Posted on 05/23/2008 3:12:24 PM PDT by SmithL
San Rafael, Calif. (AP) -- A state senator with Carole Migden's resume would normally cruise to re-election in the liberal San Francisco Bay area.
But a wild ride on Interstate 80, a record fine for campaign finance violations and challenges from well-known members of her own party have made the San Francisco Democrat the most vulnerable incumbent on California's June 3 primary election ballot.
"You have all the elements that create probably the most interesting race in the state right here in San Francisco, Marin and Sonoma counties," said Al Pross, a coeditor of the California Target Book, which analyzes legislative and congressional campaigns.
Migden is a hard-charging, 59-year-old New York City transplant whose legislative achievements include creating California's domestic partner program. She's running for a second term in the Democratic primary against Assemblyman Mark Leno of San Francisco and former state Assemblyman Joe Nation of San Rafael.
They're seeking to represent a district that stretches from the crowded neighborhoods of northeastern San Francisco to the Sonoma County wine country.
The race has split San Francisco's gay community both Migden and Leno are gay and divided much of California's Democratic establishment.
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She's drunkenly staggering for a second term
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