Michelle Park Steel won a Democrat-held U.S. House district in California, according to new projections.
Steel, a member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors, will be one of the first Korean-American women in Congress along with fellow representative-elect Marilyn Strickland (D-Wash.).
Decision Desk and the Associated Press called the race for California’s 48th District on Tuesday. The district includes parts of Los Angeles, Orange, and San Bernardino counties
Steel, 65, said in a statement: “This victory has been hard-fought and hard-won, and I could not be more humbled to have your support nor more honored to serve our community in Congress. Now, let’s get to work.”
According to the current unofficial vote count, Steel received 196,208 votes.
