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Will Janice Hahn Run For The "Black" Seat After Redistricting?
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| Contributor | Jason |
| Last Edited | Jason Jul 29, 2011 07:47am |
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| Category | Speculative |
| News Date | Wednesday, July 27, 2011 01:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | ​Newly minted Rep. Janice Hahn faces a tough choice if she wants to stay in Congress for more than a year. By the looks of the latest redistricting maps, she will be drawn into a coastal district that also includes Rep. Henry Waxman.
Waxman has been in Congress for 36 years, and is as close as it gets to an immovable object. So that leaves Hahn with one other option: run for the "Gardena-Compton" seat.
The problem with that is it's supposed to be a "black" seat -- and Hahn is not black.
The idea that she would run for the seat -- and cut L.A.'s black representation in Congress from three seats to two -- is already stirring anger among the black political community. |
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