10/31/08 ... Hunter Junior's Supporters Hurt Lumpkin's Mother with Irresponsible Ad

After the final debate in the 52nd Congressional District race last Wednesday, a pro-Hunter Junior 527 political action committee (PAC) began running radio ads claiming that Sen. Barack Obama supported partial-birth abortions and falsely linked this to retired Navy SEAL Commander Mike Lumpkin.  read more...

10/25/08 ... Come to the Pumpkins for Lumpkin Halloween Gala!

There will be food, games and fun a-plenty at this hair-raising event. Featured will be contests for the funniest, scariest and best political costumes. Please also bring in your creative carving masterpieces to enter in our Best Pumpkin Contest.  read more...

10/20/08 ... Senator Dianne Feinstein Endorses Mike Lumpkin for Congress

Senator Dianne Feinstein--California's senior senator--today endorsed retired Navy SEAL Commander Mike Lumpkin for California's 52nd Congressional District. Senator Feinstein's is the latest in a long series of endorsements of Commander Lumpkin by distinguished Americans.  read more...

10/16/08 ... Mike Lumpkin Mounting "Strong Challenge" in "Hotly-Contested" 52nd Congressional District

Capitol Weekly, the newspaper of California government and politics, took notice this morning of the increasing momentum of retired Navy SEAL Commander Mike Lumpkin's campaign for California's 52nd Congressional District.  read more...

10/14/08 ... Esquire Magazine Latest National Publication to Question Hunters' Ethics

Esquire Magazine has endorsed retired Navy SEAL Commander Mike Lumpkin for Congress in California's 52nd Congressional District, while seriously questioning the ethics of his opponent, Duncan Hunter Junior, and his father, Rep. Duncan Hunter.  read more...

10/13/08 ... Duncan Hunter's Earmarks Filling Son's Campaign Coffers

Duncan Hunter Junior is raking in campaign contributions from officials at companies that benefited from his father's pork barrel projects, the Washington Times reported this morning.  read more...

10/13/08 ... It’s Time for a Voter Revolt over “Legal Looting”

A 2005 San Diego Union-Tribune editorial titled “Legal Looting” described how former Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham and Rep. Duncan Hunter got Congress to earmark millions of dollars to two local defense contractors for projects the Pentagon neither wanted nor needed.  read more...

10/8/08 ... Veterans and Military Families Support Mike Lumpkin for Congress

Veterans and Military Families for Progress (VMFP) has endorsed retired Navy SEAL Commander Mike Lumpkin for Congress in California's 52nd Congressional District.  read more...

9/25/08 ... Duncan Hunter Junior Evades Another Debate

After learning that Duncan Hunter Junior yesterday refused an invitation to debate 52nd Congressional District candidate retired Navy SEAL Commander Mike Lumpkin on KPBS FM, conservative talk show host Rick Amato contacted the Lumpkin campaign to point out that it wasn't the only debate Hunter  read more...

9/24/08 ... Duncan Hunter Junior Ducks Debate

Duncan Hunter Junior, candidate for his father's seat in California's 52nd Congressional District, today refused an invitation from KPBS FM to debate retired Navy SEAL Commander Mike Lumpkin.  read more...

9/21/08 ... California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee Endorses Retired Navy SEAL Commander Mike Lumpkin for Congress

The California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee (CNA/NNOC) has endorsed retired Navy SEAL Commander Mike Lumpkin for Congress in California's 52nd Congressional District.  read more...

9/19/08 ... Retired Navy SEAL Commander Mike Lumpkin Says Stock Market's Wild Ride Illustrates Dangers of Privatizing Social Security

Last Monday the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 504 points, or 4.42 percent of its entire value. On Tuesday it closed up 142 points. On Wednesday it plunged 449 points, and then rose 410 points on Thursday. The average closed at just over 11,000 on Thursday, down 3,000 points from its  read more...

9/18/08 ... Retired Navy SEAL Commander Mike Lumpkin Endorses Pickens' Energy Independence Plan

Retired Navy SEAL Commander Mike Lumpkin, candidate in California's 52nd Congressional District, announced today that he is endorsing T. Boone Pickens' energy plan to reduce America's dependence on foreign oil by at least 30 percent within the next 10 years.  read more...

9/16/08 ... Earmark Contribution Kickbacks and Deceitful Ads Prove 31-Year-Old Hunter Called to Serve Himself, Ready to Mislead

The conventional wisdom in the 52nd District was that Duncan Hunter Junior would inherit the congressional seat held by his father by mistaken name ID and taking historic voting patterns for granted.  read more...

