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United States House of Representatives
Jim Desmond
U.S. Representative CA-48 (2026 R general candidate · advanced top-two primary ~41% · Issa-endorsed · Trump-endorsed)
Republican
RESOLUTE Citizen Score
100
/ 100
A
Raw: 14 of 14 dynamic max
· 7 of 50 answered
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✝ God First
6/ 60
🇺🇸 America First
8/ 40
National Rank
#4,454 of 8,966 · top 49.7% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Next Election
June 2, 2026
Primary · Seat up at next election
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Registration deadline: 2026-10-19
Early voting: 2026-10-06 – 2026-11-03 (All-mail state — ballots mailed to every voter)
Elections office: (916) 657-2166
Voter status: Check registration
State elections site: California Secretary of State — Elections Division
Official Profile
Background: San Diego County Supervisor (District 5, Jan 2019-present). Former Mayor of San Marcos (2006-2018). Navy veteran; retired Delta pilot (33 yrs). Issa endorsement Mar 2026; Trump endorsement Apr 2026. Advanced from CA-48 top-two jungle primary on 2026-06-02 with ~41%.
Advanced from CA-48 jungle primary 2026-06-02 (~41.6%; Marni von Wilpert (D) ~19.7% advanced as #2). Sitting county supervisor with cited cross-party-deviation pattern: 2021 NO vote on SD County employee COVID vaccine mandate; 2021 NO on county Reproductive Freedom resolution; 2023 vote against shutting crisis pregnancy centers; multiple anti-sanctuary votes (2018 Trump-admin SB54 lawsuit support, Dec 2024 lone NO on 'super sanctuary' resolution, Mar 2025 motion to repeal county sanctuary policy); Feb 2025 Facebook post opposing San Marcos Unified policy allowing 'men in women's bathrooms.' No declared faith identification.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
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Candidate has voted for or actively advocates abortion abolition (not merely restrictions)
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Candidate opposes embryonic stem-cell research, IVF embryo discard, and chimeric experimentation
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Candidate opposes euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and quality-of-life rationing
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Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
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Candidate opposes all forms of same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in law
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Candidate rejects transgender ideology and affirms biological sex (male/female) as immutable and God-given
Candidate supports no-fault divorce reform and policies that strengthen the marriage covenant
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Candidate opposes promotion of LGBTQ+ identity in public policy, schools, military, and corporate-government partnerships
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Candidate supports universal school choice, homeschool freedom, and opposes compulsory public-school attendance
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Candidate supports parental notification and consent on all medical, mental-health, and gender-related interventions for minors
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Candidate opposes CRT, SOGI, "comprehensive sex ed," and gender-ideology curricula in K-12 public schools
TRUE (+2)[3]
Candidate supports age-verification on pornographic content and criminal penalties for sexualized content marketed to minors
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Candidate supports faith-based adoption/foster agencies and opposes placement of children with same-sex couples
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Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
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Candidate supports conscience exemptions for Christian medical professionals, business owners, adoption agencies, and educators
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Candidate opposes compelled speech against Christian conviction (pronoun mandates, gospel-proclamation hate-speech laws)
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Candidate supports public-square Christian symbols, prayer in public bodies, and Sabbath/Sunday closure protections
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Candidate opposes state-funded promotion of non-Christian religious displays, curricula, or holidays in public institutions
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Candidate opposes a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and supports cash and decentralized crypto as legal tender
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Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
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Candidate opposes deficit spending and supports a balanced-budget constitutional amendment
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Candidate supports usury limits, anti-debt-slavery protections, and tithe-friendly tax structures
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Candidate opposes WEF/ESG/Davos economic capture and supports anti-trust action against monopolistic financial cartels
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Candidate supports hand-counted paper ballots and opposes electronic voting machines
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Candidate supports photo voter ID with citizenship verification
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Candidate supports single-day in-person voting with absentee only for verified medical/military exceptions
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Candidate opposes mass mail-in voting, drop boxes, and ballot harvesting
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Candidate opposes private election funding ("Zuckerbucks") and foreign-government election interference
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Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
TRUE (+2)[5]
Candidate supports mandatory deportation of all illegal aliens, including those who entered as minors
TRUE (+2)[6]
1 claim
Testified before the House Committee on Homeland Security about how the influx of migrants strained San Diego County's resources; publicly stated that the Biden administration's immigration policy made the U.S. 'more unsafe,' supporting stronger deportation and interior enforcement.
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Candidate opposes sanctuary city/state policies and supports federal preemption against them
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Actively opposes California's sanctuary law (SB54): in February 2025 he attended a press conference with Republicans promoting legislation to weaken the state's prohibition on local law enforcement cooperating with federal ICE operations.
