In just the first 24 hours after Rep. Duncan Hunter announced he would plead guilty and vacate his seat in the criminal case brought against him for allegedly embezzling over $250,000 in campaign funds for personal use, Carl DeMaio’s campaign for California’s 50th Congressional District announced raising over $100,000 in contributions.<\/p>\n
“Our fundraising haul over the past 24 hours reflects the outrage of grassroots voters with the broken culture in Congress, and is one of the core reasons why I’m running: nobody should be above the law — especially Members of Congress,” said DeMaio.<\/p>\n
DeMaio said he’s in the best position not only to save the seat, but also to win in a special election.<\/p>\n
The latest poll conducted without Hunter in the race shows DeMaio statistically tied with the Democrat, and leading Darrell Issa by 22 points.<\/p>\n
Ammar Campa-Najjar, Democrat: 39%
\nCarl DeMaio, Republican: 35%
\nDarrell Issa, Republican: 13%
\nUndecided\/other: 12%<\/p>\n
Source: Tarrance Group poll, June 2019<\/p>\n
About Carl DeMaio:<\/strong> Now Carl DeMaio is running for U.S. Congress with a plan to shake it up by advancing a bold, fresh Reform Agenda and recruiting other principled reformers to run for office.<\/p>\n For more information on DeMaio\u2019s candidacy, visit CarlDeMaio.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In just the first 24 hours after Rep. Duncan Hunter announced he would plead guilty and vacate his seat in the criminal case brought against him for allegedly embezzling over $250,000 in campaign funds for personal use, Carl DeMaio’s campaign for California’s 50th Congressional District announced raising over $100,000 in contributions. “Our fundraising haul over…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1087,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nAt a time when too many politicians cave in on their principles or merely pay lip-service to their constituents, Carl DeMaio is a fighter who takes action for what he believes in. A successful businessman, DeMaio founded his first company by age 24, his second by age 29, and sold both by age 33. Since then, he has hosted a popular news\/talk radio show on NewsRadio 600 KOGO, and founded Reform California \u2013 a grassroots campaign advocacy organization for government accountability and has blocked over $3 billion in tax hikes.<\/p>\n