[UPDATE, 4:00 p.m.]: Dale Francisco clarified that the paperwork he filed Tuesday was not explicitly to run for Congress next year, but to change the treasurer in his committee for Congress that he opened in 2013 before his 2014 failed bid.
Francisco said that he is keeping the committee open, but it is “unlikely” he will run in 2016. “Remarkable things have happened in politics,” he said. “If it happened that there is not a viable Republican candidate in this race, I would want to do something about that right away.”
But based on the latest fundraising figures — which will be made public Thursday — Francisco said Republicans Katcho Achadjian and Justin Fareed are "solid candidates." Further, Francisco said he might want to run in 2018 if a Democrat wins the 24th Congressional District seat in 2016.