Aabhash Gautam
Aabhash Gautam (Republican Party) (also known as ABG) ran for election to the California State Assembly to represent District 5. Gautam lost in the primary on March 5, 2024.
Gautam completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Aabhash Gautam earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Southern California in 2023.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2024
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 5
Incumbent Joe Patterson defeated Neva Parker in the general election for California State Assembly District 5 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Joe Patterson (R) | 62.0 | 174,220 |
 | Neva Parker (D)  | 38.0 | 106,753 | |
| Total votes: 280,973 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 5
Incumbent Joe Patterson and Neva Parker defeated Athena Singh and Aabhash Gautam in the primary for California State Assembly District 5 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joe Patterson (R) | 58.2 | 93,875 |
| ✔ | | Neva Parker (D) | 29.5 | 47,611 |
| Athena Singh (D) | 7.8 | 12,581 | ||
 | Aabhash Gautam (R) | 4.4 | 7,125 | |
| Total votes: 161,192 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Gautam in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
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Ballotpedia survey responses
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Aabhash Gautam completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Gautam's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- As your next Assemblyman I will introduce a series of bills in Sacramento that will seek to end our state’s sanctuary status and roll back all benefits currently handed out to illegal immigrants in the state of California. Illegal immigrants will no longer be eligible for MediCal, pell-grants, or any other benefits currently provided to them in the state of California. I will introduce a bill to render the driver’s licenses of illegal immigrants invalid effective immediately. I will also make a public plea to ICE to come into California and enforce federal immigration law, regardless of “local law.” Regarding the ongoing invasion of our country, I endorse legal theory that supports federal law superseding state law.
- Our state has become overrun with criminals who feel emboldened not by weak laws but by nonexistent prosecution/enforcement of the laws we already have on the books. Soros funded DAs throughout our state have decided to test the lax on crime theories they learned in law school in real time. Their incompetence has has included actions such as eliminating cash bail and refusing to prosecute certain misdemeanors and felonies throughout our state. The results have been disastrous on our communities as crime in California continues to skyrocket with every passing week. Therefore, I will propose a bill that mandates enforcement of high level crimes regardless of the DA's personal opinion. Certain crimes must be prosecuted.
- College affordability in California is a pressing issue due to steep tuition increases. Colleges always use "inflation" as justification for raising their tuition. However, the price of a college degree has outpaced inflation by over 1,000% since the year 2000. I will propose a 10-year tuition freeze for California residents in UCs and state schools. The aim is to prevent further price gouging and set a precedent for affordable education in the state.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 15, 2024