9/10/08 ... Retired Navy SEAL Commander Mike Lumpkin Urges McCain/Palin to Disavow Hunter over Earmarks for Contributions

In a letter to John McCain's campaign manager Steve Schmidt, retired Navy SEAL Commander Mike Lumpkin, candidate in California's 52nd Congressional District, urged McCain to publicly disavow Lumpkin's opponent, Duncan D. Hunter, for taking in more than $128,000 in campaign contributions from re  read more...

9/9/08 ... Veterans of Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan Campaign For Seats in Congress

They may be battle-tested, but the running for office is a whole new challenge.  read more...

9/2/08 ... Hunter's Support of Earmarks Isolates Him from GOP Ticket

With his bizarre support of the corrupt custom of Congressional earmarks, Duncan D. Hunter, Republican candidate in the 52nd Congressional District, is rapidly becoming the odd man out in his own party--especially now that John McCain has selected Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate.  read more...

8/27/08 ... Why Iraq still matters in this presidential race

The conventional wisdom that Iraq was THE dominant issue of the presidential campaign seem so outdated, replaced by worries about the economy and energy prices.  read more...

8/27/08 ... At Odds with Hunter and Cunningham, McCain Calls Congressional Earmarks "Corruption"

In the San Diego area for a fundraiser last night, Republican presidential candidate John McCain condemned corruption by Republicans in Congress, alluding to imprisoned former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham.  read more...

8/27/08 ... Navy SEAL Commander Mike Lumpkin to Appear on Stage at Democratic National Convention

Retired Navy SEAL Commander Mike Lumpkin, candidate for California's 52nd Congressional District, has been asked to appear on stage today at the Democratic National Convention.  read more...

8/26/08 ... Mike Lumpkin Speaks at Democratic Convention Caucus

Mike Lumpkin spoke before the Veterans & Military Families Caucus at the Democratic National Convention this afternoon.  read more...

8/8/08 ... Standing on the Brink of Another Bush Foreign Policy Rush to Failure

The likely impeachment of President Pervez Musharraf creates an air of uncertainty and real diplomatic challenges for US policies in the region.  read more...

7/22/08 ... Navy Seal Soars on winds of change in the 52nd District

Democratic Congressional Candidate Garners Unprecedented Support  read more...

7/17/08 ... UT says Lumpkin and Hunter top Congressional Fundraisers in 52nd Race

Mike Lumpkin, the 52nd Congressional District Democratic nominee, has raised more campaign contributions than all but one other candidate in the heavily Republican district he's trying to represent.  read more...

7/13/08 ... Hot seat: Mike Lumpkin

Mike Lumpkin, the Democratic candidate in the 52nd Congressional District, talks about his campaign and his young opponent with a familiar name.  read more...

6/4/08 ... Congressional results show few surprises

A congressman's son, a Rancho Santa Fe attorney and a retired Navy SEAL won the region's congressional primary races Tuesday...  read more...

6/4/08 ... Marine Corps reservist will face retired SEAL

The competition for the only open congressional seat in the county has led to a showdown this fall between two candidates leaning on their military credentials. Hunter, a Marine Corps Reserve captain, will face Mike Lumpkin, a retired Navy SEAL who defeated Vickie Butcher in the Democratic prim  read more...

5/27/08 ... Iraq war vets run for Congress in greater numbers

Twice as many veterans of the Iraq war are running for Congress than in 2006...  read more...

5/16/08 ... Navy SEAL Rejects Gay Marriage Politics-as-Usual

Yesterday the California Supreme Court overturned a voter-approved ban on gay marriage igniting a storm of divisive partisan reaction across the nation.  read more...

4/23/08 ... Senator Jim Webb Endorses Mike Lumpkin

The local momentum of Navy SEAL Commander (Ret.), Mike Lumpkin's bid for the 52nd Congressional District seat picked up important national traction this week with the endorsement of Virginia Senator Jim Webb.  read more...

4/21/08 ... Navy SEAL Commander Mike Lumpkin condemns waterboarding

While former Vietnam POW John McCain campaigns for the Republican presidential nomination in Florida,  read more...

4/21/08 ... 3 Iraq vets running in Calif. district

Three veterans of the Iraq War are pitted against each other in the contest to replace a Southern California congressman.  read more...

4/20/08 ... Combat vets now vie for votes to win House seat

One survived an ambush in Iraq, another visited a prisoner-of-war camp there, and a third oversaw the day-to-day operations of the Navy SEALs, Army Rangers and Green Berets in the war.  read more...

