Santana: Amid The Cold Chill of a Holiday Lull, a Race for Congress in OC Heats Up<\/a>]<\/p>\nKim had over $4.7 million on hand at the end of September according to her filings, while Calvert had about $2.9 million.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the newly drawn 42nd Congressional District, which covers the California coast line from Long Beach down through cities like Newport and Huntington Beach, residents are also looking at a new congress member.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Right now, the biggest candidate in the race is Congressman Robert Garcia, former mayor of Long Beach who\u2019s pledged to get involved in Orange County\u2019s local politics if he gets elected.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m taking on more Republicans than any Democrat in the state of California,\u201d Garcia said at a rally in October. \u201cWhen they asked me \u2018are you willing to do it?\u2019 I said absolutely. Bring it the fuck on.\u201d<\/p>\n
Garcia\u2019s spokesperson did not respond to requests for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
No clear Republican frontrunner has emerged in the race.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A New Supervisor Comes to North Orange County<\/p>\n
There\u2019s a three way race building up to determine the next county supervisor for most of Orange County as Supervisor Doug Chaffee is terming out at the end of this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The fourth district covers cities like Fullerton, Buena Park and Placentia along the county\u2019s northeastern edge.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Buena Park Mayor Connor Traut already has the endorsement of the county Democrat party along with Chaffee\u2019s blessing, along with several fire department unions across his district.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He\u2019s running against county Board of Education member Tim Shaw, who\u2019s also a former La Habra City Councilman running with the endorsement of the Republican Party.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Shaw previously ran up against Chaffee in 2018 and lost by just over a thousand votes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fullerton Mayor Fred Jung has also announced he\u2019s running for the seat without backing from either party.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The district\u2019s voters are largely Democrats according to data from the OC Registrar of Voters, which show over 40% of voters as registered Democrats compared to around a 30% piece for Republicans.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jung was leading the way on fundraising, with over $230,000 in the bank as of June, the last time candidates had to file their fundraising disclosures.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Traut had over $200,000 in the bank by that point, while Shaw had $20,000 by that deadline.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Democrat Supervisors Aim to Keep Their Seats<\/p>\n
In south Orange County\u2019s fifth district, Supervisor Katrina Foley is running to keep her seat on the board for another four years.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a post she\u2019s held since 2021 after she won her election by over 6,000 votes, but is now facing a challenge from Republican State Assemblywoman Diane Dixon.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Foley had over $228,000 in the bank as of June, while Dixon had around $62,000 according to disclosures.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The district\u2019s registered voters lean Republican according to data from the county registrar, with around 38% of the district\u2019s 435,000 voters registered as Republican compared to 32% registered as Democrat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento is also running for reelection on the board as a Democrat in the Second District, which represents cities like Santa Ana, Orange, and chunks of Anaheim and Tustin.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Republican Party has not yet endorsed a challenger for Sarmiento\u2019s seat.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Noah Biesiada is a Voice of OC reporter. Contact him at nbiesiada@voiceofoc.org. <\/p>\n
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