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Andrew Engdahl
Andrew Engdahl (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 4th Congressional District. He lost in the primary on March 5, 2024.
Engdahl completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Andrew Engdahl was born in Los Gatos, California. Engdahl earned a bachelor's degree from California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo in 2013. His career experience includes working as an Enterprise account executive.[1][2]
Engdahl has been affiliated with the following organizations:[2]
- Santa Rosa Kaiser Permanente Adult and Family Medicine Patient Partner Advisory Council
- Redwood Empire Foodbank
- Scouts BSA (Eagle Scout)
Elections
2024
See also: California's 4th Congressional District election, 2024
California's 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 top-two primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 4
Incumbent Mike Thompson defeated John Munn in the general election for U.S. House California District 4 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mike Thompson (D) | 66.5 | 227,730 |
 | John Munn (R)  | 33.5 | 114,950 | |
| Total votes: 342,680 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 4
Incumbent Mike Thompson and John Munn defeated Andrew Engdahl and Niket Patwardhan in the primary for U.S. House California District 4 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Thompson (D) | 62.5 | 120,736 |
| ✔ | | John Munn (R) | 30.4 | 58,787 |
 | Andrew Engdahl (D) | 6.0 | 11,492 | |
 | Niket Patwardhan (No party preference) | 1.1 | 2,116 | |
| Total votes: 193,131 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Matt Brock (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Engdahl in this election.
2022
See also: California's 4th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 4
Incumbent Mike Thompson defeated Matt Brock in the general election for U.S. House California District 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Thompson (D) | 67.8 | 176,900 |
 | Matt Brock (R) | 32.2 | 84,007 | |
| Total votes: 260,907 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 4
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 4 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Thompson (D) | 66.2 | 115,041 |
| ✔ | | Matt Brock (R) | 16.3 | 28,260 |
 | Scott Giblin (R) | 9.7 | 16,914 | |
| Andrew Engdahl (D) | 5.0 | 8,634 | |
 | Jason Kishineff (Independent) | 1.4 | 2,477 | |
| Jimih Jones (R) | 1.4 | 2,363 | ||
| Seth Newman (No party preference) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 15 | ||
| Total votes: 173,704 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
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Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Andrew Engdahl completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Engdahl's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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When I first made the decision to run for Congress, I did so because I feared the rising divides in our political discourse and believed that I had a voice to bring us back together and prove that anyone who truly cared for our people could be a champion for meaningful change. In the time since then, almost dying from cancer focused my perspective of what truly matters in this life, and that is having love for others and the courage to stand strong in the face of forces that would seek to tear us apart.
I'm a Bay Area native, an Eagle Scout, a classically trained historian, and technology professional. I enjoy helping people succeed and am passionate about contributing to an American culture that values love, kindness, sustainability, service, and stewardship of our Civil Rights and resources for the benefit of all our people and the world at large.
- As your representative, I will make every effort to restore civility in our political process, reform our healthcare and criminal justice systems, defeat fascism, and do more than we ever have to combat climate change at its sources. If we do not act now, we risk losing everything we have fought so hard for.
- I love this country and its people, and for as long as I shall live I will be a champion for non-violence, liberty, justice, science, and equality of opportunity for all who are and would be free.
- I have spent my entire life trying to do the right thing, no matter the cost, and if I am successful, I plan to use this platform to speak truth to power, to fight for our community and the environment, and to pursue my American Dream, which is to inspire others to pick up the cause of a United Nation that will choose love over hate, wisdom over ignorance, and a brighter future for everyone, not just those with the means to help themselves.
- Sustainability & Renewable Energy - Climate change is a global issue, but affects our communities directly in the form of droughts and wildfires, and I plan to use this platform to take on climate change head on through legislation that influences the largest greenhouse gas emitters in energy, agriculture, manufacturing, and single-use packaging to encourage greater development of green and sustainable alternatives to preserve our environment for future generations.
- Civil Rights - I plan to continue the work of civil rights leaders who came before me to ensure that we establish a more perfect Union by preserving the right to vote and the right to choose (I support codifying Roe v. Wade into Federal Law), that we have equality of opportunity for all of our citizens under the law, and that our rights are not infringed by tyrannical governments or private corporations.
