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FILE - Assemblyman Rudy Salas Jr., asks questions during a hearing in Sacramento, Calif., Aug. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

FILE - Assemblyman Rudy Salas Jr., asks questions during a hearing in Sacramento, Calif., Aug. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

FILE - Scott Baugh, a Republican candidate for Congress from Orange County's 48th District, poses outside a polling place after voting in Huntington Beach, Calif., June 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Krysta Fauria, File)

FILE - Scott Baugh, a Republican candidate for Congress from Orange County's 48th District, poses outside a polling place after voting in Huntington Beach, Calif., June 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Krysta Fauria, File)

FILE - State Sen. Dave Min, D-Irvine, listens as lawmakers discuss a bill before the Senate at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., July 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

FILE - State Sen. Dave Min, D-Irvine, listens as lawmakers discuss a bill before the Senate at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., July 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

FILE - Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Calif., chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

FILE - Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Calif., chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

FILE - House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., greets Derek Tran during a campaign event at Golden Sea Restaurant, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson,File)

FILE - House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., greets Derek Tran during a campaign event at Golden Sea Restaurant, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson,File)

FILE - Democratic Assembly member Adam Gray discusses legislation with a colleague at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

FILE - Democratic Assembly member Adam Gray discusses legislation with a colleague at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

FILE - Rep. Michelle Steel, R-Calif., questions witnesses during a hearing of a special House committee dedicated to countering China, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

FILE - Rep. Michelle Steel, R-Calif., questions witnesses during a hearing of a special House committee dedicated to countering China, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

FILE - Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Calif., speaks during the House Select Committee on Intelligence annual open hearing on world wide threats at the Capitol in Washington, March 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

FILE - Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Calif., speaks during the House Select Committee on Intelligence annual open hearing on world wide threats at the Capitol in Washington, March 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

FILE - John Duarte, a Republican candidate in California's 13th Congressional District, arrives at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

FILE - John Duarte, a Republican candidate in California's 13th Congressional District, arrives at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)