Fresh off a stint at the Pentagon, Gil Cisneros is making another run at Congress.
Gil Cisneros was a philanthropist and political outsider when he won his first campaign in 2018 as part of the anti-Trump wave and a historic Democratic sweep in Orange County, the state’s longtime conservative bastion. | Francis Chung/E&E News / Francis Chung/E&E NewsLOS ANGELES — Gil Cisneros has a mixed record in a purple district. Now, he’s testing his hand at securing a seat that’s deep blue.
Cisneros, who won a $266 million lottery jackpot and then another major sweepstakes by wresting Orange County’s congressional seat from Republicans in 2018, is jumping into the race to succeed Democratic Rep.Napolitano is retiring after representing her San Gabriel Valley seat for 25 years. “She’s someone I very much respect,” Cisneros said in an interview. “I want to go on and continue her legacy in the 31st [district]. But I want to build upon my own too.”
Cisneros was a philanthropist and political outsider when he won his first campaign in 2018 as part of the anti-Trump wave and a historic Democratic sweep in Orange County, the state’s longtime conservative bastion. This time, he is running as a Washington veteran whose work has put him squarely at the center of national culture war battles. The race will test the resonance of the partisan culture clashes with voters in a solidly Democratic district.
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