Simi Valley City Council Member Ruth Luevanos announced Monday that she is running in a northern Los Angeles County congressional district that could be key to determining the party that controls Congress. “We have a lot of disenfranchised communities in CD-25 that haven’t been listened to, that haven’t been heard. Her teenage son drew national attention after sparring with an opponent of sanctuary city policies during a City Council meeting. AdvertisementThe district, a onetime Republican stronghold that has grown increasingly diverse, flipped blue during the 2018 midterm election. Republican Mike Garcia, a former fighter pilot, won the seat in a special election after Hill resigned and then again in the 2020 general election.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 05, 2021 22:30 UTC