50th Congressional District Archives

Darrell Issa, Judicial Watch Sue California Over Mail-In Ballot Order

May 23, 2020 7:49 am

On Thursday, former Congressman and current Congressional candidate Darrell Issa sued California along with conservative political accountability group Legal Watch over California’s decision to send mail-in ballots to every registered voter in California in November. Issa and Judicial Watch challenge...

2020 Q1 Campaign Finance: What 50th Congressional District Candidates Raised and Spent

April 15, 2020 2:06 amApril 15, 2020 1:47 pm

Last year at this time, the 50th Congressional District, a large swath of land that stretches from the San Diego suburbs to the outskirts of the Salton Sea, was considered a lock for former Representative Duncan Hunter. However a scandal...

Former Congressman Duncan Hunter to Receive 11 Months in Prison Over Campaign Fund Misuse

March 17, 2020 2:45 pm

On Tuesday, federal judge Thomas J. Whelan of the District Court for the Southern District of California in San Diego sentenced former Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) to 11 months in prison on the basis of Hunter pleading guilty on one...

California Globe Interviews Former Rep. Darrell Issa

February 17, 2020 12:47 pmFebruary 17, 2020 12:54 pm

Many Californians remember Republican Congressman Darrell Issa for financing the successful recall petition drive of Democratic Gov. Gray Davis in 2003. In 2003, Issa was already a member of the House of Representatives from California. While Issa ran to replace...

Congressman Duncan Hunter Changes Plea to Guilty Over Campaign Fund Misuse

December 3, 2019 3:33 pmDecember 4, 2019 1:12 pm

The campaign finance scandal trial of Representative Duncan Hunter, a California Republican serving the 50th Congressional district in San Diego, took an unusual turn Monday as he changed his plea to guilty. 60 criminal counts and plane tickets for a...

Republicans Aim To Be Hunter Killers

September 27, 2019 10:45 amSeptember 27, 2019 12:10 pm

In California’s 50th district, Republicans Darrell Issa, Carl DeMaio and Brian Jones are challenging incumbent Duncan Hunter, who faces trial on corruption charges. Democrat Ammar Campa-Najjar, who lost to Hunter by only 3.4 percentage points last year, is also in...

Carl DeMaio Running for Rep. Duncan Hunter’s Seat in 2020

August 23, 2019 8:11 amAugust 23, 2019 9:07 am

Reform California Chairman Carl DeMaio has announced he is running for the 50th District seat currently held by Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Alpine. In a California Globe interview, former San Diego City Councilman DeMaio said, “there is no safe seat in...