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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 3
Brad Sherman, 71, Advances to November Race Against Larry Thompson in California's 32nd District
Updated
Updated · The New York Times · Jun 3

Brad Sherman, 71, Advances to November Race Against Larry Thompson in California's 32nd District

3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 3
  • Brad Sherman, a 15-term Democratic incumbent, and Republican film producer Larry Thompson won Tuesday’s nonpartisan primary and will face off in November for California’s 32nd House seat.
  • The result knocked out Jake Levine, 42, a former Biden administration official who had tried to frame the race as a generational challenge to Sherman, 71.
  • Sherman had campaigned on his long local presence and openly predicted Levine would miss the general election, arguing voter familiarity would outweigh calls for change.
  • Thompson, 81, is running as a centrist, but he enters the fall race as an underdog in a heavily Democratic district that includes Malibu, Pacific Palisades and Simi Valley.
Can a Hollywood producer's skills in managing celebrities translate to representing constituents in Congress?
With a nearly 5,000-to-1 cash disadvantage, what is the challenger's realistic path to victory?