Summary
Current Position: US Representative of CA District 24 since 2017
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors from 2004 – 2012
Other positions: Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
District: Santa Barbara County, most of San Luis Obispo County, and part of Ventura County. Cities in the district include Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Santa Maria, and Ojai.
Upcoming Election:
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About
Source: Government page
Congressman Salud Carbajal proudly represents the 24th Congressional District of California. The District includes the entirety of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties, and a portion of Ventura County.
Prior to representing the Central Coast in Congress, Salud served as Santa Barbara County’s First District Supervisor for twelve years. As County Supervisor, Salud championed the development of the Blue Ribbon Budget Task Force to examine our county operations and budget process. He has also advocated for health and social service safety net programs for our most vulnerable residents, co-sponsoring an initiative to provide health insurance for all the County’s children and spearheading the creation of a job skills and mentorship program for at-risk youth throughout the County.
In Congress, Salud has demonstrated a strong commitment to protecting our natural environment and resources, enhancing public safety, creating economic opportunities, and working regionally to address our transportation, housing, and workforce challenges.
A long-time advocate for our environment, Salud’s first act in Congress was the California Clean Coast Act which bans future offshore oil and gas drilling on California’s coast. He also is a member of the bi-partisan Climate Solutions Caucus, which serves as a working group dedicated to advancing proposals that will mitigate and reduce climate change, while at the same time encouraging economic growth and job creation.
Salud sits on the House Committee on Armed Services, the House Committee on Agriculture, and the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, where he was elected to serve as the Vice Chair. The Congressman has used his role as the Vice Chair on the House Committee of Transportation and Infrastructure to create jobs by securing investments in the nation’s crumbling infrastructure and rebuilding areas damaged by natural disasters like the Montecito Debris Flow. As a member of the Armed Services Committee, Salud has offered amendments in the National Defense Authorization Act that would direct the Department of Defense to research the effects of climate change on military operations, develop educational partnerships between the Department of Defense and local colleges, and ensure female service members have adequate body armor suited to fit their needs.
Salud served eight years in the United States Marine Corps Reserve, including active duty service during the Gulf War in 1992 where he was mobilized to Jacksonville, North Carolina. As a veteran, Carbajal has worked to ensure the needs of our nations veterans are met. He successfully secured $1 million for the Santa Barbara Veterans Treatment Courts and introduced legislation to combat veteran homelessness.
Carbajal graduated from the University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB) and also holds a Master’s Degree in Organizational Management from the Fielding University.
Carbajal is married to Gina and they are proud parents of Natasha and Michael.
Personal
Full Name: Salud O. Carbajal
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Gina; 2 Children: Natasha, Michael
Birth Date: 11/18/1964
Birth Place: Moroleon, MX
Home City: Santa Barbara, CA
Religion: Catholic
Source: Vote Smart
Education
BA, 1990, University of California at Santa Barbara
MA, Organizational Management, Fielding University, 1994
Political Experience
Representative, United States House of Representatives, California, District 24, 2017-present
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, California, District 24, 2022
Member, Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, District 1, 2004-2016
Professional Experience
Former Staff, Santa Barbara County Public Health Department
Served, United States Marine Corps Reserve
Staff Member, County Supervisor Naomi Schwartz, 1993-2004
Offices
Washington, DC Office
2331 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202)-225-3601
Santa Barbara Office
360 S. Hope Ave.
Suite C-301
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Phone: (805)-730-1710
San Luis Obispo Office
1411 Marsh St.
Suite 205
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Phone: (805) 546-8348
Fax: (805) 439-3574
Santa Maria Office
1619 S. Thornburg St.
Santa Maria, CA 93458
Phone: (805) 730-1710
Contact
Email: Government
Web Links
Politics
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Finances
Source: Open Secrets
Committees
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New Legislation
Issues
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More Information
Services
Source: Government page
District
Source: Wikipedia
California’s 24th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. The district is currently represented by Salud Carbajal. It contains all of Santa Barbara County, most of San Luis Obispo County, and part of Ventura County. Cities in the district include Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Santa Maria, and Ojai.
Prior to redistricting in 2011, the district covered the inland portions of Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, as well as a sparsely-populated portion of the Ventura County coast. Redistricting in 2021 removed the northern part of San Luis Obispo County and added the cities of Ojai and Ventura.
Wikipedia
Salud Ortiz Carbajal[3] (/səˈluːd ˈkɑːrbəhɑːl/ sə-LOOD KAR-bə-hahl; born November 18, 1964) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California’s 24th congressional district since 2017. He is a member of the Democratic Party, and his district covers Santa Maria, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara.
Early life and education
Carbajal was born in Moroleón, Mexico, in 1964[4][5] and immigrated to the United States, initially to Arizona,[6] later settling in Oxnard, California, with his family, where his father was a farmworker.[7]
Carbajal attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1990,[8][9] and Fielding Graduate University, where he earned a master’s degree in organizational management.[6][10]
Early political career
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
Carbajal was first elected to the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors in 2004, representing the first district as a Democrat.[11][12] He was reelected in 2008 and 2012.
