But it’s clear who Democratic state lawmakers would prefer to work with: More than a dozen have sent money to Gómez. A coalition of consumer attorneys, environmentalists and labor is also sending to stymie Alvarez Sacramento-based Ramos Towing, LLC has spent $49,500 to defeat Gómez. In San Diego, labor-funded committees are uncorking cash to buoy former San Diego City Council member Georgette Gómez while business groups backed the Chamber of Commerce, utilities, insurance, real estate and oil interests are backing former San Diego City Council member David Alvarez. Anyone who wins outright, on the other hand, will become the prohibitive favorite to win a full term under new district lines. These are just the primaries, so they could end up being previews for June rematches. Some $1.7 million in outside spending has flooded into both areas. We’ve seen that dynamic in the contests for the 62nd and the 80th Assembly districts. Sacramento players pour money into elections where Democrats are effectively guaranteed to prevail, hoping to elevate potential allies and block less-aligned candidates.
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This particular playbook is now dog-eared and tattered from use. But two reliably Democratic districts will host the latest skirmishes in an open-ended conflict among interest groups trying to shape who wields power in a one-party government. None of those seats is likely to change party hands. Three Assembly seats and one House post are open because incumbents departed halfway through two-year terms (three for private-sector gigs and a fourth who’s yet to land). Voters are finalizing their choices today in a quartet of special elections. THE BUZZ - CHOOSE YOUR FIGHTER: And now, a very special episode of “Which Type of Democrat?”
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