With his prospects enhanced by potential redistricting, Democrat Ammar Campa-Najjar on Friday filed papers for a rematch against Rep. Darrell Issa in the 48th Congressional District.

Campa-Najjar lost to the veteran Republican congressman by 8 percentage points in 2020, but Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed map for the East County district will bring in San Marcos and Escondido, two cities Campa-Najjar carried.

The Legislature on Thursday approved a constitutional amendment that would put a new state congressional map before voters this fall after Texas Republicans created a new Republican-friendly map for their state.

“This campaign is about making sure that all families, from San Diego to Riverside, have a representative who works for them,” said Campa-Najjar in a statement. “That’s why I’

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