Omar Navarro (born January 9, 1989) is an American perennial candidate for the seat of California's 43rd congressional district against longtime Democratic congresswoman Maxine Waters.

Navarro also has a criminal record, including placing tracking devices on an ex-partner's car and violating restraining orders.

Navarro has had endorsements from Roger Stone, Michael Flynn,[16] Joe Arpaio,[17] Herman Cain, and Alex Jones, among others.

[22] He pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor charge in Orange County and was sentenced to a day in jail and 18 months’ probation in September 2016.

[25] Before Navarro pleaded guilty, he blamed the Orange County District Attorney's Office and the media for spreading fake news.

[26] Navarro released a fraudulent letter on his Twitter account that indicated Maxine Waters wanted to resettle tens of thousands of refugees into her Los Angeles district.

The letter appeared to be printed on Waters' House office stationery and looked as if written by her, bearing her signature, alleging that she was in communication with CAIR-LA (a Los Angeles-based chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations) and Hussam Ayloush (the executive director of CAIR-LA) to relocate refugees in Los Angeles.

The letter contained several inaccuracies, including references to committees and subcommittees on which Waters does not serve, and listing an address for a district office that had been closed for nearly a decade.

[31] On December 12, 2019, Navarro was remanded into custody on a further seven charges by San Francisco County Superior Court judge Suzanne Bolanos for being a threat to public safety, and he was ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation.