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Omar Navarro
Born (1989-01-09) January 9, 1989 (age 35)
Inglewood, California
Alma materITT Technical Institute
Political partyRepublican

Omar Navarro (born January 9, 1989) is a Hispanic small business owner and Republican politician,[1] who is a perennial and paper candidate for the seat of California's 43rd congressional district against longtime Democratic congressperson Maxine Waters, having run in 2016 and 2018, and declared for the 2020 election.[2][3][4][5]

In 2018, Navarro was defeated, only tallying 14.72% of the overall vote in the general election against Waters.[6][7][8] Navarro has run as an anti-establishment conservative.[9]

Life

Early life

Navarro was born and raised in Inglewood, California. He has spent a significant portion of his life in Hawthorne and Torrance. Navarro's parents are Mexican[10] and Cuban immigrants, who came to the US for a better opportunity. Adapting to the American lifestyle and learning English, his parents opened small businesses.[11] His father worked in the aerospace industry and mother in real estate. His passion for politics comes from his grandparents.

Navarro attended El Camino College in Torrance, studying business administration, but transferred to ITT Technical Institute, and achieved a degree in criminal justice. Later, he went to the University of Southern California and took courses in information security.

Career

Navarro is a small business owner and has worked for companies including Samsung and Sony.[12]

Navarro is a former traffic commissioner for Torrance, California. He was accused of pepper-spraying a child while aiming for ralliers at a pro-sanctuary cities event in Cudahy, California. At first, he denied spraying the crowd, but resigned after the Torrance City Council began the process of removing him from his position.[13]

Navarro has also worked as an online marketeer.[14]

Electoral history

2016

Navarro was defeated by Waters with 76.1% of the vote. The district includes parts of L.A., Torrance, Carson, Gardena, Hawthorne, Inglewood, Lawndale and Lomita.[15][16][17][18]

2018

Navarro again challenged Waters for her seat in 2018.[19] He was again defeated with a declining vote tally, with Waters gaining 77.7% of the vote, followed by Navarro with 22.3%.[20][21][22][23][24]

Navarro raised more than $450,000 in the third quarter[10][25] and spent $11,845 on rental fees and meals at the Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes as well as multiple stays at the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas.[26][27]

Endorsements

Navarro touted endorsements from Michael Flynn,[28][29] Joe Arpaio,[30][31] Herman Cain, and Alex Jones, among others.[32][33] He met Flynn in person in February 2018, while in Washington to attend the Conservative Political Action Conference.[34]

Controversies

Electronic tracking device

Navarro was convicted for attaching an electronic tracking device to his wife's car on February 14, 2016.[35][36][37] He pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor charge in Orange County and was sentenced to a day in jail and 18 months’ probation in September 2016. He was also ordered to take an anger management course.[8] He was on probation until March 2018[38] but violated his probation and it was revoked on April 12, 2017.[35]

Navarro was found guilty only two weeks before the 2016 election.[13] Before Navarro admitted to his own doing, he blamed the Orange County District Attorney's Office and the media for spreading fake news.[39]

Forged Letter

Navarro released a fraudulent letter on his Twitter account that indicated Maxine Waters wanted to resettle tens of thousands of refugees into her LA district. The letter appeared to be on Waters’ House office stationery and looked as if written by her, bearing her signatures, alleging that she was in communication with CAIR-LA (a Los-Angeles-based chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations) and Hussam Ayloush (the executive director of CAIR-LA) to relocate Somali refugees in Los Angeles. The letter contained several inaccuracies like referencing multiple committees and subcommittees that Waters does not serve on, and listing an address for a district office that has been closed for nearly a decade.[40][41][42]

Navarro was interrogated by the FBI and Capitol Police for the matter. He told The Los Angeles Times that he did not fabricate the letter and claimed that he received it from a person whose name he will not reveal and with whom he has not been in touch since the time he received the letter.[43][44][45]

