A NOTUS column collected what Republican candidates have been saying about the cost of living. Twelve of them have report cards on this site. Their answers range from 'earn more' to 'the Democrats invented this term affordability.'
In 2021 San Diego County voted 3-2 to start a harm reduction program. Desmond voted no, saying it 'has the appearance of promoting drug abuse.' The CDC's own research says the opposite — participants are five times as likely to enter treatment.
In December 2024 San Diego County voted to stop handing people to ICE without a judge's warrant. Desmond was the lone no. Three months later he brought a motion to repeal it, and it failed. He's now the Republican nominee for CA-48.
Temecula's Jessica Alexander said a mask mandate made her feel like Rosa Parks getting pushed to the back of the bus. She never apologized. Desmond thanked her for knocking doors for his campaign.