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U.S. House, District 48: who gets your vote?

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Candidate
Jim Desmond

Jim Desmond

Running for U.S. House · California District 48

NationalRepublican

Candidate
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Marni von Wilpert

Running for U.S. House · California District 48

NationalDemocrat

Jim DesmondCandidateMarni von WilpertChallenger

Job fit

Jim Desmond

Other work

  • I was a Delta Airlines pilot for 33 years. 1

Marni von Wilpert

Other work

  • Marni served as a civil prosecutor in the City Attorney’s Office 2

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

Jim Desmond

  • Health care costsBoth address this
    Desmond, as Supervisor, opposed a new state tax on health insurance premiums: 'My commitment is to hold the line on costs where I have a vote, to push back against increases.' 3
  • Cost of living & jobsBoth address this
    Campaign site: he will restore affordability 'by lowering taxes, reducing overregulation, and curbing out-of-control costs' and 'empowering small businesses' rather than government programs. 4
  • GunsBoth address this
    Voting no on Newsom's gun-control constitutional amendment as Supervisor, Desmond said: 'This is more laws on top of laws on top of laws... Guns are not violence — people are.' 5
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Marni von Wilpert

  • Health care costsBoth address this
    Issues page: 'Marni will fight to protect and expand the Affordable Care Act, restore ACA tax credits, and include a public option' and expand Medicare's drug-price negotiation power. 6
  • Cost of living & jobsBoth address this
    Pledges to pass the PRO Act 'to strengthen workers' rights to organize, bargain, and earn higher wages,' and launched teacher down-payment housing grants as a councilmember. 6
  • GunsBoth address this
    Authored California's first ban on untraceable ghost guns; pledges to pass laws 'banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, requiring universal background checks.' 6

No public stance found on: Crime & safety

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How they voted on top issues

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Who pays them

Jim Desmond

Where the campaign money came from7

small donorslarge donorsother politicianspolitical allies (same party)membership organizationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$251Klarge donors$1.8Motherpoliticians$73Kpolitical allies(same party)$25Kmembershiporganizations$5KOther kinds ofdonors$13K$2.2M raised
$250,7527Small individual donors
$1,773,6067Large individual donors

Marni von Wilpert

Where the campaign money came from8

small donorslarge donors
small donors$326Klarge donors$1.4M$2.1M raised
$326,3838Small individual donors
$1,358,1638Large individual donors

Checks

Jim Desmond

No voting record to check yet

Marni von Wilpert

No voting record to check yet

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. Meet Jim - San Diego County District 5 Supervisor Jim Desmond (New) · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  2. About — Marni von Wilpert for Congress · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  3. thevistapress.com used in: Top issues
  4. desmondforcongress.com used in: Top issues
  5. kpbs.org used in: Top issues
  6. marnivonwilpert.com used in: Top issues
  7. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  8. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money