Local politicians at the city level are likely breathing a sigh of relief now that State Sen. Gloria Romero and Assembylman Ed Hernandez withdrew their names from the race to fill Rep. Hilda Solis’ spot.

Now, our local San Gabriel Valley politicians won’t have to split hairs over who they will endorse — they can support Board of Equalization Chairwoman Judy Chu as she seeks out Solis’ spot, and can support Romero as she seeks out State Superintendent.

Otherwise, it would have been interesting to see who the SGV politicians would have ended up endorsing, risking possibly losing endorsement in their future endeavors.