We would like to win, but we don't want to win at the expense of public health.

Christy Smith

While it's critical that we ensure every vote is counted and recorded, we believe that the current tally shows Mike Garcia is the likely victor in the May 12th special election. As such, I'd like to congratulate him.

All of it presents a challenge, we knew the challenges were steep, but we never could have envisioned anything like this.