I haven’t commented on today’s special election in CA-36, my home district, but I’m so amused by these previews from the national media that I’m compelled to respond. To get you up to speed, the race pits Janice Hahn, the establishment LA City Councilwoman and labor-backed candidate, against Craig Huey, a tea partier and direct [...]

Democrat Janice Hahn’s campaign for the House of Representatives against Republican Craig Huey, which takes place July 12, has mostly been waged on the territory of social issues. Hahn has delivered a selection of TV ads and mailers citing Huey’s opposition to abortion and his naming of Planned Parenthood as a “murder mill.” And an [...]

Last night, in a mild upset, self-funded Republican businessman Craig Huey is headed to the runoff as of right now in the special election in CA-36, the first under the new “jungle primary” rules. With all precincts reporting, LA City Councilwoman Janice Hahn took 24.7% of the vote, with Huey at 21.9%, beating Secretary of [...]