Polling Average
30%20%10%0%
11.8%
27%
9.8%
CA-48 primary: first place
$4.6K
JUN 6, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current rolePolitical candidate
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyModerate Democrat
Age37 years old (Feb 24, 1989)
GenderMale
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LocationCalifornia
BackgroundPolitical candidate
EducationSan Diego State University (attended, 2010–2015)
Notable personal detailsAmmar Campa-Najjar is an American politician and Democratic candidate for U.S. House California's 48th Congressional District. He has worked in public affairs and politics and has served as an officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve. He was a 2022 Chula Vista mayoral runoff candidate and previously ran for Congress in California's 50th district.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports closing corporate tax loopholes and ensuring billionaires and multinational corporations pay a greater share of taxes, while opposing broad corporate tax cuts; favors using revenue and other measures (job creation, reducing tax avoidance, cutting waste) to fund programs that lower costs for working families.
Healthcare
Supports universal healthcare through expanding public programs rather than immediate single-payer. Backs Medicare negotiation for drug prices, a phased Medicare buy-in and a public-option/Kaiser-type non-profit plan while protecting and improving the ACA and Medicare.
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Immigration & Border
Supports protections for immigrants brought to the U.S. as children (DACA/clean DREAM Act) and bipartisan reform efforts, rejects wall-building as the primary solution, and does not advocate abolishing ICE while backing enforcement measures such as tougher fines for employers who violate immigration law. Positions combine support for legal pathways and humanitarian relief with acceptance of some enforcement actions.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate’s campaign materials state support for reproductive freedom and protecting preventative women’s health services, while past campaign reporting documents endorsements from pro-choice groups and pledges supporting Roe v. Wade. Other reporting and social-media excerpts record at least one instance where the candidate wrote he did not “support legal or illegal abortion,” creating contradictory public statements about his position.
Climate & Energy
Supports treating climate change as an urgent national security and economic priority, backing investment in renewable energy, storage, and incentives to transition traditional energy companies toward renewables while favoring practical, achievable legislation rather than the Green New Deal’s aspirational resolution.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports expanded gun-safety measures including universal/background checks, mental-health screening for some purchasers, training and safe-storage requirements, and bans on bump stocks while rejecting wholesale confiscation of firearms. Emphasizes stricter regulations to reduce gun violence while indicating his stance is not to “take everyone’s guns away.”
News
AINews Summary
Last updatedJul 4, 2026
Ammar Campa-Najjar is in the news because he is one of the leading Democrats in the crowded California 48th Congressional District primary, where the main question is which Democrat can finish in the top two and advance to the general election. Recent coverage says Republican Jim Desmond is widely expected to take one of the spots, while Campa-Najjar is competing with Marni von Wilpert and Brandon Riker for the other. The race has drawn heavy outside spending and is being watched as a key House battleground. He has also faced renewed scrutiny over resurfaced old social media posts, which he said he regrets.
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Articles
WEWashington Examiner1 month ago
California primary races to watch as 61 candidates seek governor's mansion
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SDSan Diego Union-Tribune2 months ago
Michael Smolens: Ammar Campa-Najjar has a lot of explaining to do
Negative
NYNew York Post3 months ago
Dem candidate lobbed N-word in resurfaced social media posts
Negative
WCWDIV ClickOnDetroit1 month ago
Democrats redrew California's map to counter Trump. The primary tests whether it pays off for them
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Polls
CA-48 primary: first place
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Endorsements
CA-48 primary: first place
Endorsers of Ammar Campa-Najjar for CA-48 primary: first place
Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC
Political organization
Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC endorsed Ammar Campa-Najjar in California's 48th Congressional District race.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$1.2M
$927.6K
$618.4K
$309.2K
$0
2022
2024
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2022
$10.1K
$57.86
$13.5K
$561.59
Cycle 2024
$2.0K
$60.26
$2.0K
$83.21
Cycle 2026
$1.2M
$121.3K
$1.1M
$65.6K
Source: FEC