Vista councilwoman latest entry in crowded race for new 48th Congressional District

Corinna Contreras Photo courtesy of the city of Vista A Vista City Council member on Friday joined the crowded race for California s newly redrawn th Congressional District Corinna Contreras won her Vista District council seat in by just votes becoming the city s first Latina and LGBTQ councilmember She had more room to breathe in securing a second term in a decisive success The th in the present represented by Rep Darrell Issa R-Escondido is one of five districts that were redrawn after last month s passage of Proposition California voters embraced a gerrymander of the state in response to the Texas legislature taking a similar path I ve dedicated my career to supporting working families at-risk youth and neglected neighborhoods and it s vital that our diverse locality is represented she stated in a written report Now that Darrell Issa is once again my Congressman I am motivated to step in and provide the leadership and citizens arrangement our communities deserve The district will lose parts of San Diego County and add more of Riverside County including Palm Springs under the new maps With the addition of Contreras to the race Democrats including San Diego City Councilwoman Marni von Wilpert and one independent have declared their candidacies for the th Issa noted Thursday that he declined the opportunity to take a shot at a Texas congressional seat explaining that he is going to stay in Congress and I don t need to go to Texas for that Contreras touted her experience on the council as vital to getting a fire station rebuilt expanding social programs and investing millions in youth programs among other achievements She cited her work as a guidelines advocate for the Weather Action Campaign and board member for the North County LGBTQ Store Center as other qualifications for the post In another report on her Instagram account Contreras noted she was running to put a stop to the outrageous Trump-Issa price hikes to break up corporate monopolies and protect you from big tech billionaires while promoting increased wages and better access to food healthcare and childcare