Rep. Mike Garcia on the House floor (via C-SPAN) Did the law of unintended consequences cost Assemblymember Christy Smith the 25th Congressional District special election on May 12?
Republican political novice and Trump loyalist Mike Garcia was sworn into office May 20 to serve the remainder of former Rep.
Katie Hill’s congressional term. Garcia was leading by double-digits when Smith conceded May 13, even though the final results of the race are weeks away.
The district north of Los Angeles — Palmdale, Porter Ranch, Santa Clarita, Simi Valley and part of Lancaster — had been a Republican stronghold for 28 years until Hill’s victory in 2018.
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