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Democrat Ends Bid, Leaves Hahn and Richardson to Fight in California
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Dec 29, 2011 06:04pm |
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| Category | Announcement |
| Author | Kyle Trygstad |
| News Date | Friday, December 30, 2011 12:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | It’s now just a two-Member race in California’s new 44th district.
Democratic state Assemblyman Isadore Hall announced today that he is dropping his Congressional bid to instead run for re-election. His exit leaves only Democratic Reps. Janice Hahn and Laura Richardson, propelled together thanks to redistricting, running in the new south Los Angeles district.
Hahn and Richardson, one of three Member-vs.-Member races in California next year, are now set for two face-offs: the June jungle primary, which would serve as a test run for a two-person race, and the November general election.
Hall, who endorsed Richardson in his first run for Congress in a 2007 special election, was the first candidate in the race after the state redistricting commission released a draft map in June. Richardson was drawn into a neighboring district and had not yet opted to run in the 44th, and Hahn’s home was not drawn into the 44th until mapmakers completed another version later.
Hall, a Compton native, is a former president of the Compton Unified School District Board of Trustees. He was elected to the Compton City Council in 2003 and then elected to the state Assembly in 2008. He considered running in the 2007 special before endorsing Richardson. |
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