Given Newsom's early endorsement, Simon's candidacy also seems to represent a Democratic succession plan for a historically progressive district that spans Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda, Emeryville, San Leandro, Albany and Piedmont.
Still, Simon will face challenges in March from fellow Democrats like Alameda City Councilmember Tony Daysog and Jennifer Tran, an Oakland native who is a professor of ethnic studies at Cal State East Bay.
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