Political Breakdown
Nurse Practitioner Ida Obeso-Martinez Flipped a Red Assembly District Blue
Assemblymember-elect Ida Obeso-Martinez flipped a district from red to blue and expanded the ranks of women and Latino lawmakers.
Nurse practitioner Ida Obeso-Martinez won the race to represent Assembly District 36. (Courtesy of Obeso-Martinez campaign)
After last week’s election, Democrats are poised to hold a staggering 97 out of 120 legislative seats in Sacramento. One of the seats that flipped is Assembly District 36, which stretches from the Mexican border near Calexico and Imperial up to the Coachella Valley.
Marisa sits down with nurse practitioner and Imperial Mayor Ida Obeso-Martinez in El Centro to discuss her victory in the race against Republican incumbent Asm. Jeff Gonzalez.
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