CA-45, CA-47: Candidates for these two Orange County congressional districts are vying for a key voting bloc

Democrat State Sen. Dave Min and Republican Scott Baugh are running in California’s 47th Congressional District for the seat that was previously held by Democratic Rep. Katie Porter. The district includes several wealthy coastal cities — Huntington, Newport and Seal Beach — and reaches inland to Irvine and Costa Mesa.

After redistricting in 2022, Porter narrowly defeated Baugh, despite conservative Newport Beach and parts of Huntington Beach being added to the district. The number of registered Democrats is almost evenly split with registered Republicans, according to the latest reports from the secretary of state. However, almost a quarter of voters are registered without a party affiliation. These voters could be key to winning the seat....

Republican Rep. Michelle Steel is running for a third term in Congressional District 45 against Democrat Derek Tran. In 2020, she became one of the first three Korean American women elected to the House. Tran is Vietnamese American. It’s Tran’s first time running for elected office and he’s hoping to capture the attention of one of the largest Vietnamese communities outside of Vietnam.

The newly formed district covers much of northern Orange County, including Garden Grove, Buena Park and Brea, and parts of Los Angeles, including Cerritos and Artesia. Garden Grove is 44% Asian, with mostly Vietnamese residents. Most of Artesia’s 6,500 Asians are Filipino.



https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2024-10-21/congressional-districts-45-and-47-asian-voters-maps