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Candidate supports mandatory E-Verify for all employment and benefit eligibility
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Candidate opposes birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens, tourist births, and opposes foreign ownership of U.S. farmland
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Candidate supports constitutional carry without permit requirements
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Candidate opposes red-flag laws, magazine limits, "assault weapons" bans, and gun registries
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Candidate supports repeal of the National Firearms Act (NFA), Gun Control Act (GCA), and other federal gun regulations
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Candidate supports castle doctrine and stand-your-ground laws with full civil immunity for lawful defense
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Candidate opposes ATF overreach, citizen disarmament initiatives, and U.N. small-arms treaty participation
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Candidate supports Article I congressional war-powers requirement before any U.S. military action
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Candidate supports immediate withdrawal from forever wars and repeal of standing AUMFs
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Candidate opposes foreign aid to nations hostile to U.S. interests or actively persecuting Christians
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Candidate has never accepted donations from foreign-backed lobbies (e.g., AIPAC) or foreign-linked PACs
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Candidate opposes U.S. participation in WHO, U.N. governance overreach, NATO expansion, and supranational governance
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Candidate opposes pharmaceutical mandates of any kind (COVID, childhood, employer-required) and supports informed consent
TRUE (+2)[8]
1 claim
Criticized the COVID-19 public health response, arguing that the dangers of the disease were exaggerated — particularly in schools — and that the economy and schools should have been reopened safely; opposed pandemic-era pharmaceutical and government mandates that suppressed normal economic and educational activity.
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Candidate supports repeal of pharma liability shields (1986 NCVIA, PREP Act) and restoration of tort accountability
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Candidate opposes Big Ag consolidation (Bayer/Monsanto/Cargill) and supports anti-trust action against agricultural cartels
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Candidate supports raw-milk freedom, small-farm protections, and opposes USDA / EPA overreach against family farms
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Candidate supports defense-contractor accountability, completion of Pentagon audits, and ending revolving-door appointments
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Ballotpedia ProfileCenter
www.desmondforcongress.com/Unclassified
www.supervisorjimdesmond.com/Unclassified
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_DesmondEncyclopedia
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References & footnotes
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- [1]Voted against 2021 SD County Reproductive Freedom resolution and against 2023 Lawson-Remer policy to investigate/shut crisis pregnancy centers; no PP/NARAL/EMILY PAC funding documented as a county-level R. Unclassified
Voted against 2021 SD County Reproductive Freedom resolution and against 2023 Lawson-Remer policy to investigate/shut crisis pregnancy centers; no PP/NARAL/EMILY PAC funding documented as a county-level R.
- [2]Voted against 2021 SD County Reproductive Freedom resolution and against 2023 Lawson-Remer policy to investigate/shut crisis pregnancy centers; no PP/NARAL/EMILY PAC funding documented as a county-level R. Unclassified
Voted against 2021 SD County Reproductive Freedom resolution and against 2023 Lawson-Remer policy to investigate/shut crisis pregnancy centers; no PP/NARAL/EMILY PAC funding documented as a county-level R.
- [3]Feb 2025 Facebook post opposing San Marcos Unified policy allowing 'men in women's bathrooms'; 2022 lone NO on Human Relations Commission bylaws after anti-trans-related remarks. Unclassified
Feb 2025 Facebook post opposing San Marcos Unified policy allowing 'men in women's bathrooms'; 2022 lone NO on Human Relations Commission bylaws after anti-trans-related remarks.
- [4]Feb 2025 Facebook post opposing San Marcos Unified policy allowing 'men in women's bathrooms'; 2022 lone NO on Human Relations Commission bylaws after anti-trans-related remarks. Unclassified
Feb 2025 Facebook post opposing San Marcos Unified policy allowing 'men in women's bathrooms'; 2022 lone NO on Human Relations Commission bylaws after anti-trans-related remarks.
- [5]Oct 2023 called for border shutdown; sustained pro-border-security advocacy as SD County Supervisor. Unclassified
Oct 2023 called for border shutdown; sustained pro-border-security advocacy as SD County Supervisor.
- [6]Supports interior ICE deportation cooperation; criticized Biden gutting ICE removal capacity. Unclassified
Supports interior ICE deportation cooperation; criticized Biden gutting ICE removal capacity.
- [7]2018 supported Trump-admin lawsuit vs. CA SB54 sanctuary law; Dec 2024 lone NO vote on 'super-sanctuary' resolution (3-1); Mar 2025 motion to repeal SD County sanctuary policy. Unclassified
2018 supported Trump-admin lawsuit vs. CA SB54 sanctuary law; Dec 2024 lone NO vote on 'super-sanctuary' resolution (3-1); Mar 2025 motion to repeal SD County sanctuary policy.
- [8]Oct & Nov 2021 lone NO votes (with Anderson) against SD County employee COVID vaccine mandate; on record 'not in favor of mandatory vaccinations.' Unclassified
Oct & Nov 2021 lone NO votes (with Anderson) against SD County employee COVID vaccine mandate; on record 'not in favor of mandatory vaccinations.'
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