Dear Editor:

I am a moderate voter that has voted for both Democrats and Republicans in the past.

The state assembly seat for District 58 is up for election. Republican Mike Simpfenderfer is challenging incumbent Democrat Cristina Garcia for the seat.

I have been very disheartened by the accusations of terrible behavior and improper conduct against Garcia, and was definitely looking to vote for an alternative to her. Before I could cast a vote for him, I wanted some straight talk from Simpfenderfer. He frequently says that we deserve better than Garcia (I agree) and he goes on to speak of the need for a respectful and proper work environment that has been apparently lacking on the part of Garcia.

So, I asked him via his Facebook page why is it okay to verbally support Donald Trump and the absolutely appalling, uncivilized and disrespectful way he conducts himself, but Cristina Garcia has to go for her poor behavior. He read my question, but never gave me answer.

Well, I agree with him that we deserve better, but the fact is we deserve better than Garcia and Simpfenderfer, This man professes to be a change, yet refuses to even answer a simple question from a constituent he claims to wish to represent. He is just another partisan hypocrite.

As a voter with a conscience, I can not vote for either of these candidates. I hope the next time this seat is up for a vote, we have a decent candidate..or heaven forbid, two decent candidates that have a moral compass and are willing to engage and address concerns by voters.

Matt Millard
Downey