Politics & Government
Janice Hahn Hits Campaign Trail for Congress
The L.A. City Councilwoman and others seek to take over the 36th Congressional District, which includes Hermosa Beach, now that Jane Harman has officially resigned from the post.
Los Angeles City Councilwoman Janice Hahn is the first candidate to officially announce her interest in filling the 36th Congressional District seat who resigned last week.
Hahn met with Southern Californians on Sunday at the farmer's market in Mar Vista, where she spoke with Patch about her efforts to secure the congressional seat (see accompanying video).
Harman, who has served the 36th Congressional District since 1992, telephoned Hahn after she decided to relinquish the post and urged her to run for the seat, Hahn said.
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Hahn previously ran for the congressional seat in 1998 when Harman stepped down to make an unsuccessful campaign for governor. And then Hahn campaigned for lieutenant governor last year, but lost to Gavin Newsom.
Other possible Democratic candidates to replace Harman include activist , who lost to Harman in the 2008 and 2010 primaries, and Secretary of State Debra Bowen, according to media reports.
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Former Los Angeles City Controller Rick Tuttle and former 53rd District Assemblyman Ted Lieu, although he is special election, have been mentioned as possible candidates.
Republican Mattie Fein, who took 35 percent of the vote while running against Harman last year, and Republican Steve Kuykendall, who held the seat from 1998-2000, also could be running for the congressional seat.
As more information is released about this upcoming special election, Patch will report it.
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