Race of the day: Dan Lungren vs. Ami Bera in California's 3rd district
The Golden State's former attorney general faces a stiff challenge from an Indian-American physician in this suburban Sacramento House district
Name & Party:
DEMOCRAT
Ami Bera
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REPUBLICAN
Dan Lungren
Basic Info:Physician, professor
Age: 45Two-term incumbent, CA-03
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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":
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