The passage of Proposition 50 divided the Southern California district Rep. Linda Sánchez represents — which made her re-election decision more a question about where rather than if.

But Sánchez, a Democrat, says she has made up her mind: She is running in t he new California’s 41st Congressional District , which snakes around southern Los Angeles County, but dips a bit into Orange County. The district includes her home of Whittier, is centered on Downey and picks up Bell Gardens, Brea, La Habra, La Mirada, Lakewood and Santa Fe Springs.

“After Proposition 50 passed, deciding where to run was emotional, but ultimately, it was an easy choice — I chose home,” Sánchez first told the Southern California News Group of her decision.

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