Polling Average
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11.3%
27%
10.7%
CA-48 primary: first place
$3.3K
JUN 6, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current rolePolitical candidate
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyModerate Democrat
GenderMale
LocationCalifornia
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BackgroundPolitical candidate
EducationSan Diego State University — B.A. (dual) Philosophy and Psychology
Notable personal detailsAmmar Campa-Najjar is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in California and a former Obama Administration official. He has worked in federal government roles including at the U.S. Department of Labor and has also worked with the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. He is a U.S. Navy Reserve officer and has taught government at Georgetown University. He earned dual bachelor's degrees in philosophy and psychology from San Diego State University.
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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.”
Polls
CA-48 primary: first place
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
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
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