- Criminal Justice Reform - I am for the full federal legalization of cannabis, decriminalization of personal use narcotics (in order to treat addiction as a medical rather than criminal issue), ending “no-knock” warrants, and that law enforcement be required to wear body cameras when armed and engaging with the public.
A Congress-person at their core is a Servant Leader, and should conduct themselves as such.
It is my belief that term limits will lead to greater representative democracy if the same players are not monopolizing the same offices for decades.
- Progressive Candidates (https://www.facebook.com/progressivecandidates)
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Campaign website
Engdahl’s campaign website stated the following:
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Universal Healthcare While my medical insurance covered my treatments, I am painfully aware that others throughout our nation have had their life-saving treatments outright denied by their insurance providers and/or faced medical bills that they simply could not afford to pay, and that is not right or fair. There is no reason why I should be here and others not simply by the nature of what level medical insurance we have. We are the only industrialized nation on Earth that does not provide universal health care to our citizens and I aim to be a voice to change that. Healthcare is a human right, and it's high time that we put people over profits, once and for all. Ceasefire in Gaza Two wrongs do not make a right and there can be no peace and healing in this conflict or the region until this unjust bombardment is ended and the Palestinian people are treated with dignity and respect, either in the form of a lasting two-state solution and end to the occupation of Palestinian territories, or the more likely long-term outcome of a one-state solution where Palestinian citizens enjoy equal rights to their Israeli neighbors and an end to the apartheid-style conditions that they presently suffer under. As Israel's main ally and supplier of military equipment and funding, we are complicit in these civilian deaths and it should be our responsibility to broker peace with diplomatic solutions and humanitarian aid to put a lasting stop to this violence once and for all. Criminal Justice Reform Much of this disparity is related to mandatory minimum sentencing stemming from the War on Drugs, which has led to millions of our own people- especially in communities of color-being rendered permanent pariahs and second-class citizens with little hope of getting their lives meaningfully back on track once they've served time. What's more, too many people have lost their lives at the hands of law enforcement without due process and little repercussion, and I aim to change that. I am for the full federal legalization of cannabis, decriminalization of personal use narcotics (in order to treat addiction as a medical rather than criminal issue), ending "no-knock" warrants, and requiring that all law enforcement officers be required to wear body cameras when armed and engaging with the general public. What's more, I want to ensure that we treat prisoners serving time humanely and emphasize education and reform over purely punitive punishment. If we can commit to developing more programs of re-assimilation into society to avoid recidivism, we may ensure that all folks who have served their sentence can become productive citizens through greater access to opportunity to participate in our democracy and economy. Passing the Equal Rights Amendment and Defending the LGBTQI+ Community According to the ACLU, as of January 2024, 387 pieces of anti-LGBTQl+ legislation were been put forward by state legislatures across the country, and as a friend and family member to queer and trans people, I will not let these bigoted affronts to the civil liberties of our people go unanswered. It is high time that we pass the the Equal Rights Amendment to ensure that "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex. The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article," as the Amendment would enshrine in our Constitution. The struggle for civil rights began long before us and will continue well after we are gone, and though it is up to each generation to respond to the crises of their respective times, NOW IS OUR MOMENT to ensure that the spirit of the Constitution applies to all our people in equal measure. If we do this, I believe that a new age of prosperity and harmony will be given life and that our culture will continue to evolve to become more equal, just, kind, and accepting than it has been up until this point. Combatting Climate Change In our District in particular, we can see the effects of this in the form of droughts that have greatly reduced our water supply and left us prone to devastating wildfires. Climate change is a global issue, but it affects our communities directly. Sustainability & Renewable Energy are the keys to our future, and I plan to use this platform to take on climate change head-on through legislation that influences the largest greenhouse gas-emitters in energy, agriculture, manufacturing, and single-use packaging to focus greater development of green, renewable, and sustainable alternatives to do what we can-while we still can—to preserve our environment for future generations. Codify Roe v. Wade I believe that Roe v. Wade should be codified into federal law in defense of women and their civil liberties throughout our Nation. Defending Democracy We must ensure that we have equality of opportunity for all of our citizens under the law, and that our rights are not infringed by tyrannical governments or increasingly powerful private corporations and their lobbyists. As such, I would also like to add my voice to the cause of overturning Citizens United to get corporate money out of politics as well as support ranked-choice voting initiatives to lower the barrier to entry for normal citizens to participate in the democratic