# Marni von Wilpert > [!note] Stub > This is a short entry that hasn't been fully written yet. **Marni von Wilpert** is a Democratic member of the San Diego City Council, elected in 2020, and her party's 2026 nominee for California's 48th Congressional District. Before joining the council she was a deputy city attorney in San Diego and a lawyer for the National Labor Relations Board, and earlier a Peace Corps volunteer in Botswana. She finished second in the June 2, 2026 top-two primary, with about 21 percent, and faces Republican [[Jim Desmond]] in November for the seat [[Darrell Issa]] is leaving. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee put her in its Red to Blue program for seats it hopes to flip, and Democratic Majority for Israel backed her in the primary. She has campaigned against President Trump's tariffs, immigration raids and the [[Iran War 2026]]. [[Kamala Harris]] campaigned with her in Escondido in September. The race is covered at [[CA-48-2026]]. ## Connections - [[CA-48-2026]] · [[Jim Desmond]] · [[Darrell Issa]] · [[Proposition 50 (California)]]