The high profile election between Republican Mike Garcia and Democrat Christy Smith changed dramatically with the emergence of COVID-19.
over Democrat Christy Smith in a nationally watched special election Tuesday to win office in a California congressional district both parties see as their turf.
The winner fills a seat vacated in November when Democrat Katie Hill resigned amid allegations of inappropriate relationships with staff members. The term expires in January. The battle has attracted attention from some of the biggest names in both parties. President Donald Trump endorsed Garcia and criticized Smith in tweets, also characterizing the last-minute addition of an in-person polling place in Lancaster as an attempt by Democrats to rig the election.
Garcia, who flew combat missions in Iraq, has built a career in aerospace, including 10 years at Raytheon. In his first run for public office, he has campaigned for tax cuts, term limits in Congress, protecting national security and preventing California's liberal policies from emerging nationwide. "I have 10 years of proven results in this community," she said at the debate, emphasizing an approach of collective conversations that involve every corner of the communities she represents. “Everyone gets a seat at the table.”
Ventura County elections officials reported Tuesday afternoon about 33,000 people had voted by mail so far. In Los Angeles County, about 104,000 of more than 350,000 registered voters cast ballots by mail as of Monday.
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