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48th Congressional District campaigns find ways around campaign finance rules

By Jake Gotta / Social Media Host and Reporter,  Lara McCaffrey / Social Media Strategist
Published May 22, 2026 at 9:49 AM PDT
Multiple candidates for the 48th congressional district in San Diego have campaign website pages that allow them to avoid certain campaign finance rules. A KPBS review found pages on the campaign websites of Marni von Wilpert, Ammar Campa-Najjar, and Brandon Riker appear designed to provide outside spending groups with messaging and demographic targets.