Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva jumped to an early lead in the Assembly District 67 race in initial returns released Tuesday night following the close of polls.
Three candidates are running in Assembly District 67, which covers Los Angeles and Orange counties, including parts of Buena Park, Cypress, Fullerton and La Palma.
After Tuesday’s primary election, only two will move forward the general election in November.
Quirk-Silva, D-Fullerton, has represented Orange County in the state Assembly since 2012. She has two primary challengers: Republican Beth Culver, a retired entrepreneur, and pastor Jacob Woo Ho Lee, a no-party preference candidate, who followed Tuesday night in that order.
Quirk-Silva, who was Fullerton’s mayor before the Assembly, told the Register for its March Primary Voter Guide that she is focused on education, homelessness, housing, jobs and the economy.
Quirk-Silva has introduced a string of bills meant to help communities fight homelessness by linking those who are vulnerable to supportive services and deploying mental health teams.
“We need comprehensive solutions, including expanding mental health services to those currently experiencing homelessness, ensuring all communities contribute to providing transitionary housing and lowering housing costs for all,” she has said.
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Culver has said she favors reducing homelessness by “defending and closing the border” and “deporting all foreign invaders.” She prioritizes helping homeless veterans first, according to her voter guide responses.
Lee, the state chairman of the National Korean American Republican Committee, looks to religious organizations to “assist and educate” unhoused people to “recover from their situation,” she said in the voter guide.
According to state data, Democrats account for 43.6% of all the registered voters in the district, while 26.6% are Republicans and 24.2% are no-party preference voters.
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