The old 36th Congressional District becomes the new 44th |
However, Congresswoman Laura Richardson and State Assemblyman Isadore Hall are, and they have both announced that they are running for the new 44th District. Rep. Richardson is running because the district in which she lives has been re-drawn to have a lot more Republican voters from Orange County in it.
A few weeks ago, Janice Hahn released a poll showing her with a big lead over both Hall and Richardson:
Rep. Janice Hahn: 47Black politicians who have long supported any Hahn for elected public office (her father Kenneth for County Supervisor, her brother James for Mayor of Los Angeles and Janice herself for City Council and Congress) are very angry.
Rep. Laura Richardson: 24
Asm. Isadore Hall: 7
Hall's problem is that nobody knows who he is. Richardson's problem is that people know exactly who she is, and they don't like her. According to Hahn's poll, Richardson has a favorability rating of just 37%. (Though she does much better with black voters, at 68%.)
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According to the poll, Hahn does better than Richardson even among black voters. Hahn claims a 74% favorable rating among African-Americans, to Richardson's 68%.
However, this week Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa endorsed Janice Hahn for Congress in the 44th district.