A California Assemblyman can run for former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) seat, a judge has ruled.
Superior Court Judge Shelleyanne Chang paves the way for Vince Fong to campaign to succeed his former boss, who is leaving the House of Representatives on Dec. 31.
Specifically, this means Mr. Chang can run for Mr. McCarthy’s seat, which represents California’s solidly red 20th congressional district, and for re-election to his seat in the California State Assembly.
A statute argued by California Secretary of State Shirley Weber “is inapplicable to Fong and cannot be used as a reason to preclude him” from running for Congress, though Ms. Chang acknowledged this “may result in voter confusion and the disenfranchisement of voters if Fong is ultimately elected for both offices but does not retain one….
