According to the Associated Press, Rep. Hunter did not receive the necessary two-third support to get the endorsement of the San Diego Republican Party. The result showed that his fellow Republicans were not convinced by his argument that he is still the best candidate to win the seat in his congressional district in 2020.
Rep. Hunter reminds Republicans he won his seat despite the charges against him
During his remarks at a GOP forum in San Diego, he stated, “I’ve got his seat. I’ve won this seat in the worst of times.” He added, “I’m still fighting from this seat. I’m still fighting for you,”
Furthermore, Rep. Hunter emphasized, “I’m not going to move somewhere and fight for the easy seat. Even when Democrat operatives in a U.S. attorney’s office indicted me months before my election, tried to steal my seat; I still won.”
“As a United States Marine, what we do is we stand up and we fight. And we fight,” said Rep. Hunter, a combat veteran.
Last year, he narrowly defeated Democrat Ammar Campa-Najjar by 3.4 percent. Campa-Najjar, who served in the Obama administration, is running again to win his seat in the 50th congressional district of California in 2020.
