Race of the day: Dan Lungren vs. Ami Bera in California's 3rd district

Name & Party:

DEMOCRAT

Ami Bera

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REPUBLICAN

Dan Lungren

Basic Info:Physician, professor

Age: 45Two-term incumbent, CA-03

Age: 50

Issues:

• Calls health-care reform a "good first step"
• Seeks to end capital gains taxes for small businesses
• Opposes offshore oil drilling
• Opposed health-care reform, considers it "rationing"
• Wants to temporarily suspend any and all capital gains taxes
• Wants to expand offshore drilling

Polling At:38%46%Campaign Chest:$1.1 million$802,000

Key Quote

"Lungren is looking out for himself. He's looking out for the folks who line his pockets."

"Every commercial he's done, everything that he's done, has been a personal attack."

Petty Controversy:Returned campaign donation from Hamas-linked groupWas pulled over for speeding during a live radio interviewWild card:Historically conservative, California's 3rd district — which includes Sacramento's eastern suburbs — has been trending left in recent yearsDueling Ads:"Shirt": In this ad, Bera accuses Lungren of skirting ethics laws in order to take a lobbyist-funded vacation in Hawaii"Pelosi": Lungren says that Bera is a "Pelosi clone" who favors a "nanny state"

Ami Bera's "Shirt":

Dan Lungren's "Pelosi":