Polling Average
30%20%10%0%
11.8%
27%
9.8%
Democrat
Ammar Campa-Najjar
CA-48 primary: first place
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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
Notable personal detailsAmmar Campa-Najjar is an American politician and former Obama administration Labor Department official who has run multiple times for Congress in San Diego-area districts. He was the Democratic nominee in California's 50th Congressional District in 2018 and ran again in 2020, and he later ran for mayor of Chula Vista in 2022. He joined the U.S. Navy Reserve in 2023 and is running for U.S. House in California's 48th Congressional District in 2026.
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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 updatedMay 20, 2026
Ammar Campa-Najjar is in the news as a leading Democrat in California’s 48th Congressional District race, which has become a major battleground ahead of the June 2 primary. Outside spending has surged in the contest, with millions of dollars flowing into the race and much of it focused on him and another Democrat, Marni von Wilpert. He has also faced renewed scrutiny over resurfaced social media posts containing racial slurs and derogatory comments, and he has said he regrets them. The race is drawing extra attention because the district could help decide control of the U.S. House.
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Articles
SDSan Diego Union-Tribune21 days ago
Billionaires, pro-Israel group pump millions into 48th congressional race.
Neutral
SDSan Diego Union-Tribune26 days ago
Michael Smolens: Ammar Campa-Najjar has a lot of explaining to do
Negative
NYNew York Post2 months ago
Dem candidate lobbed N-word in resurfaced social media posts
Negative
LALos Angeles Times19 days ago
California Congressional District 48 election voter guide
Neutral
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
California Democratic Party convention delegates
Public endorsement
California Democratic Party convention delegates endorsed Ammar Campa-Najjar in CA-50.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$1.1M
$825.2K
$550.1K
$275.1K
$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
$1.1M
$456.4K
$644.0K
$42.9K
Source: FEC