CA District 1 candidates discuss affordability, healthcare

Editor's note: This is the part of a series of stories that are appearing this week on the June 22 primary election in California. The stories include comments from candidates who agreed to interviews with The Center Square. (The Center Square) – As Republican and Democrats compete for the newly-drawn Congressional District 1, affordability, healthcare, the conflict in Iran and who is filling the late Rep. Doug LaMalfa's shoes are on the top of candidates' minds. Those who threw their hat in the race spoke of LaMalfa, a Republican who represented House District 1 until his death in January at age 65. “It’s a big reason that I’m running,” California Assemblymember James Gallagher, R-East Nicolaus, told The Center Square. “He was a political mentor to me and someone who represented this area very well, and so I’m honored to be running to fill his very big boots.” Gallagher, who said he worked closely with LaMalfa, said that