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TCA directors in March dropped a slew of controversial proposals to extend the 241 toll road. Now they’re using paid lobbyists to oppose a state bill affirming their own move.
Nearly all of Orange County’s incumbent state legislators will be advancing to November, except for Republican Assemblymen Bill Brough and Tyler Diep.
Assemblymen Tyler Diep and Bill Brough could be sitting out the November General Election after Diep was barely holding on to second place by 17 votes, according to Tuesday’s updated election results from the OC Registrar of Voters. Brough, who’s far behind in fourth place in the 73rd district, seems unlikely to catch up.
If the results still hold when vote counting is over, it will be a rare case in Orange County of a state legislator failing to make it to the November runoff for their seat.
While Democrats state wide comprise a lion’s share of lawmakers in Sacramento, Republicans currently hold seven of Orange County’s state-level offices while Democrats hold five.
Brough has reportedly withdrawn his request for a re-election endorsement from the OCGOP after several women, including Orange County Supervisor Lisa Bartlett, come forward to complain about harassment.