Ms. Pilip distanced herself from the former president during her campaign and did not reveal if she voted for him in 2020 until the final weeks of the race.
No one knows if supermajority Democrat Legislature will endorse independent House plan when it convenes on Feb. 26, but pressure is on to remap a deeper blue.
Cara Castronuova said, if elected, she would work to support veterans, fight political persecution and censorship, and work to help close the Southern border.