(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Rep. Katie Porter backs an old rival, state Sen. Dave Min, in race to hold her competitive seat [1] ['Daily Kos Staff', 'Backgroundurl Avatar_Large', 'Nickname', 'Joined', 'Created_At', 'Story Count', 'N_Stories', 'Comment Count', 'N_Comments', 'Popular Tags'] Date: 2023-01-18 In 2020, though, Min scored a 51-49 upset over Republican state Sen. John Moorlach in the 37th State Senate District, a historically red legislative seat where Moorlach had easily prevailed four years before. Min’s current constituency is home to close to 85% of the denizens of the 47th Congressional District, which gives him a strong geographic base in the contest to succeed Porter. Min joins a top-two primary that includes one fellow Democrat, former Rep. Harley Rouda, who won the old 48th District in 2018 but lost it to Republican Michelle Steel in 2020: About 60% of Porter’s current constituents live within the boundaries of Rouda’s old seat. The one major Republican in the running is Scott Baugh, a former county party chair who lost to Porter 52-48 last year. Joe Biden carried this seat, which includes the longtime GOP bastions of coastal Orange County as well as Irvine, 54-43, but this historically red area contains plenty of voters who are open to backing Republicans who aren’t named Donald Trump. Things could also get complicated if another prominent Republican runs in next year’s top-two primary, a scenario that could leave both parties scrambling to make sure they have a candidate in the general election. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/1/18/2147926/-Rep-Katie-Porter-backs-an-old-rival-state-Sen-Dave-Min-in-race-to-hold-her-competitive-seat Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/