{"id":2085620,"date":"2023-10-31T16:51:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T20:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-america-first-republican-seeks-to-replace-mccarthy-in-congress\/"},"modified":"2023-10-31T16:53:05","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T20:53:05","slug":"california-america-first-republican-seeks-to-replace-mccarthy-in-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-america-first-republican-seeks-to-replace-mccarthy-in-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"California Republican seeks to replace McCarthy in Congress with an &#8216;America First&#8217; agenda."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornia-america-first-republican-seeks-to-replace-mccarthy-in-congress%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2085620&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>A\u200d Republican Small Business Owner\u2064 Challenges Rep. Kevin McCarthy \u200cfor House \u200cSeat<\/h2>\n<p>A Republican small\u200d business owner is challenging Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) \u200dfor \u2064his \u200bHouse seat, saying California needs \u200dan \u201cAmerica First Republican\u201d to work alongside former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>David Giglio, who runs a business buying and selling sports cards and memorabilia \u200din Clovis, California, <a href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/cgi-bin\/forms\/H4CA20173\/1733937\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">filed<\/a> the necessary paper to run\u2062 in California\u2019s 20th Congressional District with the Federal Election Commission on Oct. 29. This is not Mr. Giglio\u2019s first run \u2063for \u2064political office; in 2022, he <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/California%27s_13th_Congressional_District_election,_2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">failed<\/a> \u2063 to advance to the general election in California\u2019s 13th District, after finishing fourth in the nonpartisan primary.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>On\u200b Oct. 30, Mr. \u2062Giglio <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidGiglioCA\/status\/1719006256051233247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">released<\/a> \u2064a campaign launch statement,\u200d starting\u2063 out by saying Mr. McCarthy \u201chas failed the American \u200cpeople.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-4 sm:line-clamp-3\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/trumps-message-resonates-with-californian-republicans-leftist-policies-tarnished-the-golden-state-5501343?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">Trump&#8217;s Message Resonates With\u2063 California Republicans: \u2063Leftist Policies Tarnished the Golden State<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/30\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[70px] sm:basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/trumps-message-resonates-with-californian-republicans-leftist-policies-tarnished-the-golden-state-5501343?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">\n            <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" https:><\/source><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" https:><\/source>\n            <\/picture>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-4 sm:line-clamp-3\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/california-republican-party-leadership-calls-for-unity-ahead-of-fall-convention-amid-platform-debate-5497037?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">California Republican Party Leadership Calls for Unity Ahead of Fall Convention, Amid Platform Debate<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/23\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[70px] sm:basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/california-republican-party-leadership-calls-for-unity-ahead-of-fall-convention-amid-platform-debate-5497037?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">\n            <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" https:><\/source><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" https:><\/source>\n            <\/picture>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI am excited to announce my campaign to defeat Kevin McCarthy in California\u2019s 20th Congressional District,\u201d Mr. Giglio \u2064wrote. \u201cAfter years of being sold \u200cout \u2064to\u2062 special interests, the\u200d people \u2064of the Central Valley deserve an America First Republican fighting for them in Washington and \u200dworking alongside President \u2064Donald \u2062Trump\u2062 to WAGE WAR against the corrupt uniparty!&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Mr. Giglio went on to praise\u200d the eight Republicans who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/kevin-mccarthy-ousted-from-house-speakership-5503049\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">voted<\/a> to oust Mr. McCarty from the speaker\u2019s chair earlier this month.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Kevin McCarthy was removed as Speaker \u200dby 8 courageous\u200c members of his party for failing to keep to his promises and capitulating to [President] \u2062Joe Biden \u2064and the radical Democrats,\u201d Mr. Giglio added. \u201cKevin\u2062 McCarthy must be defeated.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>  \u200b Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) speaks during a press briefing in the Rayburn Room\u2063 of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Oct. 9, 2023. (Madalina Vasiliu\/The Epoch Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>After being removed as\u200c speaker, Mr. McCarthy \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/mccarthy-denies-reports-that-hell-resign-early-from-congress-5505474\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">refuted<\/a> reports that he was considering resigning from his House seat early, and said he\u2019ll run for reelection\u200b in 2024. He said, \u201cI got a lot more work to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Mr. \u200bGiglio faces an uphill challenge\u2063 to unseat Mr. McCarthy, who was first elected to Congress in 2006. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/elections\/house\/CA\/20\/2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to<\/a> the Federal Election Commission, Mr. McCarthy\u200b had more than $10.6 million in campaign cash as of Sept. 30.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Now more than ever, it \u2062is imperative that we\u200c replace career politicians and \u2062elect America \u200dFirst Republicans who will secure the southern border, stop the weaponization of government, drain the corrupt swamp, and annihilate permanent Washington,\u201d Mr. Giglio added. \u201cThe American people want and deserve radical change, and I intend\u2062 to do \u200bwhatever it takes to fight, win,\u200c and deliver.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>The Epoch Times has\u200d reached out to Mr. McCarthy\u2019s campaign for comment.<\/p>\n<h2>Stances<\/h2>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>This year, \u200dMr. Giglio \u200bhas repeatedly <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidGiglioCA\/status\/1667219337470685185\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">defended<\/a> President Trump, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidGiglioCA\/status\/1691858764058759459\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">calling<\/a> the indictments\u2062 against the former\u200d president a \u201cpolitical persecution.