With the one-year mark until California's June 2022 primary election quickly approaching, focus is already turning to which contests for state Assembly and Senate seats will draw LGBTQ candidates.
The speculation was ramped up by Equality California Executive Director Rick Chavez Zbur's recent launch of his bid for an open Los Angeles County Assembly seat.
With it exceedingly rare for an incumbent member of the state Legislature to be defeated at the ballot box, most candidates wait until a seat opens up to run.
Under the state's term limit rules, the winners can serve for up to 12 years and are likely to face little opposition when they seek reelection.