In Issa's district, the party already has four well - funded challengers: Sara Jacobs, a former Obama administration official who boasts the endorsement of EMILY's List; Paul Kerr, a real -
estate investor with a talent for raking in campaign cash; Doug Applegate, a
veteran and attorney who narrowly lost to Issa in 2016; and
Mike Levin, a lawyer.
As friends moved away to college, Westford went to work with her father,
Mike Westford, a 35 - year real
estate veteran.