Voters in California's newly drawn 7th Congressional District overwhelming voted for the sitting member over her opponent, Max Semenenko. Matsui has a 30-point lead, getting nearly 66 percent of the votes thus far.
Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Sacramento, and Max Semenenko are less than a month away from the November election, which will determine which of these candidates will represent Congressional District 7.
"Fierce and Fearless: Patsy Takemoto Mink, First Woman of Color in Congress" is the title of a new biography out this month. The Conversation learned more about the book from her daughter Gwendolyn "Wendy" Mink, as well as co-author and historian Judy Tzu-Chun Wu.