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Another hopeful joins crowded Ventura County congressional race

By Jean Merl

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The already crowded race for an open congressional seat in Ventura County gained another candidate with the entry of Ojai educator Akiva Werbalowsky.

Werbalowsky, 47, who describes himself as a ‘Jefferson Republican,’ joins fellow Republicans state Sen. Tony Strickland of Moorpark and Ventura County Supervisor Linda Parks.

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Among the Democrats seeking the newly drawn 26th District seat are Ventura County Supervisor Steve Bennett, Moorpark Councilman David Pollock, businessman David Cruz Thayne and Port Hueneme Harbor Commissioner Jess Herrera.

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Jean Merl, a hopeless news junkie, covered regional politics for the Los Angeles Times until 2015. She was raised in southern Ohio but moved with her family to Los Angeles at a tender age, which practically makes her a California native. She holds a master’s degree from UCLA and remembers when Otis Chandler was publisher of The Times and Tom Bradley was mayor of L.A.

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