Contact: Aly Ferguson
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WASHINGTON D.C. (March 11, 2026) — New Politics today endorsed Marni von Wilpert for U.S. Congress in California's 48th Congressional District. A Returned Peace Corps Volunteer and San Diego City Councilmember, Von Wilpert's lifelong commitment to service makes her the exact type of leader that New Politics aims to elect.
Emily Cherniack, Founder and Executive Director of New Politics, released thefollowing statement:
“Marni von Wilpert understands that real leadership means showing up for others before yourself. Her entire record of service reflects that, whether serving in Botswana during the AIDS epidemic, standing up for workers on Capitol Hill, holding bad actors accountable as a Deputy City Attorney, or protecting working families on San Diego City Council. That commitment isn't performative. It's the foundation of everything she does, and it's what gives us such confidence that she'll fight for her home district with that same conviction every single day in Congress.”
Marni von Wilpert is a San Diego City Councilmember, former Obama administration labor attorney, and lifelong public servant who flipped San Diego's most conservative city council seat blue. Raised in North County, Marni has devoted her career to serving the people. She is a Peace Corps alum who served in Botswana during the AIDS epidemic, helped write the PRO Act as counsel for the House Education and Labor Committee, and has taken on price gougers, polluters, and wage theft back home. She's running for Congress to lower the cost of living, protect reproductive freedom, defend LGBTQ+ rights, and stand up for working families. Learn more at marnivonwilpert.com.
New Politics is an organization that revitalizes American democracy by recruiting, developing, and electing leaders across the ideological and political spectrum who have committed their lives to serving their communities and our country, either through military service, national service organizations like AmeriCorps or the Peace Corps, or by demonstrating strong service-based leadership in their community. New Politics support includes strategic advising and training in all aspects of a candidate’s campaign, such as fundraising, communications, organizing, hiring, and team building. New Politics has raised over $40 million to support over 475 candidates, successfully electing more than 200 of them to office, from Congress to School Board.
