As you know last year Republican surpassed Democrats in the fight for Senate, one of new Republican Senator is Janet Nguyen. She defeated a Democratic State Senator
In 2014, incumbent Democratic State Senator Lou Correa was term-limited, creating a vacancy. Republican leaders quickly rallied around Nguyen while the state Democratic establishment rallied around former State Assemblyman Jose Solorio. The ensuing election was the most expensive in the state, and at times featured accusations and aggressive negative advertising. The vote was expected to be close, but Nguyen won the November election by a 59% to 41% margin, surprising even her fellow Republicans.
She became the first State Senator of Vietnamese ancestry in American history