Mike Honda says he’s not going to move into his district

When Rep. Mike Honda was asked Sunday whether he planned to move and buy a house inside the boundaries of his recently redrawn 17th Congressional District, he gave an answer that likely resonates with plenty of his Silicon Valley neighbors.

He won’t do it, he told The Chronicle editorial board.

“I can’t afford to move from my home,” he quipped.

The Bay Area’s soaring cost of living is just one of the concerns the 72-year-old Democrat said he wants to deal with if he’s elected to his eighth term in Congress this November, he said during the hour-long discussion.

Despite winning re-election with 73 percent of the vote in 2012, another trip to Washington is no guarantee. Honda is being challenged in the June 3 primary by a fellow Democrat, 37-year-old Ro Khanna, a well-financed Silicon Valley attorney. If they finish one-two in June, they’ll meet again in the November general election.

Khanna and his supporters, many of whom formerly backed Honda, arguethe high-tech industry needs more aggressive representation in Washington.

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