Rep. Dennis Cardoza has resigned from congress effective immediately. His reasons are vague but we can call it short timer syndrome. There are only 7 legislative weeks left in the schedule and his party is in the minority. No one is counting on his vote.
Election Code 10703 is a little confusing. Based on the number of days needed, at least 112, a special election can't be scheduled before December 4. The governor is allowed to use his discretion and not call an election in the final year of the term. The law allows the election to be held if a regularly scheduled election is outside that range. I read this that it can occur 126 to 180 days to coincide with a general election, but not that it could be sooner. So the office may go unfilled.
Who would run in a special election? The Democrat running in Cardoza's seat in November is Rep. Jim Costa. Since Costa is already in congress, he can't run. The Democrats would have to find someone else. Perhaps perennial candidate Loraine Goodwin? I think she's up for another election campaign.
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