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Tamika Hamilton. (Photo: Tamika Hamilton for Congress)
Air Force Veteran Tamika Hamilton Running For Congress in California’s 3rd
Donald Trump Jr. just named Tamika Hamilton ‘MAGA Candidate of the Week’ for the House of Representatives
By Katy Grimes, June 10, 2020 2:10 am
Air Force Veteran Tamika Hamilton makes hundreds of calls each week to voters in the 3rd Congressional District. When they talk, she tells voters, “You’re way more important than me.”
“I come from nothing,” Tamika Hamilton said in a California Globe interview. “But I respect the taxpayers’ money.”
As for campaigning during the statewide lockdown, Hamilton acknowledged that she and the other Republicans running for Congress are writing the manual on how to do it differently. And that’s not a problem for Hamilton: She says “people don’t want the same old campaigning – they want face time. So I make hundreds of calls every week and we talk.”
“The people don’t know that our state is solely controlled by Democrats,” Hamilton said. “They don’t know that in the Legislature, they don’t need a Republican vote to get anything passed.”
“After 10 years of broken promises, it is time for a change,” Hamilton said. “I’m not running to be the most popular girl in Washington, D.C. I’m running because I believe our representative in Congress should put our needs first.” She’s speaking about the current officeholder in District 3, John Garamendi, who was elected to Congress in 2009.
“People want to work and be valuable,” Hamilton said. “Yet the Democrats tried to run Tesla out of the state.”
Hamilton says she doesn’t ever hide anything about herself: “I’m hell bent on being me,” she said. “Black people like everybody else just want to be successful and take care of their kids.”
Hamilton said she’s very concerned about so many in the country embracing Communism and Socialism.
Hamilton noted that the Republican Party in California has only 7 Congressional seats out of 53. “That is shameful,” Hamilton said. “I ruffle people’s feathers,” she said. “We are missing an opportunity to connect with people.”
Tamika Hamilton said the Republican Purity test is silly. “Originally they thought I was a Democrat mole, because I’m black,” she said. “Republicans say they want minorities to run, but then they try to change you. As a Party, we need to position ourselves differently. We need all kinds of people to work.”
“I’m a woman, a veteran, an African American.” But Hamilton said prior to the Primary, powerful Republicans tried to table her vote. She said she received a lot of pushback from Republican leadership. “But CA GOP Chairwoman Jessica Patterson made sure my votes didn’t get tabled,” Hamilton said. “She broke the tie, and then I got the GOP endorsement.”
Hamilton also caught the attention of Donald Trump Jr., who called her the day before the Primary Election. “He didn’t have to help me; there are hundreds of seats open,” she said.
Trump Jr. also just named Tamika Hamilton ‘MAGA Candidate of the Week’ for the House of Representatives.
“If we can raise $500,000, we can win this race.”
Who is Tamika Hamilton?
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After 14 years of Air Force active duty and two tours in the Middle East, Tamika Hamilton became an Air Force Reservist. She said she and her husband bought a beautiful home in Dixon, CA, and she planed to go back to school to finish a degree in Architecture and Design. But almost immediately, even though Dixon feels like “Little America,” she said she had feelings of unrest. She saw that schools in the state were failing, and statewide schools as a whole, only rank 46th in the nation. She saw outrageous homelessness, and found only one homeless shelter in the region.
High taxation, the nation’s largest homeless U.S. veteran population, on top of the nation’s largest poverty class and homeless population, caused Tamika Hamilton to walk into the local Republican Central Committee. “I told them I wanted to run for Congress, and wanted to put myself in the fight,” Hamilton said. “I prayed which way to go.”
Hamilton has faced a lot of opposition, and was even told by Republicans that she should get out of the race. Yet even with much less funding than her Democrat opponent and another Republican in the race, Hamilton made it through the March 3 Primary Election and placed second, putting her in contention in November.
Over her decorated 14-year military career, Tamika Hamilton was awarded the Air Force Achievement Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Air Force Meritorious Unit Award, and Air Force Good Conduct Medal. “Don’t ever think there is a gatekeeper to your success,” she said.
Hamilton’s two grandfathers were veterans and farmers. Her husband is a police officer and served 6 years in the Navy.
Tamika and her husband have four children, ages 16, 6, 4 and 2. “I just want to raise my babies in a world they can understand. I just want to represent my people and my district.”
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Wow!
Tamika is a breath of fresh air. I am not in her district but I would vote for her in a heartbeat!
She is exactly who we need to represent us. She is a Superwoman, a mom of 4, an air force vet and finishing a degree. Very impressive!
Garamendi has been a worthless career politician! We need a representative who will be the voice of working families and farmers in California. Garamendi has made a life in politics! Our system was made to be representative. I am tired of seeing these politicians stay literally for life, the only we they typically leave is being wheeled out. I hope Ms. Hamilton will finally be the one to remove one of Nancy’s puppets.
I plan on contributing to her campaign.
Katy thank you for highlighting Ms. Hamilton.
Go get em Tamika! Come on people of North Contra Costa and Solano Counties you have an opportunity to get rid of the same tired feckless rep.
You don’t know what your talking about Mr. Garamendi. He works tirelessly for his district here in California. Ms. Hamilton is in over her head. I suppose she doesn’t believe in a woman’s right to choose? She wants too walk in lock step with other Republicans. As far as MAGA, Obama left this country in excellent shape and it was trashed by the Orange guy!
I wish I lived in her district. I hope she wins. This is the only way there will be positive change in California.
Sounds good. Wishing her the best of luck to prevail in this race.
I heard her on Phil Cowan’s show a week or so ago. She left a positive impression on me! I wish she was running in my district which is represented by Anna Eshoo a Pelosi clone (or is it clown?). I’m sending Ms. Hamilton some $$$$ to help her out. She deserves our support! Send Garamendi packing!
Ha, I got you all beat. We have boy wonder Eric Swallwell, lucky us!
I live in the 3rd District and have been meaning to make a donation – this article reminded me that I have not done so. I just went to her website and contributed $250, and will probably do it again before the election. Events of the past 3 months, and the past two weeks make it imperative that the Democrats be relieved of their control of the House of Representatives.
CA Republican leadership is horrible! To think that they would tell her to go home, is absolutely wrong! She needs support, not pandering, or rejection!
Tamika ROCKS !!! ????????????????????????????????
Fresh, Committed, “Motherhood and Apple Pie” with the “American Dream !!” perspective that will BEAT mr gara mendi
A good article, and I wish her well. One thing I would have liked is a brief and realistic appraisal of her chances to win the district. What is the voting history of the 3rd? I am unfamiliar with this area—does it go strongly Blue as its location suggests, or does it sometimes split?
I am so happy to have someone I can vote for in my district. Garamendi needs to “retire”. We’ll be donating and helping any way we can!
It’s refreshing to see excellent quality patriots running for office. I hope she wins.
As a resident and business owner in district 3, I am headed to the Woodland headquarters of the Yolo County Republican Party, 427 Main St. Woodland, tomorrow to make an in person donation to her campaign, as well as say “Hi” to the good folks at Yolo County Republicans.
Had never heard of you before but had a very interesting conversation about your agenda with the lady that was going door to door. After our conversation I promised to vote for you and I will. Long time conservative republican and retired CMSgt. Best of Luck to you and I thank your staff for enlightening me on your campaigns goals.
“I respect the taxpayers money” is the best statement I have heard in a very very long time.