4/19/08 ... Lumpkin Out-Raises former head of the Lincoln Club

"While the district is heavily Republican, Democratic candidate Mike Lumpkin, 43, raised the second-highest amount of money during the first quarter of 2008. Lumpkin, a retired Navy SEAL commander, raised $87,377 in the quarter, for a total of $163,071."  read more...

4/1/08 ... Lumpkin passes $150K, wins Democratic Party endorsement

Democrat Mike Lumpkin, running for the District 52 House seat that Republican Duncan Hunter Sr. is vacating, has raised in the vicinity of $75,000 - $80,000 in the first quarter, with over $150,000 raised to date, says campaign manager Chris Young.  read more...

3/31/08 ... Democratic Party backs candidates

The California Democratic Party endorsed candidates in the four San Diego County congressional districts that have contested Democratic primaries at its statewide convention in San Jose on Sunday.  read more...

3/13/08 ... Big candidate lineup set for Rep. Hunter's seat

A rare, open seat in Congress' 52nd District is drawing a crowded field of candidates, including one especially familiar name.  read more...

3/11/08 ... Two Major Parties Hold Own Debates

Republicans and Democrats eyeing Rep. Duncan Hunter's seat in Congress have begun laying out their positions in party debates in recent days.  read more...

3/8/08 ... Support Swells for Navy SEAL

Mike Lumpkin picked up another important endorsement this week. The La Mesa-Foothills Democratic Club, some 325 members strong, endorsed Lumpkin for the 52nd Congressional District.  read more...

3/6/08 ... Green Beret Withdraws from 52nd Race to Support Navy SEAL

Navy SEAL Commander (Ret.), Mike Lumpkin was endorsed by Jim Hester today, following Hester's withdrawal from the race for the 52nd Congressional District.  read more...

2/17/08 ... Many candidates for Congress seats

With the state's Super Tuesday primary in the past, the next election on the local horizon will decide who will represent North County in Congress next year. The races for the 49th, 50th and 52nd congressional districts have drawn many candidates, including some with familiar names.  read more...

2/1/08 ... Fire Fighters Rally Behind Navy SEAL Commander

We are proud to unanimously endorse Commander Mike Lumpkin's candidacy for the 52nd Congressional District. It is an honor to support a candidate who has spent the past twenty-one years defending our great nation," said IAFF F-85 President, David Kahaunele.  read more...

1/31/08 ... Both Combat and Congressional Experience Give Lumpkin Edge in Race for 52nd

Talking about America's presence in Iraq gets personal for Lumpkin, who served as former Deputy Commander, Joint Operations Task Force—Arabian Peninsula for Operation Iraqi Freedom…  read more...

1/15/08 ... Retired Navy SEAL Commander Mike Lumpkin opens Headquarters

Retired Navy SEAL Commander, Mike Lumpkin announced the Grand Opening of his Congressional Campaign Headquarters today.  read more...

12/28/07 ... Retired Navy SEAL Sets the Pace at Registrar’s Office

Navy Commander (Ret.) Mike Lumpkin was the sole candidate waiting when the doors opened at 8:00 a.m. at the San Diego County Registrar of Voters Office.  read more...

12/27/06 ... Media Seeks Opinion of International Affairs Expert, Retired Navy SEAL Commander Mike Lumpkin

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Recognized as a National Security and International Affairs Expert, retired Navy SEAL Commander, Mike Lumpkin, was contacted by FOX 6 News for his perspective on the potential impact resulting from the assassination of Pakistan  read more...

12/6/07 ... Conservative Publication Recognizes Lumpkin Can SEAL the DEAL in East County Congessional Race

Normally, a Republican would be considered a shoo-in to win the conservative San Diego-area district, but Democrats may also have a ringer: Retired Navy SEAL Mike Lumpkin, just back from serving as deputy commander of Special Ops in the Arabian Gulf region.  read more...

11/28/07 ... San Diego County Youth Volunteer as Online SEAL Keepers

The two short months since Navy SEAL Commander (Ret.) Mike Lumpkin announced his candidacy for Congress have been filled with challenges that range from speaking events to almost losing his home in the recent fire storms.  read more...

10/17/07 ... Navy SEAL Raises over $50K in Twenty-Two Days

Since announcing his candidacy for California’s 52nd Congressional District at the San Diego County Democratic Clubs Convention on September 8, 2007, Navy Commander (Ret.) Mike Lumpkin reported over $50,000...  read more...

10/16/07 ... What’s In a Name?

Despite the district's strong Republican lean, the candidacy of Democratic retired Navy Commander Mike Lumpkin has drawn some Democratic excitement in this race. Lumpkin formed his campaign in early September...  read more...