The 36th contenders: Both pro-Israel, different on all else

[Freddie Stubbs]

When South Bay Republican Craig Huey, who has never before held public office, finished second in the May 17 special election to fill the empty seat in California’s 36th Congressional District, he didn’t just surprise political observers.

He also surprised the only candidate who got more votes than he did in the first round of the race to replace former Congresswoman Jane Harman.

“I think everyone thought it would be Debra Bowen,” first-place finisher and Los Angeles City Councilwoman Janice Hahn said in an interview with The Jewish Journal.

In a first round of voting that included 16 candidates, Huey finished behind the Democratic Hahn but managed to edge out the better-known Bowen, also a Democrat, who has served as California’s Secretary of State since 2007. The final margin between the second- and third-place candidates ended up being fewer than 1,000 votes.

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[Raine]

1. I knew Craig Huey in college, he was a real RW nut

then and he hasn't changed at all. :puke: The possiblity of him holding office is a :scared: thought.