Ammar Campa-Najjar

Four-time candidate misused military picture and failed to properly mention Reserve status.

By Arturo Castañares
Editor-at-Large

San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond surprised political observers when he suddenly switched districts on Friday in his run for the United States House of Representatives.

Desmond, who will be termed out of office this year as he finishes his second four-year term on the Board of Supervisors, has been raising money for his congressional race against incumbent Mike Levin in the 49th Congressional District. Levin is a Democrat.

Photo: Ammar Campa-Najjar with then-Chula Vista Mayor Mary Casillas Salas
Credit: Campa-Najjar campaign

By Arturo Castañares
Editor-at-Large

A former candidate for Chula Vista Mayor continues to use an address in the City nearly three years after losing the election, despite being exposed for actually living in San Diego during and after his campaign.

Ammar Campa-Najjar lost his campaign for Mayor in November 2022 to then-Councilman John McCann by a margin of 52% to 48%.

Perennial candidate announces challenge to Congressman Issa.

Former Three-Time Candidate Leaves Outstanding Bills Unpaid

Pictured: Ammar Campa-Najjar. Photograph by Ariana Drehsler / Redux

 

By Arturo Castañares
Editor-at-Large

A local city councilman who also holds an administrative position at San Diego State University helped secure a titular position for a political ally who was looking for consolation after losing his third election in a row.

By Arturo Castañares
Editor-at-Large

San Diego State University suddenly removed references to a new position created for a well-connected perennial political candidate after media requests for information, and the school now has posted an application process to fill the position that seems custom tailored with one person in mind. 

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<p><span><span><span>After a New York Republican congressional candidate won his campaign based on lies and exaggerations about his background, national news outlets began examining how the candidate’s opponent and local media failed to alert voters before the election, even though one local conservative newspaper did cover him and reluctantly endorsed his Democratic opponent, but the coverage was ignored by larger media outlets.</span></span></span></p>

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<p><span><span><span>The November election delivered two surprising results in Chula Vista: a candidate who died two months before the election still won the City Attorney's race, and the biggest spender in the City’s history lost his campaign for Mayor despite having major endorsements and multiple times the resources than his opponent.</span></span></span></p>

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<p>With all outstanding votes now counted, a Republican Councilman in Chula Vista has won a hard-fought race to become Mayor of the 2nd largest city in San Diego County.</p>

<p>John McCann, 54, who is serving his fourth four-year term on the Chula Vista City Council, defeated perennial candidate Democrat Ammar Campa-Najjar by 2,712 votes, or more than 4% of the votes cast in the November 8th election.</p>