California’s US Rep. Garamendi Announces Cancer Diagnosis

The Bay Area Democrat says he’s starting chemotherapy in Sacramento and plans to continue working.
California’s US Rep. Garamendi Announces Cancer Diagnosis
Rep. John Garamendi at a news conference in Washington on May 23, 2024. Michael A. McCoy/Getty Images
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Rep. John Garamendi (D-Calif.), who represents Contra Costa and Solano counties in the Bay Area, announced on social media July 8 that he is starting treatment for multiple myeloma, a treatable blood cancer.

In a statement posted on X, the 79-year-old congressman described in a video how he discovered he had cancer.
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