It appears that Gil Cedillo has decided to forgo his well thought out scheme to seek his final two years in the Assembly by challenging Speaker John Perez in AD-46, and will instead run for Kevin De Leon’s open seat in AD-45. I just got a notification 5 minutes ago on Facebook that the group “Gil Cedillo for Congress” has changed its name to “Gil Cedillo for State Assembly.”  From the group description:

“I am proud to announce my intent to run for the 45th California State Assembly District. As your representative I will work to create a competitive workforce, secure access to affordable health care, increase services to veterans and their families, and invest in public safety and transportation. Thank you for your support”

One would have to assume that Gil Cedillo would be a prohibitive favorite based on name recognition, if the 45th isn’t his home district. But we’ll have to see what other challengers emerge in this open seat.