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>In July, the California businessman took to X to\u2062 comment on a Harvard <a href=\"https:\/\/harvardharrispoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/HHP_July2023_KeyResults.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CAPS-Harris poll<\/a>,\u200b which showed President Trump holding an 18-percentage-lead over \u2063President Biden among independents in a hypothetical match-up.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>\u201cThis is why the \u2062Left and Deep State are trying to put Trump in jail. Despite their narratives, they know Trump is winning,\u201d Mr. Giglio <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidGiglioCA\/status\/1682841925219414017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a>. \u201cNow, \u2063as is done in all autocratic banana republics, to\u2062 preserve their grip on power, they must manipulate the law to put their competition in jail.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>  Donald Trump,\u200c who was then-U.S. president, arrives \u200dto speak at a &#8220;Make America Great Again&#8221; rally \u2063in Newtown,\u2062 Pennsylvania, on Oct. 31, 2020. (Mandel \u200dNgan\/AFP \u2064via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Earlier\u2064 this month, Mr. Giglio <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidGiglioCA\/status\/1715135673563484390\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> in an X post\u200d how he was \u201ctired of hearing MAGA\/America First labeled as \u2018far-right.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s\u200b actually far more of a big tent \u2062platform than traditional conservatism,\u201d Mr. Giglio wrote, before listing 10 items including \u201csecure\u200b borders,\u201d \u201cenergy independence,\u201d \u201canti-globalism,\u201d \u201cban PACs,\u201d \u201ccut spending\/spend wisely on programs\u2063 that directly benefit the American people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Left knows this that\u2019s why [they] demonize it. It\u2019s the greatest threat to their \u200b\u2018party of the common man\u2019 \u2063charade,\u201d Mr. Giglio added. \u201cThe old conservatives despise it b\/c it\u2019s not focused on enriching themselves and their elitist friends.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Mr. \u2062Giglio has also been raising <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidGiglioCA\/status\/1621711806648696835\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">concerns<\/a> about the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In July,\u200d he raised alarms about the influx of Chinese nationals across the southern border.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>\u201cChinese migrants are entering the United \u200bStates on foot \u2064at the southern border. Almost\u200b all are desperate, seeking a better life for themselves and \u200ctheir children. Some, however, are coming to commit acts of sabotage,\u201d Mr. Giglio <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidGiglioCA\/status\/1677202479027720192\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> on X, quoting from an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gatestoneinstitute.org\/19757\/china-saboteurs-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">article<\/a> written by \u200dGordon Chang, a \u200bdistinguished senior\u2062 fellow at\u200c the Gatestone Institute.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cAn unsecured border is a national\u2064 security disaster waiting to happen. 9\/11 terrorists exploited it and \u200dyou can bet your bottom dollar that the CCP will\/is following\u200b their model,\u201d Mr. Giglio added. \u201cClose the border. Save lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>In September, five Republican senators <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/5-gop-senators-question-mayorkas-over-influx-of-chinese-nationals-at-southern-border-5496615\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote a letter<\/a> to Homeland Security\u200d Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, pointing out that\u200c over 18,000 Chinese nationals illegally crossed the southern borders in fiscal year 2023. They alleged that some of the illegal\u200b Chinese immigrants could have ties\u200b to the Chinese military.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> In what ways\u200b does Giglio aim to\u2063 prioritize\u200b the interests\u200b of the American people and advance the &#8220;America First&#8221; agenda<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Towards creating opportunities for\u200d small businesses and ensuring the prosperity of \u200cour \u2064community.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>David Giglio&#8217;s decision to challenge Rep. McCarthy comes at a time when many Republicans are seeking candidates \u2062who align more closely with the values and policies of former President \u2063Donald Trump. \u2063Giglio, \u200da small business owner himself, believes that California needs a representative who will prioritize the interests of the American people and work\u2062 towards advancing the &#8220;America First&#8221; agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Giglio, who operates a sports card and memorabilia business in Clovis, California, has demonstrated \u200chis commitment to public service \u2063by previously running\u200b for political office. While he was unsuccessful\u200d in advancing to the general election in California&#8217;s 13th District in 2022, his experience has \u2064provided him with \u200cvaluable insights and prepared him\u200c for\u200c the challenges of running \u200cfor Congress.<\/p>\n<p>In his campaign launch statement, Mr. Giglio directly criticizes Rep. McCarthy, accusing him of \u2062failing the American people. This is\u2062 a bold statement that reflects the discontent and desire for change among voters in California&#8217;s 20th Congressional\u2063 District. Giglio intends to represent\u200d the Central Valley and advocate for the needs of small\u200c businesses and residents who feel neglected by the current representation.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;America \u2063First&#8221; Republican platform emphasizes policies that prioritize American workers, support job growth, and protect American \u2062industries from unfair competition. Giglio aims to\u2064 bring this agenda to Washington and ensure\u200c that the needs and concerns of his constituents\u2064 are effectively represented at the federal level.<\/p>\n<p>The timing of Giglio&#8217;s campaign is \u2062significant. With \u200dthe\u2062 political landscape constantly evolving, the Republican Party\u2063 is undergoing a period of\u2063 introspection and \u2064redefinition. Giglio&#8217;s bid for Congress represents a shift towards a more populist and conservative<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A GOP small business owner aims to unseat Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for his House seat, advocating for an &#8220;America First Republican&#8221; in California. 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