Democrats will be chasing Republican Lanhee Chen in California controller’s race
LA TimesLanhee Chen is the only Republican running against four Democrats and a Green Party candidate in the race for California controller. Four Democrats and one Republican are vying to land one of the top two spots on Tuesday, along with a Green Party candidate, to ultimately compete in the November election to become the state’s independent fiscal watchdog. “Amongst the Democrats, it’s a race for name identification, and often that goes to whoever has the most money spent on their behalf.” Democrat Yvonne Yiu, a member of the Monterey Park City Council, is winning the money race by funding her own campaign. “There’s a lot of opportunities to really make a difference in the controller’s office and I have the experience to do so, having done it for the city of L.A.,” Galperin said. “I think having that independence to really be able to call balls and strikes, to really be able to ask tough questions and demand answers, I think that I’m uniquely suited to play that role.” The public policy specialist, who was a top advisor to Republican Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential campaign, now teaches at Stanford University.
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