With Ed Royce retiring, Mt. SAC trustee Jay Chen says he’ll run for Congress

Democrat Jay Chen, a Mount San Antonio College board member and Hacienda Heights resident, has announced he is running for the open seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Ed Royce, R-Fullerton.
Chen, 39, a businessman and real estate investor, joins six other Democrats vying for the hotly contested 39th Congressional District seat held by the Republican lawmaker for 26 years.
The college trustee is the only candidate in the race so far to have run against Royce. Chen ran a vigorous campaign in 2012 but