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Preceded by
  
Lois Capps

Occupation
  
Politician

Website
  
House website

Spouse
  
Gina Carbajal

Political party
  
Democratic

Religion
  
Roman Catholic

Nationality
  
American

Salud Carbajal Salud Carbajal Biography

Born
  
November 18, 1964 (age 52) Moroleón, Mexico (
1964-11-18
)

Alma mater
  
University of California, Santa Barbara Fielding 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 /səˈld 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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Early life

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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

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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

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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.

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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).

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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

  • Committee on Armed Services
  • Subcommittee on Readiness
  • Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces
  • Committee on the Budget
  • Personal life

    Carbajal currently lives in Santa Barbara, California and is married to Gina, with whom he has two children.

    References

    Salud Carbajal Wikipedia