float:right; 		font-size: 90%; Kaitlyn Schallhorn is a politics and city editor with the Orange County Register. 		padding:7px 8px 8px; The Los Angeles Board of Supervisors is re-opening their meeting to the public today for the first time since the onset of pandemic restrictions, although theyre capping it at 100 people and asking attendees to mask. 		height: 56px; On the other hand, Probolsky said, candidates like Carr might be able to claim more experience in representing beach communities. McDaniel also highlighted three Republicans running for state legislative races in Orange County districts: Senate District 36, where Assemblymember Janet Nguyen (R-Huntington Beach) is up against Democratic Huntington Beach Councilmember Kim Carr; Assembly District 73, where two incumbent Assemblymembers, Steven Choi (R-Irvine) and Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Irvine) are facing off; and Assembly District 72, where its Republican Diane Dixon, a Newport City Council member, versus Democratic nonprofit leader Judie Mancuso. 	width: 43%; The four winners will be sworn in next month to serve four-year terms. Carrs turn fell in a year that saw the colorful and controversial MMA celebrity Tito Ortiz attract national headlines as a novice councilman. Although Nguyen eschews  oil exploration in California waters, she embraces  it elsewhere. Click here to see this page in the eEdition. 		padding-bottom: 5px; As mayor last year, it became apparent to me that I could do so much more on the state level.. 	} While the newly drawn district has no incumbent within its boundaries, a number of those north county cities currently are in Assemblywoman Nguyens  72nd Assembly District. 	} We need someone representing us in Sacramento who doesnt just talk about problems but actually comes up with solutions.. 		clear: both; Although people dont just vote by ethnicity, there is a familiarity with her.. So if Nguyen comes out just a couple points ahead now, that means Novembers results could be quite close. 	} .infobox { Janet Nguyen and Kim Carr vie for coastal Senate seat - MSN Carr, Nguyen battle for new state Senate seat on coast 				 $('.collapse').collapse('show'); | I had to make a decision about whether to campaign for City Council or try something different, Carr said. Another Democrat, Tom Umberg, represents parts of Huntington Beach, Garden Grove and Santa Ana in the soon-to-change District 34. 		top: -5px; 	.inner_percentage.Libertarian {  	.results_table { Kim Carr to run for 36th State Senate District, Monarch Beach Rotary gets $60k grant to supply clean drinking in rural Nepal, Laguna Beach powers through costs of hiring new ambulance team, Letter: Lets Build Test Scores Instead of Building New Pool. It leans narrowly red, which added to advantages Nguyen had in name recognition and partisan trends heading into Election Day. In case you missed the last debate, heres a recap.  This Oakland neighborhood used to be majority Black. Swing by and have a cocktail on usyou never know who you might run into! Support our coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. 		width: 90%; Now a Huntington Beach councilwoman, Carr has worked in her city on the Public Works Commission as well as on the General Plan Advisory Committee.