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California: Duncan Hunter

Wed, 12/10/2008 - 12:49

Following crash, Hunter calls for maintenance records Marine fighter jets

By James B. Gerber, PolitickerCA.com Reporter

U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-San Diego), the senior Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, has asked the Marine Corps to release all maintenance records of its F/A-18D Hornet fighter jets after one crashed into a San Diego neighborhood Monday, killing four members of a young family.

The crash was apparently caused by "power failure" and was likely unrelated to last month's discovery of cracks on the wings of more than a dozen aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.

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Wed, 09/10/2008 - 17:15

Five Golden State members of Congress make it onto 'Most Corrupt' list

By Jeff Mitchell, PolitickerCA.com Editor

Editor's note: An earlier version of this story mistakenly included the name of Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-San Diego) on the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics "Most Corrupt" list. Hunter was named to the 2007 list but not the 2008 list. We regret the error.

The Washington-based watchdog group, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics, named five Golden State U.S. Representatives to its infamous annual list of the most corrupt members of Congress on Wednesday.

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Fri, 07/25/2008 - 16:16

San Diego congressman denied chance to hunt for wascally wildebeests in Chad

By Jeff Mitchell, PolitickerCA.com Editor

In a move that would make most press secretaries want to fling themselves off tall buildings, a California Congressman said this week that he wanted to help the refugees pouring into Chad from war-torn Darfur by going out and doing a little big game hunting.

There were just a few problems with U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter's announced desire to shoot a wildebeest, cure its meat and then hand out the tasty morsels to the starving Darfurians at a refugee camp.

The first and foremost issue for Hunter is that there are no wildebeests in Chad.

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Tue, 06/03/2008 - 23:54

Hunter victorious in GOP primary for CD52 seat

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

Duncan D. Hunter has been declared the victor in the Republican primary for the seat of retiring U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter.

With almost 13 percent of precincts reporting, Hunter leads with 73.9 percent of the vote. Santee City Councilman Brian Jones and businessman Brian Watkins trail with 14.2 percent and 8.3 percent, respectively.

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Thu, 05/15/2008 - 17:07

Poll shows Hunter with wide lead in race for San Diego-area U.S. House seat

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=926|title=Republican congressional candidate Duncan D. Hunter|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=166|height=180]With less than three weeks before the June 3 primary, a new poll in the race for the San Diego-area seat of retiring U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter shows Duncan D. Hunter far ahead of his Republican primary opponents.

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Fri, 05/02/2008 - 10:32

Hunter, Watkins roll out endorsements in San Diego-area U.S. House race

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=754|title=Republican congressional candidate Duncan D. Hunter|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=166|height=180]Rival Republican U.S. House candidates Duncan D. Hunter and Bob Watkins are announcing competing endorsements in the race to succeed retiring District 52 U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter.

Hunter, a businessman and Iraq war veteran, won the backing of the California Republican Assembly, an independent organization that promotes conservative policies within the Republican Party.

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Thu, 04/17/2008 - 16:29

Watkins adviser says campaign is 'a marathon, not a sprint'

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

Republican primary rival Duncan D. Hunter had a superior first quarter fundraising period than Bob Watkins, but the Watkins campaign is not discouraged, a spokesperson said today.

“The showing Hunter had was fairly strong, but we think the campaign is a marathon, not a sprint,” said Jennifer Kearns, who added that the campaign will be won in the remaining six weeks leading up the June 3 Republican primary.

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Tue, 04/15/2008 - 17:43

In CD 52, Hunter the younger shows big money edge

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

In the race to replace U.S. Congressman Duncan Hunter, Republican Duncan D. Hunter is showing a wide fundraising lead over his Republican and Democratic rivals as the campaign heads to the June 3 primary.

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Tue, 04/01/2008 - 13:31

Lumpkin passes $150K, wins Democratic Party endorsement

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

Democrat Mike Lumpkin, running for the District 52 House seat that Republican Duncan Hunter Sr. is vacating, has raised in the vicinity of $75,000 - $80,000 in the first quarter, with over $150,000 raised to date, says campaign manager Chris Young.

“We had a very good quarter,” says Young, who added that “we’d always like to have more.”

Lumpkin, a retired Navy officer, raised $78,000 in the previous quarter. During that period of time he was displaced by the wildfires that ravaged the area.

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