Democrat Aisha Wahab advances in California special election to replace former US Rep. Eric Swalwell
Aisha Wahab and Melissa Hernandez advanced after topping 11 candidates, with the special election set to decide the final months of Eric Swalwell’s term.
- On Tuesday, Democratic state lawmaker Aisha Wahab advanced to the special general election for California's 14th Congressional District seat vacated by former Rep. Eric Swalwell following his resignation.
- Swalwell resigned from Congress in April after the San Francisco Chronicle reported allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman, prompting the special election to fill his seat through January.
- Among 11 candidates on Tuesday's ballot were Wahab and fellow Democrat Melissa Hernandez, a Bay Area Rapid Transit director and former mayor of Dublin, representing competing party wings.
- Wahab, a progressive, focused on expanding the social safety net and targeting "corporate profiteering," while Hernandez, a moderate, emphasized job growth and small business support.
- The top two candidates advance to an Aug. 18 special general election, while Wahab and Hernandez are also competing in a November runoff to determine who succeeds Swalwell for a full two-year term.
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