With less than a week away from California's June 7 Primary Election, local organizations are seeking to educate more people on the importance of voting, hoping to increase turnout.
Voters went to the polls in record numbers during the 2020 election cycle, but this year the turnout is far more lackluster, with just 8% of ballots returned and five days to go until the primary election on June 7.
Laura Palmer-Lohan, San Carlos City Council member who s running for the District 3 seat on the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, has outraised her three opponents since April 24, followed by Menlo Park Councilman Ray Mueller.
Incumbent representative Michelle Steel, a Korean American immigrant, and Democratic candidate, Jay Chen are fighting the political race in the new Southern California congressional district in a bid to empower the voice of Asian Americans.