Migden/Leno race gets merrier

California state Senator Carole Migden (D-03) is getting more competition for her seat in June's primary. As was widely expected, former Assemblymember Joe Nation of Marin has formally thrown his bonnet into the ring, cutting into Migden's appeal north of the Golden Gate. Nation is the latest in a flurry of candidates to announce since term-limited Assemblymember Mark Leno declared that he would rather take on his long-sitting senator than retire or sit out a term.

See the district map here. The tiny green area at the very bottom is where most of Migden's and Leno's fellow lesbians cluster.