---
type: Candidate
title: "Jim Desmond"
description: "U.S. House candidate, CA-48 (2026)"
office: "U.S. House"
state: "CA"
district: "CA-48"
party: "REP"
stance: "open-seat"
election_year: 2026
status: "statutory candidate"
committee:
  name: "DESMOND FOR CONGRESS"
  id: "C00895722"
ids:
  fec: "H6CA49128"
sources:
  - field: filing
    source: FEC (Federal Election Commission)
confidence: official
tags: [candidate, federal, house, ca]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# Jim Desmond

Republican open-seat for U.S. House (CA-48), 2026.

## Campaign Committee

- DESMOND FOR CONGRESS (C00895722)

## Source

- filing: FEC (Federal Election Commission)

Federal candidate filing; not yet linked to an officeholder record.