TJ Cox made history as being the first Filipino-American in Congress when he unseated David Valadao back in 2018. Back then, the CA-21 race then took weeks to get all the votes counted.
However, since fellow Filipino Democrat Rob Bonta has been serving as CA Attorney General since 2021, the significance of Cox's election in the House has been diminished.
TJ Cox made history as being the first Filipino-American in Congress when he unseated David Valadao back in 2018. Back then, the CA-21 race then took weeks to get all the votes counted.
However, since fellow Filipino Democrat Rob Bonta has been serving as CA Attorney General since 2021, the significance of Cox's election in the House has been diminished.
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TJ Cox made history as being the first Filipino-American in Congress when he unseated David Valadao back in 2018. Back then, the CA-21 race then took weeks to get all the votes counted.
However, since fellow Filipino Democrat Rob Bonta has been serving as CA Attorney General since 2021, the significance of Cox's election in the House has been diminished.