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California races could determine control of US House

FILE - U.S. Rep. David Valadao, R-Calif., poses during a ceremonial re-enactment of his swearing-in ceremony in the Rayburn Room on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 6, 2015. Valadao is trying to win a return trip to Congress. He's proven resilient before. Valadao, who emphasizes a bipartisan streak, has won in a heavily Democratic, largely Latino district before. He held his seat from 2013 until January 2019, lost it for a term, then won it back in a 2020 rematch with Democrat T.J. Cox. He's facing Democrat Rudy Salas in a newly redrawn district. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) FILE - Michelle Steel, Republican candidate for California's 48th Congressional District, speaks during the California GOP fall convention in Indian Wells, Calif., Sept. 7, 2019. The fight for the 47th District seat has evolved into a hostile confrontation between Steel, a South Korean immigrant looking for a second term in Congress, and Democrat Jay Chen, a Navy reservist and the son of immigrants from Taiwan. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File) U.S. Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Calif., participates in a ceremonial swearing-in on Capitol Hill in Washington, on May 19, 2020. Garcia faces a tougher challenge this year in his left-leaning district north of Los Angeles, after it was redrawn and became even more solidly Democratic. However, the former Navy fighter pilot has shown he can beat the odds. He twice defeated Democrat Christy Smith for the seat, who is on the ballot again for another rematch in the new district, the 27th. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) FILE - U.S. Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., speaks during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on gun violence on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 8, 2022. This year brings a marquee matchup between Porter, a progressive star, and Republican Scott Baugh, a former state legislative leader and past head of the county GOP, in the coastal 47th District that includes Huntington Beach and other famous surf breaks. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool, File) FILE - Rep. Mike Levin, D-Calif., speaks at a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Nov. 30, 2018. Levin is seeking another term after first capturing the 49th District seat in 2018, and he's facing former San Juan Capistrano mayor and businessman Brian Maryott, who was defeated by Levin in 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
California races could determine control of US House