Zachariah Wooden, a Republican candidate who lost the primary election for California’s 7th Congressional District, poses for a portrait in Woodbridge on Thursday. For about 24 hours last month, political newcomer and Republican Zachariah Wooden appeared poised to make history. Wooden, 25, briefly held the second place in the primary election for the Sacramento region’s 7th Congressional District — ahead of Sacramento Councilmember Mai Vang and trailing only Rep. Doris Matsui.