Occupation Politician Website House website Spouse Gina Carbajal | Religion Roman Catholic Nationality American | |
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Alma mater University of California, Santa BarbaraFielding Graduate University Office Representative (D-CA 24th District) since 2017 Children Natasha Carbajal-Garduno, Michael Carbajal Education Fielding Graduate University, Fielding University, University of California, Santa Barbara Similar Justin Donald Fareed, Lois Capps, Ruben Kihuen, Adriano Espaillat, Thomas Jefferson Profiles | ||
Salud Carbajal /səˈluːd ˈkɑːrbəˌhɔːl/ (born November 18, 1964) is an American politician who is the current United States Representative from California's 24th congressional district.
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- Salud carbajal for us representative dist 24 oct 10 2016
- Early life
- Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors
- 2016 campaign
- Committee assignments
- Personal life
- References
Salud carbajal for us representative dist 24 oct 10 2016
Early life
Carbajal was born in Moroleón, Mexico in 1964 and later immigrated to the United States initially to Arizona, later settling in Oxnard, California with his family, where his father worked as a farmworker. He attended the University of California, Santa Barbara and Fielding Graduate University where he earned a master’s degree in Organizational Management. He also served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve for eight years, including during the Gulf War.
Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors
Carbajal was first elected to the Board of Supervisors of Santa Barbara County, California in 2004, representing the first district as a Democrat. He was reelected in 2008 and 2012.
2016 campaign
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.
Committee assignments
Personal life
Carbajal currently lives in Santa Barbara, California and is married to Gina, with whom he has two children.