Salud Carbajal
Salud Carbajal | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 24th district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Lois Capps |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Salud Ortiz Carbajal November 18, 1964 Moroleón, Mexico |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Gina |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of California, Santa Barbara (BA) Fielding Graduate University (MA) |
| Website | House website |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Marine Corps |
| Unit | United States Marine Corps Reserve |
Salud Ortiz Carbajal[1] (/səˈluːd ˈkɑːrbəhɑːl/; born November 18, 1964) is an American politician who has served as the United States Representative from California's 24th congressional district since January 2017. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
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Early life and education[edit]
Carbajal was born in Moroleón, Mexico, in 1964[2][3] and later immigrated to the United States initially to Arizona,[4] later settling in Oxnard, California, with his family, where his father worked as a farmworker.[5]
Carbajal attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he earned a bachelor's degree, and Fielding Graduate University, where he earned a master's degree in organizational management.[4][6]
Career[edit]
Carbajal served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve for eight years, including during the Gulf War, although he did not leave the contiguous United States.
Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors[edit]
Carbajal was first elected to the Board of Supervisors of Santa Barbara County, California in 2004, representing the first district as a Democrat.[7][8] He was reelected in 2008 and 2012.
U.S. House of Representatives[edit]
2016 campaign[edit]
In 2015, Carbajal announced his intentions to run for the 24th district, after incumbent Democrat Lois Capps announced her retirement. Carbajal was seen as one of the two Democratic frontrunners in the open primary, alongside Santa Barbara Mayor Helene Schneider, and was rivaled by Republican frontrunners Assemblyman Katcho Achadjian, and small businessman and former Congressional aide Justin Fareed. The primary field consisted of 4 Democrats, 3 Republicans, and 2 independent candidates.
In the primary on June 7, Carbajal ultimately came in first, with 31.9% of the vote, amounting to 66,402 total popular votes. The runner-up was Fareed, who received 20.5% (42,521 votes).
In the general election on November 8, Carbajal received roughly 53.4% of the total vote over Fareed's 46.6%, which amounted to a popular vote margin of about 21,000 votes.[9]
Committee assignments[edit]
- Committee on Armed Services
- Committee on the Budget
- Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (Vice Chair)
Caucus memberships[edit]
- New Democrat Coalition[10]
- House Baltic Caucus[11]
- Congressional Hispanic Caucus[12]
- Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus[13]
- Climate Solutions Caucus[14]
- Congressional Solar Caucus[15][16]
Personal life[edit]
Carbajal currently lives in Santa Barbara, California and is married to Gina, with whom he has two children.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ California Senate Daily Journal, July 20, 2017
- ^ "Guide to the New Congress" (PDF). Roll Call. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ^ Wire, Sarah D. (November 16, 2016). "Meet California's newest members of Congress". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
- ^ a b • . "Supervisor Salud Carbajal Announces Run for Congress". Independent.com. Retrieved November 9, 2016.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- ^ Martinez, Alys (October 27, 2016). "Salud Carbajal pushes to win congressional contest". KEYT. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
- ^ Admin, Student (November 1, 2016). "Q&A with Salud Carbajal, 24th Congressional District Candidate | The Bottom Line". Thebottomline.as.ucsb.edu. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
- ^ "How a congressional race in Santa Barbara became one of the most expensive in the country". LA Times. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
- ^ "Salud Carbajal's Biography - The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. June 7, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
- ^ "California General Election Results". California Secretary of State. Archived from the original on November 17, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ^ "Members". New Democrat Coalition. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- ^ "Members". House Baltic Caucus. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ "Members". Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ "Members". Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
- ^ "90 Current Climate Solutions Caucus Members". Citizen´s Climate Lobby. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
- ^ "Creation". Congressional Solar Caucus. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- ^ Salud Carbajal. "Membership". Retrieved January 30, 2019.
External links[edit]
- Congressman Salud Carbajal official U.S. House website
- Campaign website
- Salud Carbajal at Curlie
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Profile at Vote Smart
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Lois Capps |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 24th congressional district 2017–present |
Incumbent |
| U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial) | ||
| Preceded by Ted Budd |
United States Representatives by seniority 296th |
Succeeded by Liz Cheney |
- 1964 births
- 21st-century American politicians
- American Marine Corps personnel of the Gulf War
- American politicians of Mexican descent
- California Democrats
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- Hispanic and Latino American members of the United States Congress
- Living people
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from California
- Mexican emigrants to the United States
- Military personnel from California
- People from Guanajuato
- People from Oxnard, California
- People from Santa Barbara, California
- People with acquired American citizenship
- United States Marine Corps reservists
