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Termed-out Democratic state Sen. Christine Kehoe has apparently set her sights on returning to the Assembly. After a failed bid for Congress in 1998, Kehoe, at the time a member of the San Diego city council, was first elected to the Assembly in 2000 and then jumped to the state senate in 2004. A recent financial filing of her “Friends of Christine Kehoe for Assembly 2012” committee reveals she raised $43,900 during the first half of this year, largely from special interests with legislative business, including Sempra Energy, Southern California Edison Co., Sprint, AT&T, Hawaiian Gardens Casino, and the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. The committee spent $10,581, including big tabs for fundraising at posh Sacramento eateries, including Chops Steak Seafood & Bar ($2000); Ambrosia Fine Food ($795); and Lucca Restaurant ($663).