Westall drops out of 43rd District race

Andrew Westall, a Democratic candidate for the 43rd Assembly District, announced Tuesday he was dropping out of the race because of the death of Charmett Bonpua.
"This has been one of the hardest decisions I have ever made in my life, and I make it without reservation, regret or purpose of evasion," Westall wrote in a letter released Tuesday to supporters.
Bonpua, chief of staff to Councilman Herb Wesson, died on Sunday while in Las Vegas. She was 44.
Westall will continue his work as an adjunct professor at Pasadena City College and as a deputy to Wesson.