Michelle Steel’s decision not to run for Congress in 2026 opens a door to a competitive Republican primary in a California district she narrowly lost in November.
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FormerCaliforniaRepublicanCongresswomanMichelleSteelwillnotbeseekinganotherterminCongress.
TheRepublican,wholostbyjustover600votesinNovembertoRep.DerekTranafterservingtwotermsintheHouse,saidshe’spursuingotherpoliticalgoals.
“Ihaveothergoalsthat,youknowwhat,I’mhavingsomuchfun,andIworkonPresidentTrump’sagendarightnow.AndIwasappointedbySpeakerMikeJohnsontothatAsian-Americancoalition,soIwanttohelpAsian-AmericansinthiscountryandthenplusotherAsiancountries,”theRepublican,whositsontheboardofdirectorsoftheLincolnClub,said.
‘NOONE’EXCITEDABOUTKAMALAHARRIS’POTENTIALGUBERNATORIALRUN,SAYCALIFORNIADONORS
HerdecisionnottorunwilllikelyopenthedoortoacompetitiveRepublicanprimaryandamultimillion-dollargeneralelectionracein2026.
“Icanservemuchbetter[with]whatI’mdoingrightnow,”shesaid,turningdownthepossibilityofse
