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California: Mike Lumpkin

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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Fri, 04/25/2008 - 10:09

Hunter, wooing cultural conservatives, rolls out National Right to Life endorsement

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

Republican Duncan D. Hunter, running to replace retiring Rep. Duncan Hunter Sr., has won the endorsement of the National Right to Life Political Action Committee, his campaign announced late Thursday.

"The countless Americans who respect the sanctity of innocent human life appreciate your willingness to serve.  This willingness to take up the fight for life in the U.S. Congress makes us proud to endorse you," wrote David O’Steen, the PAC’s executive director, in a letter to Hunter.

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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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Wed, 03/26/2008 - 15:54

Watkins runs the ground game, and tries to separate father from son

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

With Duncan D. Hunter Jr. vying for the Alpine U.S. House seat from which his father, Duncan Hunter Sr., is stepping down, rival Republican candidate Bob Watkins faces a formidable challenge: taking a seat that has long been held by a well-known, conservative family.

It is a reality that shapes the campaign strategy of Watkins, a businessman and president of the San Diego County Board of Education.

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