Three candidates, including Rep. Josh Harder, vying for California's 9th congressional district seat

The race for California’s 9thcongressional district is heating up. Democratic Rep. Josh Harder announced Tuesday morning that he will run for the seat. Harder currently represents California’s 10th congressional district. But due to redistricting, district 10 now encompasses part of Contra Costa County , including the cities of Walnut Creek and Clayton. District 9’s seat is currently held by Democratic Rep. Jerry McNerney. But just hours before Rep. Harder made his bid public, McNerney said he was retiring and thus would not seek reelection for the newly created district. The primary election is on June 7, 2022. KCRA 3’s Orko Manna spoke to Rep. Harder about his decision to run for California’s 9th congressional district and his thoughts about redistricting. He also spoke with Democrat Harpreet Chima, currently a clinical lab researcher at UC Davis and Republican Tom Patti, who is on the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors, serving District 3.