Jim Desmond

California’s 48th (CA - 48)

Updated: September 29, 2026

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Overview

Trump and MAGA’s chaos in DC is making your life more expensive and Jim Desmond is 100% MAGA. Jim Desmond is part of the pay to play corruption helping himself with taxpayer money and money from big donors, not helping you.

SUMMARY

Starting four weeks before the election, likely voters, especially those with a minor party registration or without a party preference, Latino Democratic men, Democratic men over the age of 60, and voters in San Marcos, in the San Diego and Los Angeles media markets need to see broadcast and cable TV ads including on primetime and live sports, digital ads on Meta, YouTube, streaming, and OTT, and receive mail, that:

  • First, Jim Desmond supports Trump’s law that gives trillions in tax breaks to large corporations and billionaires paid for by cutting health care, in-home care for seniors, and food assistance. Desmond supports Trump’s law that slashed Medi-Cal and puts nearly two million Californians at risk of losing their health insurance, while also raising health care costs for those who get insurance through their job.
  • Then, Jim Desmond would fit right in with Trump’s corrupt Congress that enriches themselves and their wealthy donors instead of working for us. Desmond is a multi-millionaire who allegedly cozied up to developers and backchanneled with lobbyists and subsequently faced multiple investigations and legal complaints. Desmond has taken over $144,000 in campaign cash from real estate developers even as he is under investigation for an alleged conflict of interest after he gave a donor’s company funding using San Diego County taxpayer dollars. He even spent $240,000 of taxpayer dollars just to remodel his offices, including a $1,700 chair for himself.

Starting four weeks before the election, likely voters, especially those who are registered with a minor party or without a party preference, Latino Democratic men, Democratic men over the age of 60, in the Palm Springs media market need to see digital ads only on Meta, YouTube, streaming and OTT, and receive mail, that:

  • First, Jim Desmond supports Trump’s law that gives trillions in tax breaks to large corporations and billionaires paid for by cutting health care, in-home care for seniors, and food assistance. Desmond supports Trump’s law that slashed Medi-Cal and puts nearly two million Californians at risk of losing their health insurance, while also raising health care costs for those who get insurance through their job.
  • Then, Jim Desmond would fit right in with Trump’s corrupt Congress that enriches themselves and their wealthy donors instead of working for us. Desmond is a multi-millionaire who allegedly cozied up to developers and backchanneled with lobbyists and subsequently faced multiple investigations and legal complaints. Desmond has taken over $144,000 in campaign cash from real estate developers even as he is under investigation for an alleged conflict of interest after he gave a donor’s company funding using San Diego County taxpayer dollars. He even spent $240,000 of taxpayer dollars just to remodel his offices, including a $1,700 chair for himself.

Starting immediately, voters, especially younger Latinas, White college women over 40 and White non-college women under 40, district-wide also need to see digital ads on YouTube, streaming, and receive mail, that:

  • Jim Desmond voted over and over against abortion rights in California, including against stockpiling abortion pills in California after the constitutional right to abortion was taken away, against protecting Planned Parenthood, and against restricting fake pregnancy centers posing as abortion providers to trick women. When our rights are under assault from Jim Desmond and MAGA, Marni von Wilpert will fight to provide affordable healthcare for all. Marni will always stand up for women’s right to make their own healthcare decisions, and she’s endorsed by Planned Parenthood.

Starting immediately, Latino voters, especially Latinas and Latino men in San Diego County, also need to see digital ads on YouTube, streaming, receive mail, and hear Spanish language radio that say:

  • Jim Desmond supports Trump and ICE’s out of control behavior and even compared non-criminal immigrants to “sewage,” while Marni von Wilpert led the charge to sue ICE for abuses and to end weapons training in San Diego. Desmond was the only member of the Board of Supervisors to vote for more collaboration with ICE and voted to join Trump’s lawsuit against California to strike down our laws and let ICE run rampant with no accountability.

Additional Resources

  • Voters need to hear Jim Desmond in his own words.
  • Video of Jim Desmond: “No pain, no gain.”
  • Voters should hear from Jim Desmond’s own constituents as a County Supervisor and as a Mayor who know that his blind loyalty to Trump is only going to make life harder in Southern California.
  • It is important that voters only in these zip codes in the new Prop 50 CA-48 see digital advertising: 92592, 92078, 92069, 92591, 92084, 92545, 92596, 92026, 92543, 92027, 92083, 92081, 92544, 92262, 92056, 92563, 92025, 92264, 92028, 92082, 92548, 92210, 92549, 92536, 92004, 92585, 92539, 92061, 92029, 92584, 92590, 92561, 92086, 92059, 92036, 92070, 92066, 92567, 92060, 91905, 92003
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  • Jim Desmond (CA-48) Research Report



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