California Republican Carl DeMaio is ditching his campaign for Congress to run for San Diego mayor, according to a source with direct knowledge of his plans.
He is expected to make the formal announcement at a press conference Tuesday morning.
In a brief telephone interview on Sunday evening, DeMaio declined to comment, saying only that, “No decision has been made.”
DeMaio, who is openly gay, had been a top GOP recruit for next year’s midterms. After losing the 2012 San Diego mayor’s race to Democrat Bob Filner, he immediately launched a campaign to unseat freshman Democratic Rep. Scott Peters.
But as Filner came under fire for allegedly sexually harassing a number of women, DeMaio said that he had shifted his focus from the congressional race to possibly running for mayor again. Last month, Filner resigned, paving the way for a Nov. 19 special election.
It will now be up to national Republicans to find a new recruit to run against Peters, who is regarded as one of the most vulnerable Democratic incumbents in the country. Republican Kirk Jorgensen, a technology consultant and Iraq war veteran, has launched a campaign.
DeMaio to run for S.D. mayor
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