By far the better candidate to represent the interests of the district is Min, who, like Porter, is a former law professor at UC Irvine. He would fight to protect abortion, IVF and contraception rights; he wants to bolster public education at all levels; and he carried state legislation to phase out oil and gas drilling in California waters, which didn’t pass but was the right idea.

In contrast, Baugh told the Orange County Register that he believes life begins at conception. At the same time that he would strip away individual rights, he wants to bolster the rights of large corporations by weakening regulations. Those regulations have helped protect the coast, reduce air pollution, improve gas mileage and battle climate change. Baugh also opposes banning assault weapons.

He’s also an active participant in the destructive culture wars. In a grossly ignorant statement that insultingly downplayed the horrors of the Holocaust, Baugh last year averred that “wokism” was more of a threat to the country than both world wars.

He was indicted on felony campaign charges during the 1990s, including allegations of falsifying campaign reports and persuading someone to commit perjury. Those were later reduced to civil violations for which he was fined $50,000.

Source: Endorsement: Dave Min for the 47th Congressional District – Los Angeles Times