FILE - In this June 17, 2019, file photo, Assemblywoman Christy Smith, D-Santa Clarita, speaks in a session of the California Assembly in Sacramento, Calif. Smith is a candidate for the 25th Congressional District seat in the upcoming California Primary election. An ex-congressman, a state lawmaker, an online news personality and a former combat pilot are among the candidates hoping to fill a U.S. House seat north of Los Angeles a race that's being watched nationally …
March 3, 2020
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Crowded field chases California seat after Rep. Hill scandal
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An ex-congressman, a state lawmaker, an online news personality and a former combat pilot are among the candidates hoping to fill a U.S. House seat north of Los Angeles — a race that's being watched nationally for hints about which party might control Congress next year.