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Karen Diehl
RepublicanRunning for U.S. House — CA-45 · CaliforniaDemonstration data — not a live government record
Irvine city councilmember and small-logistics-business owner. Diehl runs on cost of living, small-business tax relief, and public safety.
Issue positions
Cost of living
Suspend state-federal double taxation of small-business income
Small business
Strong supporter of H.R. 655 tax simplification
Public safety
Federal grants for retail-theft task forces
Government ethics
Supports H.R. 1234 stock-trading ban
Campaign finance
$7.6M
total raised (demonstration figure)
Previous offices
- • Irvine City Council (2020–present)
Endorsements
CA Small Business Owners PAC (demo)Orange County Police Coalition (demo)