Anderson begins meeting with prospective constituents as state Senate race narrows

State Assemblyman Joel Anderson, who has emerged as the leading contender for an open state Senate seat in the Nov. 2 general election, began meeting with his prospective new constituents last week in Fallbrook.

Similar sessions are expected elsewhere in southwest Riverside County and northern San Diego County in the coming weeks, an aide said.

Anderson, R-La Mesa, outdistanced a pair of tenacious Riverside County foes to capture the Republican nomination for the 36th District seat. That seat will become vacant because Dennis Hollingsworth, R-Murrieta, is subject to state political term limits...