National Democrats to open campaign office in Irvine
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee plans to open a western regional office in Irvine, further emphasizing the national party’s hopes of picking up House seats in Orange County. Western regional staff has been headquartered in Washington D.C. since at least the 2004 election cycle.
“Moving out west is one of the improvements that we’re making at the DCCC in order to maximize gains in the midterms,” said Rep. Ben Ray Luján, D-New Mexico, chairman of the committee.
Of the 23 GOP districts that Hillary Clinton won nationwide last year, four are in Orange County. The national party is hoping to flip all 23 of those seats and, 18 months before the general election, two Orange County organizers – hired by the state party with earmarked DCCC funding – are already in place.
The local GOP incumbents being targeted are Darrell Issa, Ed Royce, Mimi Walters and Dana Rohrabacher. Orange County was a natural choice for the new office, according to DCCC spokesman Tyler Law.
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