Marni von Wilpert
Democratic
San Diego City Council member; former San Diego deputy city attorney and labor attorney in the Obama administration
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U.S. House · Nov 3, 2026
Open seat. Held by Darrell Issa, who is not running.
Open seat: Rep. Darrell Issa did not seek reelection after Proposition 50 redrew the district; von Wilpert and Desmond advanced from the June 2 top-two primary and are listed in the state's certified order.
San Diego City Council member; former San Diego deputy city attorney and labor attorney in the Obama administration
San Diego County supervisor; former mayor of San Marcos, Navy veteran and retired Delta Air Lines pilot
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DemocraticMarni von Wilpert
Opposes what she calls ICE's terror tactics and would work to get masked immigration agents off the streets; supports reform that keeps the border secure and creates legal pathways to citizenship for long-term residents and Dreamers.
RepublicanJim Desmond
Supports securing the border, giving Border Patrol agents more tools and training, an online system for legal immigration applications, streamlined legal immigration for skilled workers, families and humanitarian cases, and requiring asylum claims to be filed abroad.
DemocraticMarni von Wilpert
Supports protecting and expanding the Affordable Care Act, restoring its tax credits and adding a public option, expanding Medicare drug price negotiation, capping out-of-pocket costs, and covering dental, hearing, vision and mental health care.
RepublicanJim Desmond
Supports mandatory treatment for people with severe addiction or serious mental illness, a major expansion of psychiatric care, a national audit of homelessness spending, and tying homelessness funding to measurable results.
DemocraticMarni von Wilpert
Opposes what she calls Trump's tariff war and supports taking on corporations that raise prices to boost profits; supports cracking down on wage theft and passing the PRO Act to strengthen workers' right to organize.
RepublicanJim Desmond
Supports lowering taxes, reducing what he calls overregulation, and empowering small businesses to make California more affordable for families and seniors.
DemocraticMarni von Wilpert
Supports cutting red tape to make it easier to build affordable housing; says she has launched down-payment grants for local teachers and fast-tracked approval of new homes affordable to working families.
RepublicanJim Desmond
Supports transferable mortgage rates, higher costs and restrictions on investors buying three or more homes to fund aid for first-time buyers, more down-payment assistance, capital gains reform for homeowners and time limits on permitting.
DemocraticMarni von Wilpert
Supports banning members of Congress from trading stocks, passing the John Lewis Voting Rights Act and the For the People Act, and overturning Citizens United.
RepublicanJim Desmond
No published position found.
DemocraticMarni von Wilpert
Supports holding corporate polluters accountable, opposes drilling for oil off the California coast, and would work to reverse Trump-era rollbacks of environmental protections.
RepublicanJim Desmond
No published position found.
DemocraticMarni von Wilpert
Supports writing the protections of Roe v. Wade into federal law and reversing federal funding cuts to Planned Parenthood.
RepublicanJim Desmond
No published position found.
DemocraticMarni von Wilpert
Supports banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, universal background checks, stronger red flag laws and holding gun manufacturers accountable; says she wrote California's first law banning the sale of untraceable ghost guns.
RepublicanJim Desmond
No published position found.
DemocraticMarni von Wilpert
No published position found.
RepublicanJim Desmond
Opposes income-based electricity charges and costly energy mandates; supports energy choice from natural gas to renewables, new nuclear power including small modular reactors, and incentives rather than mandates for electric and other vehicles.
DemocraticMarni von Wilpert
No published position found.
RepublicanJim Desmond
Supports funding research to improve farm productivity and water efficiency, opposes policies that drive up farmers' energy, water or transportation costs, and supports programs connecting local farmers with consumers and schools.
DemocraticMarni von Wilpert
No published position found.
RepublicanJim Desmond
Supports tax-free savings accounts for child care, expanding and simplifying the child care tax credit so it is paid monthly, and tax credits for employers that provide or partner on child care.
DemocraticMarni von Wilpert
No published position found.
RepublicanJim Desmond
Supports housing and workforce pipelines that turn military training into civilian credentials and jobs, and expanding vocational education for service members so their skills transfer to civilian careers.