South County Democrats Are At War – With Each Other

The South County wing of the local Democratic Party is in disarray. 

Party leaders are hoping for more unity heading into the general election in November. First, they’ll have to quell an uprising. 

The region’s top party leader just resigned after cameras caught him shouting at one party activist who opposed the leader’s pick in a school board race.

Democrats also splintered over a key mayoral endorsement and are gearing up for another fight over a labor union-backed ballot measure that would radically overhaul Chula Vista’s government.

The underlying source of tension, a group of party activists say, is a growing sense that party leaders are abandoning their principles to curry favor with deep-pocketed organized labor groups.

County Party Chair Will Rodriguez-Kennedy disputed that accusation but acknowledged the party’s southern wing is in disarray.

He said he’s “planning a series of efforts to break bread and heal the divisions.”

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By Jim Hinch | June 18, 2026 | Voice of San Diego

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