending money and determining whether that spending is useful. “I was surprised, only because they haven’t endorsed a Republican in some amount of time,” Chen told 17 News.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 28, 2022 07:35 UTC