California’s newly redrawn 70th Assembly District is lining up to be an interesting race, with four main contenders campaigning to win the seat.
The new seat largely lies in North Orange County—centered around Westminster—and also includes Garden Grove, Fountain Valley, and even stretches into Los Angeles County.
The district is largely represented by incumbent Assemblywoman Janet Nguyen, who was elected in 2020. Nguyen is on the June 7 primary ballot as a candidate for state Senate.
Six candidates are running for the seat, with four in leading positions, based on campaign donations, including republicans Ted Bui, a Fountain Valley Councilman, Kimberly Ho, a Westminster Councilwoman, Tri Ta, the current mayor of Westminster, and Democrat Diedre Nguyen, mayor pro tem of Garden Grove….