Your guide to California’s Congressional District 45 race: Rep. Michelle Steel faces 4 challengers
LA TimesMichelle Steel, Republican, incumbent. Nguyen-Penaloza, who is the daughter of a Vietnamese refugee father and a Mexican immigrant mother, became the first Latina and the youngest politician to be elected to the Garden Grove City Council in 2016. Tran, a worker’s rights attorney making his first run for elected office, said his background as the son of Vietnamese refugees and as an Army veteran makes him a good fit for the district. Tran’s legislative priorities include protecting funding for Planned Parenthood and access to health services including birth control and cancer screenings. Hunt’s legislative priorities include increasing oversight on large technology companies, making the economy work for everyone, preserving abortion rights and improving infrastructure, according to her campaign website.
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