U.S. House of Representatives
Elections
2016
In 2015, Carbajal announced his intention to run for the 24th district after incumbent Lois Capps announced her retirement. Carbajal was seen as one of the two Democratic front-runners in the open primary, alongside Santa Barbara Mayor Helene Schneider, and was rivaled by Republican front-runners Assemblyman Katcho Achadjian and small businessman and former Congressional aide Justin Fareed. The primary field consisted of four Democrats, three Republicans, and two independent candidates.
In the June 7 primary, Carbajal came in first, with 66,402 votes (31.9%). The runner-up was Fareed, who received 42,521 (20.5%).
In the November 8 general election, Carbajal received 53.4% of the vote to Fareed’s 46.6%, a popular vote margin of about 21,000.[13]
2018
Carbajal was reelected over Republican challenger Fareed with 58.6% of the vote.[14][15]
2020
Carbajal was reelected to a third term over Republican challenger Andy Caldwell, a nonprofit executive,[16] with 58.7% of the vote.[17][18]
Tenure
As of October 2021, Carbajal had voted in line with Joe Biden‘s stated position 100% of the time.[19]
Committee assignments
For the 118th Congress:[20]
Caucus memberships
- New Democrat Coalition[21]
- House Baltic Caucus[22]
- Congressional Hispanic Caucus[23]
- Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus[24]
- Climate Solutions Caucus[25]
- Problem Solvers Caucus[26]
- Congressional Solar Caucus[27][28]
Political positions
Abortion
Carbajal opposed the overturning of Roe v. Wade, calling it a “betrayal to our Constitution and…millions of women who count on its protections to retain control of their own body and choices.”[29]
Israel
Carbajal voted to voice support for Israel following the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.[30][31]
Personal life
Carbajal lives in Santa Barbara, California and is married to Gina, with whom he has two children.[32]
On October 6, 2020, Carbajal announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19.[33]
See also
References
- ^ “Our Campaigns – Santa Barbara County Supervisor 01 Race – Mar 02, 2004”. www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ “Our Campaigns – Santa Barbara County Supervisor 01 Race – Jun 05, 2012”.
- ^ “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. April 9, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
- ^ Martinez, Alys (October 27, 2016). “Salud Carbajal pushes to win congressional contest”. KEYT. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
- ^ “Education”. carbajal.house.gov. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
- ^ “Gaucho Alumni in Politics Visit UCSB”. thebottomline.as.ucsb.edu. October 18, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
- ^ “Q&A with Salud Carbajal, 24th Congressional District Candidate | The Bottom Line”. Thebottomline.as.ucsb.edu. November 1, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
- ^ “How a congressional race in Santa Barbara became one of the most expensive in the country”. Los Angeles Times. September 11, 2016. 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.
- ^ “2018 California primary election results” (PDF). Retrieved June 10, 2019.
- ^ “2018 California general election results” (PDF). Retrieved June 10, 2019.
- ^ Buttitta, Joe (August 12, 2019). “Andy Caldwell announces 2020 bid for Congress”. KEYT. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ^ “STATEMENT OF VOTE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ELECTION MARCH 3, 2020” (PDF). California Secretary of State Alex Padilla. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ “November 3, 2020, General Election – United States Representative” (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ Wiederkehr, Anna; Bycoffe, Aaron (October 22, 2021). “Does Your Member Of Congress Vote With Or Against Biden?”. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ “Salud O. Carbajal”. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ “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.
- ^ “Featured Members”. Problem Solvers Caucus. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ “Creation”. Congressional Solar Caucus. March 12, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- ^ Carbajal, Salud. “Membership”. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- ^ Carbajal, Salud (June 24, 2022). “Today’s SCOTUS ruling is a betrayal of our Constitution & a betrayal of millions of women who count on its protections to retain control of their own body and choices. This fight is not over. This is a call to action”. Twitter. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- ^ Demirjian, Karoun (October 25, 2023). “House Declares Solidarity With Israel in First Legislation Under New Speaker”. The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ Washington, U. S. Capitol Room H154; p:225-7000, DC 20515-6601 (October 25, 2023). “Roll Call 528 Roll Call 528, Bill Number: H. Res. 771, 118th Congress, 1st Session”. Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Lundquist, Paulette (October 3, 2017). “Carbajal”. The Hill. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- ^ Mossburg, Cheri; Cole, Devan (October 6, 2020). “California congressman announces he tested positive for Covid-19”. CNN. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
External links
- Congressman Salud Carbajal official U.S. House website
- Salud Carbajal for Congress campaign website
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Salud Carbajal at Curlie
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress
- Profile at Vote Smart
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