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Fil-Am holds big lead in California state assembly race

Jessica Caloza had over 72,000 votes on Nov. 6, more than double of her opponent.

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Steve Angeles

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<p>Philippine-born Jessica Caloza held a giant lead on Wednesday in her race to become the first Filipina to be elected to the California state assembly.</p><p>She had over 72,000 votes on the evening of Nov. 6, more than double of her opponent Frank Carillo&#x27;s over 35,000 votes. </p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1854056681120088333&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace&amp;sessionId=224e78c2933f9e217857ed097dafd0e792a5326a&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:456px;height:571px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1854056681120088333"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>But despite the big gap, Caloza is not claiming victory yet.</p><p>&quot;I feel really good but we have to make sure every vote is counted,&quot; she said. &quot;So, while we feel good, [it] is about celebrating our progress so far this is not a victory celebration by any means, this is more of a thank you.&quot;</p><p>Caloza was joined by friends, family, supporters, and elected officials on Tuesday night as she celebrated her success at the polls. </p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/11/1/california-assembly-candidate-jessica-caloza-finishes-campaign-season-strong-1515">California assembly candidate Jessica Caloza finishes campaign season strong<br/></a></div><p>Among those celebrating with her is California’s first Fil-Am Attorney General Rob Bonta, who she serves as chief of staff for. </p><p>&quot;She’s going to be a leader among leaders on Day 1,&quot; said Bonta. &quot;I’m very honored to say as the first Filipino-American state legislator ever elected to the legislature in California, all of you and Jessica decided to pick up and and write history.&quot;</p><p>It has been three years since the state assembly had a Filipino in it. Now with Caloza’s potential win, she not only brings a Filipino voice back to the assembly but would also be a voice for one of the state’s largest Filipino concentration. </p><p>Caloza is not the only Filipino poised to make history in the state legislature. In Northern California, former West Sacramento mayor Christopher Cabaldon declared victory in his state senate race.</p><p>The Democrat finished election night with a 61-38 percent lead over Republican Thom Bogue with all precincts counted. </p><p>Cabaldon will become the first Filipino to be elected to the California State Senate. </p><p>The ballots will continue to be counted for other races for up to 30 days, leading to the certification by local election officials and the official declaration of the winner.</p><div><br/></div>

<p>Jessica Caloza had over 72,000 votes on Nov. 6, more than double of her opponent.</p>

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Fil-Am Jessica Caloza holds big lead in California state assembly race

Steve Angeles,

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Published November 08, 2024 12:01 PM PHT

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Updated November 08, 2024 12:02 PM PHT

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