Jay Chen surges in Democratic congressional field

Five Democratic candidates had been working relentlessly since last summer to build the campaigns to unseat GOP Rep. Ed Royce of Yorba Linda, holding dozens of meetings and fundraisers, collecting $1.5 million in contributions and loaning their efforts another $5.4 million.
Then Jay Chen walked onto the scene and appears to have become the instant favorite.
Two days after Royce’s Jan. 8 announcement that he would not seek reelection, Democrat Chen declared his candidacy and immediately beg