Posted on 04/26/2022 5:50:42 PM PDT by T Ruth
In the newly redrawn 45th congressional district, Republican incumbent Michelle Steel is facing up against Democrat real estate firm owner and Navy reserve officer Jay Chen.
Steel will be running for her second term in Congress, where she last beat incumbent Rep. Harley Rouda in the 48th district in 2020. Previously, she was an Orange County Supervisor since 2015 and also served on the California State Board of Equalization.
Chen has also served on elected boards before, where he was a member of the Hacienda La Puente Unified School District from 2007 to 2015 and is currently a trustee of Mt. San Antonio College.
The district, which covers Orange and Los Angeles counties, went for Joe Biden by 6 points in 2020. Many pollsters today label the contest as a “toss up.”
The race, so far, has been contentious, with Steel in early February [bringing] to light a vote by Chen in 2010—while on the Hacienda La Puente Unified School District Board—to bring the Chinese-funded Confucius Institute into the school system.
The institute, which has expanded since its founding in 2004 from primary schools to universities, prides itself as a cultural program to teach students about Chinese culture, language, and history, yet have been largely found to be a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) tactic to spread propaganda about China.
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In response, Chen said in an email fundraiser that Steel’s concern about the institute was part of “a wave of racist attacks” contributing to anti-Asian hate in the community, which Steel’s camp has denied.
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The primary election will be held on June 7, where the top two vote-getters will move on to the general election in November regardless of party affiliation ….
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Her new district, 45th district, is missing Huntington Beach...Her old district had Huntington Beach...
Garden Grove and Westminster are in her new district...Those cities are not as "red" as Huntington Beach...
Cerritos is also in her new district...That city is not very "red"...
Final Maps-We Draw the Lines CA
By the way, I once was involved in a car accident...Many years ago...I called her husband's law office for help...Her husband, Shawn Steel, has a personal injury law practice...
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