California Democrats are calling on a top House contender to drop out of the race after police video shows he appeared to lie about how many drinks he had before driving. State Sen Dave Min was arrested earlier this month for driving under the influence.
State Sen. Dave Min was arrested earlier this month in Sacramento by the state Capitol for driving under the influence. According to police records and unpublished footage acquired by the Washington Free Beacon posted on Monday, Min was driving with a blood alcohol level nearly twice the legal limit.Min was pulled over by the California Highway Patrol for driving a government-issued car through a red light without his headlights turned on, according to police reports.
Former Democratic congressman Harley Rouda, who pulled out of the race for Porter's seat in April, called on Min to drop out of the race, telling his fellow Democrats to join him in calling on Min to “quit the race.” Rouda endorsed Women for American Values and Ethics founder Joanna Weiss, saying, “The stakes are too high to get this choice wrong,” in a statement.
Min issued a statement regarding the arrest in a social media post earlier this month, confirming he was cited with a misdemeanor DUI. Min is running for Congress to replace outgoing Rep. Katie Porter in California's 47th Congressional District based in Orange County. The liberal politician launched her Senate run for Sen. Dianne Feinstein's seat earlier this year, endorsing Min as her successor. Porter stated in her endorsement announcement that Min can be trusted “to keep this critical swing seat blue as we work to take back the House of Representatives in 2024.
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