Candidate: Mike Lumpkin Party: DemocraticMilitary Experience: 21 years in the NavyRank: Commander (retired)Overseas experience: Served in IraqPrevious offices: noneWebsite:lumpkinforcongress.comCandidate: Duncan D. HunterParty: RepublicanMilitary Experience: Six years in the Marine Corps and ReservesRank: Captain (retired)Overseas experience: Served two tours in Iraq, in 2003 and 2004; Served in Afghanistan in 2006Previous offices: noneWebsite:www.hunterforcongress.comWhat local papers are saying:Lumpkin faces uphill battleNotable California racesLatest poll numbersNo district polls conducted yetRace profile: This is the only Congressional race in the country pitting two Iraq War veterans against each other. Both are vying for the seat being vacated by Hunter’s father, a 27-year representative and the ranking Republican on the House Armed Services Committee.
Other Military Candidates:Mike Coffman (R)CO 6th
Allen West (R)FL 22nd
Jill Morgenthaler(D)IL 6thCharlie Summers (R)ME 1stNathan Bech (R)MA 1stSteve Sarvi (D)MN 2ndAshwin Madia (D)MN 3rdVince Micco (R)NJ 9thLee Zeldin (R)NY 1stKieran Michael Lalor (R)NY 19thWill Breazeale (R)NC 7thDuane Sand (R)ND at largeSteve Stivers (R)OH 15thJohn Boccieri (D)OH 16thRep. Patrick Murphy (D)PA 8thBill Russell (R)PA 22ndRob Miller (D)SC 2ndThomas Hermann (Prog)VTDuncan D. Hunter (R)CA 52ndMike Lumpkin (D)CA 52ndRick Noriega (D)TX (U.S. Senate)Sen. Lindsey Graham (R)SC (U.S. Senate)
Courtesy of lumpkinforcongress.comMike LumpkinCourtesy of hunterforcongress.comDuncan Hunter
This year 20 war veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan are running for Congress. Stripes.com will be highlighting those races daily – the candidates, their opponents and what local newspapers are saying – leading up to Nov. 4. Check back on election night for the latest updates.