Isadore Hall

CA-44 is a newly-drawn congressional district in Los Angeles, 70% Hispanic and made up of neighborhoods and towns like Willowbrook, Compton, Rancho Dominguez, South Gate, Lynwood, Carson, Wilmington, and San Pedro. The Member of Congress is Janice Hahn, who is leaving the House to run for County Supervisor. The CA-44 PVI is D+32. The area gave McCain 16% of its vote in 2008 and then 14% to Romney in 2010.

Janice HahnAs we predicted a couple months ago, progressive L.A. congresswoman, Janice Hahn, will not be running for reelection in 2016 but will run for the open seat on the L.A. County Board of Supervisors, a far more powerful position. She told the L.A. Times she would be able to get a lot more done on the Board of Supervisors than in Congress. "The problem is, Washington is broken.