Congresswoman Laura Richardson, State Senator Alan Lowenthal and State Assemblymember Isadore Hall III.
9:45am | Friday was the unofficial start of the Long Beach-area 2012 Congressional election season with two late-afternoon announcements – one from Senator Alan Lowenthal and another from Assemblymember Isadore Hall III both vying for two separate districts under a proposal to split the district currently held by Congresswoman Laura Richardson.
According to Roll Call:
Under the proposed map — which is certain to be altered in the next two months — Richardson’s current 37th district would be split into those two new districts, forcing her to choose which one gives her the best chance to win.
Hall announced his campaign for Congress Friday, ensuring Rep. Laura Richardson will have a Democratic primary challenger no matter what district she ultimately chooses to run in. Hall announced his campaign in the proposed new south Los Angeles district that includes Gardena, Carson and Compton. The announcement came 90 minutes after state Sen. Alan Lowenthal (D) said he would run in the neighboring Long Beach-based district that was proposed by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission’s first draft map.
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