Compton Mayor Will Reportedly Challenge Barragán

TMZ is reporting that Compton, CA Mayor Aja Brown will announce on Thursday that she is entering the race for California’s 44th Congressional District. Should the USC grad enter the race, she would be mounting a challenge to incumbentCongresswoman Nanette Diaz Barragán (D). The California native made national news in 2013 by becoming the youngest Mayor ever elected in the City of Compton at 31, a role she has held since. TMZ reports that Brown had no intention of running until she saw that Clueless actress Stacey Dash announced she was running. Members from California’s congressional delegation reportedly contacted Brown and urged her to run against Dash. But, again, she’d actually be running against Barragán and would only face Dash if she defeated the incumbent in the June 5th primary. We’ll keep you posted. More here.