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All seven of Orange County’s members of Congress are demanding to know why people who live in OC are getting coronavirus tests at far lower rates than San Diego and Riverside counties and what’s being done to increase access.
Santa Ana is home to the highest amount of hard-to count areas in Orange County, and the supervisors’ move has prompted blowback from state and federal elected officials.
Democratic Congressman Lou Correa is making waves by backing a Republican in a hotly contested campaign for Fourth District County Supervisor. The move raises questions about a potential impact on the contest for the 39th Congressional District.
Congressman Lou Correa of Santa Ana has represented his constituents on the county, state and now federal level. He’s known as a moderate Democrat who has worked with Republicans, something increasingly rare in today’s highly partisan environment. This week, Correa talks with Rick Reiff about whether moderates are a dying breed and sounds off on President Trump, immigration, the border wall and sanctuary cities.
Lou Correa Tuesday easily won his battle against Garden Grove Mayor Bao Nguyen for the congressional seat vacated by Rep. Loretta Sanchez.
As moves to district-based elections promise to transform the electoral landscapes of several large Orange County jurisdictions, demographer and Democratic operative Claudio Gallegos has emerged as a central, and at times, controversial figure.
Former state Sen. Lou Correa and incumbent Supervisor Andrew Do have big fundraising leads in their respective races for U.S. House and county supervisor seats, but winning the money race doesn’t necessarily mean victory on Election Day.
Garden Grove Mayor Bao Nguyen has overtaken Republican Bob Peterson for second place behind former state Sen. Lou Correa in the race for the 46th District U.S. House seat. The top two will face each other in the November general election.
Former state Sen. Lou Correa outpaced his closest challenger, Republican Bob Peterson, by more than 27 points, according to the night’s final tally from the county Registrar of Voters.
Did Lou Correa play a leadership role in getting district elections into Anaheim? Ada Briceño disputes Correa’s election mailers saying he was a no-show on the issue.