Rep. Gil Cisneros and Young Kim face CA-39 rematch under very different circumstances

In some ways, this year’s race for the tri-county 39th District feels like a repeat of 2018, with Democrat Gil Cisneros and Republican Young Kim again trading barbs in one of the most competitive House races in California.
But beyond the contenders, the 2020 rematch between Cisneros and Kim is in largely new territory.
Two years ago, when the pair first squared off, CA-39 was open following the retirement of long-time GOP House member Ed Royce. And the economy was growing in 2018, meaning