“You have to go all the way back to 1998 to find the last time Republicans picked up a House seat in California,” the Cook Political Report noted. “But Democrats are increasingly worried about their prospects in the May 12 special election.”
Democratic political types in California and in Washington won’t go on the record, but they are concerned that Garcia could finish on top in the runoff.

From the Chronicle:

“Democratic Assemblywoman Christy Smith may have won the primary for a vacant Los Angeles-area congressional seat, but that victory isn’t getting much respect…

“You have to go all the way back to 1998 to find the last time Republicans picked up a House seat in California,” the Cook Political Report noted. “But Democrats are increasingly worried about their prospects in the May 12 special election.”

Democratic political types in California and in Washington won’t go on the record, but they are concerned that Garcia could finish on top in the runoff…”

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Mike Garcia believes in a strong national defense and is a pro-business, pro-taxpayer, political outsider with nearly 20 years of service to this country as one of the first Super Hornet strike fighter pilots in the Navy and is a highly decorated US Naval Officer. Garcia is a first-generation American whose father immigrated to the US in 1959 and has lived in the 25th district for nearly all of his life. Garcia lives in Santa Clarita with his wife and two sons. He was named to the National Republican Congressional Committee’s Young Guns program as one of the top GOP candidates in the country.

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The 25th district encompasses the cities of Santa Clarita, Simi Valley, Palmdale, Lancaster and the northern part of the San Fernando Valley. The median income is $76,866 and the ethnic breakdown is 45.8% White, 8% Black, 7.7% Asian and 35.3% Hispanic.

To learn more about Mike and his campaign for Congress, visit https://ElectMikeGarcia.com.