process. Community Service There are local organizations that are already doing important work in these areas, and I want to use my platform to encourage others to get involved and lend their direct support by connecting the public and private sectors to solve local challenges of food insecurity, litter, and pollution. Common Sense Gun Safety Legislation As of April 2023, in each of the last three years, there have been more than 600 mass shootings, almost two a day on average. To make matters worse, according to the National Institute of Health, gun violence has now surpassed motor vehicle crashes as the leading cause of death among people ages 1-19 years in the United States. We are the only industrialized Nation on Earth that has mass shootings on the scale and frequency that we do. How many more mass shootings is it going to take before we actually do something about it? Background checks and banning the sale high capacity assault weapons are the least we can do to combat this epidemic, and I think we need to do much and more to ensure that gun safety training and licensing is required to purchase any weapon that has more firing capacity than a bolt-action rifle or a break action shotgun. We must also invest heavily in providing access to healthcare (especially in the realm of mental health) for our people and our youth. Above all else, we must change our culture to embrace non-violence as a means of settling conflict and work together to heal the divides that exist within our Nation. Enough of our people and children have died needlessly in the past decade not to act. Common sense policy with regards to the use and sale of firearms is possible if we choose for it (that is why the Constitution has the concept of Amendments in the first place), and I plan to lead by example to do what I can encourage others to embrace this way of thinking.[3] |
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| —Andrew Engdahl’s campaign website (2024)[4] | ||
2022
Andrew Engdahl completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Engdahl's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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When I made the decision to run for Congress, I set out to prove that any normal person with enough will, energy, and passion to do the job can put in the effort and make a difference. Through grassroots efforts, I have set out on a journey to defend democracy, preserve our environment, and bring our people back to a common understanding of what the truth is.
I'm a Bay Area native, an Eagle Scout, a classically trained historian, and technology professional. I enjoy helping people succeed and am passionate about contributing to an American culture that values love, kindness, sustainability, service, and stewardship of our Civil Rights and resources for the benefit of all our people and the world at large.
Favorite Quote: "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not." -Dr. Seuss- As your representative, I will make every effort to restore civility in our political process, reform our institutions, beat this pandemic, and do more than we ever have to combat climate change at its sources. If we do not act now, we risk losing everything we have fought so hard for.
- I love this country and its people, and for as long as I shall live I will be a champion for non-violence, liberty, justice, science, and equality of opportunity for all who are and would be free.
- I have spent my entire life trying to do the right thing, no matter the cost, and if I am successful, I plan to use this platform to speak truth to power, to fight for our community and the environment, and to pursue my American Dream, which is to inspire others to pick up the cause of a United Nation that will choose love over hate, wisdom over ignorance, and a brighter future for everyone, not just those with the means to help themselves.
- Sustainability & Renewable Energy - Climate change is a global issue, but affects our communities directly in the form of droughts and wildfires, and I plan to use this platform to take on climate change head on through legislation that influences the largest greenhouse gas emitters in energy, agriculture, manufacturing, and single-use packaging to encourage greater development of green, renewable, and sustainable alternatives to preserve our environment for future generations.
- Civil & Digital Rights - I plan to continue the work of civil rights leaders who came before me to ensure that we establish a more perfect Union by preserving the right to vote, that we have equality of opportunity for all of our citizens under the law, and that our rights are not infringed by tyrannical governments or private corporations.
- Criminal Justice Reform - I am for the full federal legalization of cannabis, decriminalization of personal use narcotics (in order to treat addiction as a medical rather than criminal issue), ending “no-knock” warrants, and that law enforcement be required to wear body cameras when armed and engaging with the public.
A Congress-person at their core is a Servant Leader, and should conduct themselves as such.
-Natural Resources
-Energy and Commerce
-Oversight and Reform
-Agriculture
It is my belief that term limits will lead to greater representative democracy if the same players are not monopolizing the same offices for decades.
Another woman opened up to me about how she and her husband were successful caterers and lost their business and livelihoods as a result of the pandemic shutdowns. She and her husband are old and are struggling to make ends meet now through no fault of their own and worry about their ability to find other work at this stage in their lives.
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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 March 23, 2022
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 2, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Andrew Engdahl for Congress, “My Platform,” accessed February 8, 2024
