Assemblyman Kevin de León, D-Los Angeles, announced today that he will run to replace termed-out Democrat Gil Cedillo in the 22nd Senate District
Assemblyman Kevin De León's state Senate bid opens the door for more seat swapping.
Cedillo had planned to run for a third and final term representing the 46th Assembly District, which he served for a little more than two terms before he was elected to the Senate. Under that plan, the current 46th District legislator, Assemblyman John A. Pérez, would have run for Cedillo's Senate seat.
But that plan was derailed when Pérez, was elected to be the next speaker of the Assembly. (Alert readers will recall that the final speakership showdown was staged between Pérez and de León).
During and in the immediate wake of the speaker fight, Cedillo pledged to soldier on with plans to run for his old seat, even floating a seat swap compromise between the three Los Angeles legislators.
But Cedillo has been mum about his plans of late, recently telling Capitol Alert that he would announce a decision about his future plans soon.
With de León's district up for grabs, it looks like all three could have a seat to seek in this round of legislative musical chairs. We'll keep you posted if and when Cedillo makes a 45th Assembly District run official.
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