Mike McGuire is everywhere. Can he harness his energy as California's new Senate leader?

"Mike is the Energizer Bunny of California politics. He gets around, he walks the district. It is a hallmark of his approach," said David McCuan, a political science professor at Sonoma State who taught McGuire there more than 20 years ago. "He believes that hard work and perseverance can offset any challenges he might have."

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