The voters are debating who should be the next California's chief fiscal regulator and Republicans still awaiting confirmation that the contest for controller gives voters the GOP one of the most effective chances of winning in the state with deep blue skies. Malia Cohen is an Democrat who sits on a tax board for the state she was ahead of Republican Lanhee Chen, who had 57% of the votes following 29% the ballots were recorded on Tuesday night. Chen Chen, a fellow in policy in the conservative think tank, the Hoover Institution, is vying to end his party's losing streak…