Jay Chen, one of the trustees of the San Antonio Community College District in Northeastern Los Angeles County, has dropped his Congressional bid to replace Ed Royce in the 39th Congressional district.
Chen came onto my radar about six months ago, when he issued a series of tweets attacking me and Congressman Ed Royce. He had claimed that I was a "White supremacist."
What a crock. The man was dishonest, a total liar.
I looked over Jay Chen's twitter feed, and the tweet is gone. He very likely deleted it, but his racism is still unjustified.
He also appeared on Tucker Carlson's program touting the benefits of college admissions' affirmative action programs, which disproportionately discriminate against Asian-Americans.
Here's the video:
This man had no business being in Congress.
He was a racist, a liar, and was dedicated to smearing people who did not look or think they way he did.
Pretty shameful.
Then I received this press release,which informed everyone that he was not running for Congress after all:
restore accountability to Washington D.C.
I believe my experience, values, and roots in the district make me the
best candidate to represent this community.
That is why I waged an uphill battle in 2012 to flip this seat, and it
is why I entered the 2018 race.
delegates of the Democratic Party, Indivisible CA39, Progressive 39th, and
leaders such as Congresswoman Judy Chu, Congressman Mark Takano, Supervisor
Janice Hahn, Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva, Assemblyman Ian Calderon, and so
many others.
California and a crowded field, the path for a Democratic victory is a narrow
one. As of now 9 Democratic candidates
and 7 Republican candidates have filed for a primary in which Republican
turnout may remain higher than Democratic turnout. The probability of two Republicans advancing
in November, and Democrats squandering a historic opportunity, is real.
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Jay Chen with rabid communist Judy Chu |