References

  1. ^ "OMAR NAVARRO FOR CONGRESS - committee overview". FEC.gov. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  2. ^ Lucas, Fred (2018-10-05). "Watchdog presses FEC for audit on Maxine Waters fundraising practices". Fox News. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  3. ^ "Where things stand for some key Trump orbit figures in Mueller's universe". ABC News. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  4. ^ Manchester, Julia (2018-03-20). "Trump keeps up 'low IQ' attack on Maxine Waters". TheHill. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  5. ^ "GOP Candidate Omar Navarro Says Maxine Waters Looking to 'Divide People'". www.newsmax.com. Retrieved 2019-06-04. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  6. ^ "Black Women Stepped Up To The Political Challenge In State Primaries". News One. 2018-06-06. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  7. ^ "GOP Candidate Trying to Unseat Rep. Maxine Waters Discusses Immigration, Supporting Trump's Wall". KTLA. 2018-02-10. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  8. ^ a b Gibbs, Douglas V. "Maxine's Troubled Waters". canadafreepress.com. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  9. ^ Pappas, Alex (2018-06-26). "Maxine Waters' GOP rival seeks traction over her inflammatory comments". Fox News. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  10. ^ a b "Republicans Are Raising Tons Of Money To Beat Maxine Waters Knowing They Can't Win". News One. 2018-10-16. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  11. ^ Gambino, Lauren (2016-09-10). "Viva Trump! What drives Donald Trump's Hispanic supporters?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  12. ^ Marshall, Josh (2018-08-30). "Meet Trump's California Mini-Me, Omar Navarro". Talking Points Memo. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  13. ^ a b Wire, Sarah D. "Why conservative headliners are teaming up to challenge Maxine Waters in Los Angeles". latimes.com. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  14. ^ "'Highly irregular': Candidate took a salary from campaign contributions while running against Maxine Waters". Daily Breeze. 2018-12-06. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  15. ^ "Maxine Waters pops up in national politics as 'symbol for both sides'". Daily Democrat. 2018-07-15. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  16. ^ "Controversial ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio to speak at Trump National in Rancho Palos Verdes". Daily Breeze. 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  17. ^ "RealClearPolitics - 2016 California House Election Results". www.realclearpolitics.com. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  18. ^ Press, The Associated. "Michael Flynn campaigns for Republican candidate running against Maxine Waters". nydailynews.com. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  19. ^ https://cavotes.org, Maplight & LWVCEF, http://maplight org &. "Omar Navarro | California State Library". Voter’s Edge California. Retrieved 2019-06-04. {{cite web}}: External link in |last= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  20. ^ "Rep. Maxine Waters wins California's 43rd Congressional District seat". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  21. ^ "Elections 2018: Rep. Maxine Waters beats Omar Navarro again". Daily News. 2018-11-06. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  22. ^ "California Election Results: 43rd House District". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  23. ^ "California's 43rd Congressional District election, 2018". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  24. ^ "California Election Results 2018: Live Midterm Map by County & Analysis". www.politico.com. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  25. ^ White, Jeremy B. "GOP long-shot rakes in cash from Maxine Waters haters". POLITICO. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  26. ^ "California Republicans spent big bucks at Trump hotels, golf clubs and resorts". The Mercury News. 2018-12-18. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  27. ^ "Long-shot GOP hopefuls turned to Trump properties for fundraising boost". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  28. ^ "Flynn campaigns for GOP candidates while awaiting sentencing". PBS NewsHour. 2018-05-11. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  29. ^ Press, Associated. "Michael Flynn came to California to campaign for Maxine Waters' far-right challenger". latimes.com. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  30. ^ FOX. "Arizona's Ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio stumps for GOP congressional candidate Omar Navarro". KTTV. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  31. ^ "Ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio blasts Maxine Waters, California, predicts an upset". Press Enterprise. 2017-10-20. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  32. ^ Raymond, Adam K. (2018-04-20). "Michael Flynn's Comeback Is On". Intelligencer. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  33. ^ News, A. B. C. "Michael Flynn 'putting his life back together' after guilty plea in Mueller probe". ABC News. Retrieved 2019-06-04. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  34. ^ News, A. B. C. "Michael Flynn campaigning for California congressional candidate". ABC News. Retrieved 2019-06-04. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  35. ^ a b "Mary Cummins, investigative reporter, writer, speaker, activist in Los Angeles, California: Omar Navarro running for 43rd District of Congress is a bankrupt, convicted criminal, domestic violence". Mary Cummins, investigative reporter, writer, speaker, activist in Los Angeles, California. 2018-02-18. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  36. ^ Bowden, John (2018-03-16). "Flynn endorses Maxine Waters challenger". TheHill. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  37. ^ Resnick, Gideon (2017-10-20). "An Utterly Strange, Motley Crew of Trumpkins Is Gunning to Defeat Maxine Waters". Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  38. ^ "Police records: Upland council candidate Rudy Zuñiga is Vagos outlaw motorcycle gang member". Daily Bulletin. 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  39. ^ "Mike Flynn back in public eye to endorse dubious candidate". MSNBC.com. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  40. ^ "The FBI Wants To Talk To Maxine Waters' GOP Opponent About This Fake Letter He Shared". Bustle. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  41. ^ Jr, Stephen A. Crockett. "Auntie Maxine's GOP Opponent to Speak With FBI After Tweeting Most Racist Fake Letter Ever". The Root. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  42. ^ "Who is behind the forged letter targeting Maxine Waters?". Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  43. ^ Wire, Sarah D. "FBI to talk to Rep. Maxine Waters' opponent about tweeting of fake letter". latimes.com. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  44. ^ Wire, Sarah D. "FBI meeting with GOP candidate who posted fake letter about Rep. Maxine Waters is postponed". latimes.com. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  45. ^ Garcia, Eric; Garcia, Eric (2018-08-28). "FBI to Talk to Maxine Waters' Republican Opponent". Retrieved 2019-06-04.


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