Fran Florez Drops Out of Senate District 16 Race

KVPR | By Joe Moore

Published March 27, 2013 at 6:18 PM PDT

Shafter's Fran Florez announced on Twitter today that she is dropping out of the race to replace former State Senator Michael Rubio in the 16th district.

The Kern County Democrat said in a statement that she made her decision to protect party unity and to ensure a Democratic victory in the upcoming special election.

Kern County Supervisor and former Rubio staffer Letecia Perez announced yesterday that she and her family would move to a new home to maintain her eligibility in the race.

I have decided to step down from #SD16 to protect party unity & ensure a Dem victory. My statement: http://t.co/vGHc3FNDzy #559Votes #CaGov
— Fran Florez (@Florez4Valley) March 27, 2013

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