In the California Legislature there have long been lawmakers succeeded by their spouses or their siblings. Last year a daughter, Dr.
Akilah Weber, won the special election for a San Diego-area Assembly seat vacated by her mother, California Secretary of State Shirley Weber.
Now Daniel Hertzberg, 30, is running to succeed his father, Senator Bob Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys), who is termed out this year from his 18th Senate District seat.
Should he win the race for the state's newly drawn 20th Senate District seat in Los Angeles County, it would mark the first time a LGBTQ child succeeds their state lawmaker parent.