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Political Notebook: Ramachandran calls foul on CA Dem Party's Bonta endorsement

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Social justice attorney Janani Ramachandran is crying foul over how the California Democratic Party handled its endorsement process in her August 31 runoff race against Mia Bonta for the East Bay's Assembly District 18 seat.

The women are vying to succeed Bonta's husband, Rob Bonta, who resigned earlier this year to become California's attorney general.

Bonta, president of the Alameda Unified School Board, took first place in the June 29 special election but fell short of the more than 50% threshold she needed to win outright.

Ramachandran landed in second place ahead of six other candidates. One of the two is set to become the Bay Area's fifth female state legislator.

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