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Bruce Lou
Bruce Lou (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 11th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Lou completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Bruce Lou earned a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 2018. His career experience includes working as a business owner.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: California's 11th Congressional District election, 2024
California's 11th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 top-two primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 11
Incumbent Nancy Pelosi defeated Bruce Lou in the general election for U.S. House California District 11 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nancy Pelosi (D) | 81.0 | 274,796 |
 | Bruce Lou (R)  | 19.0 | 64,315 | |
| Total votes: 339,111 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 11
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 11 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nancy Pelosi (D) | 73.3 | 138,285 |
| ✔ | | Bruce Lou (R) | 8.6 | 16,285 |
 | Marjorie Mikels (D) | 5.0 | 9,363 | |
 | Bianca Von Krieg (D) | 4.0 | 7,634 | |
 | Jason Zeng (R) | 3.5 | 6,607 | |
| Jason Boyce (D) | 2.3 | 4,325 | ||
| Larry Nichelson (R) | 1.8 | 3,482 | ||
| Eve Del Castello (R) | 1.5 | 2,751 | ||
| Total votes: 188,732 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Endorsements
Lou received the following endorsements.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Bruce Lou completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lou's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I’ve watched as the United States has declined in the past two decades. We have failed to guarantee the American dream for ordinary people, yet we have devolved into a society hyper-focused on pushing certain ideologies rather than finding real solutions. We as a country are more divided than ever and our elected leaders seem to fuel division and hostility towards each other for politics sake.
I am a young, passionate leader who represents the generation that will one day inherit this country. As a political newcomer, I am a fresh voice as opposed to Washington insiders who only have their own interests at heart. I am running as your common-sense candidate who will find sensible, practical solutions to the problems that we face. I put people above politics.
- Protect our fundamental freedoms. I believe in limited government that interferes as little as possible in our lives while maintaining peace and safety. I believe that the primary job of the government should be to preserve the freedoms enshrined in the Constitution, not be an all-encompassing nanny state. I support free speech, property rights, and lower government spending and taxation. While the government must provide certain basic services, I believe that people should be given as many choices as possible on how to live their lives as they see fit with as little government interference as possible.
- All citizens must be treated equally under the law. When some groups are privileged over others, giving some more rights than others based on their identity, that violates the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause. Whether this manifests itself in additional aid, unfair admissions and hiring practices, or unequal enforcement of the law, this is unconstitutional and morally repugnant. Certain groups do not get a free pass due to either historical injustices or because of existing socioeconomic inequality.
- Politicians need to be held accountable for their actions. We now have a permanent class of politicians who are both unaware of the daily realities of life that common people face and indifferent to the fate of this country and its citizens. They live in a bubble and suffer no consequences for the decisions they make that impact millions. I propose term limits on Congress, voter-decided salaries, and a ban on insider trading. Additionally, politicians can be held accountable via consequences such as pay reductions when the economy goes into lockdown or crashes, stricter public disclosures on financial or business ties, and jail time for corruption or other betrayals of trust of the people.
The federal government can play a big role in solving these problems. We can fund police departments so they are equipped to deal with incidents that endanger public safety. Federal courts can prosecute criminal leaders and destroy organized crime rings at the top level. We can fight drug cartels poisoning our citizens through increased border security and federal agencies that stop the flow of drugs at the source.
I am also passionate about education for its role in shaping the values and ideals that the next generation will carry forward, thus shaping the future of our society.
In particular, I believe that education needs to be practical, instead of ideological. I believe that education should teach facts and critical thinking skills so that students can reach their own independent conclusions after evaluating the facts, and synthesize information to create their own theories. Students should not only be allowed to question their conclusions, but encouraged to.
Competence—representatives need to be able to get things done. Representatives need to be intelligent and of good judgment. We should not elect people who are unskilled and unknowledgeable.
“What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.” -Pericles
I still have this job—it’s evolved into an elite history competition consulting service. I’ve evolved this humble venture into a business, have coached many students who’ve won a combined ten national titles, and it’s been going strong for almost a decade now.
“God, I’ve been a faithful worshiper for years. Please save me as I have honored you well for my whole life.”
God answers affirmatively with a thunderclap from the heavens.
After an hour, a speedboat passes by. There’s a man holding out a life buoy on it.
“Hey man, you look like you need some help! Jump on, I’m heading to shore!”
The man replies that he appreciates it but he will put his faith in God to save him.
The boat leaves, but a helicopter spots him soon after and throws down a ladder.
The man uses sign language to signal to the helicopter that he appreciates it but will continue to put his faith in God.
After the helicopter leaves, improbably, a pack of dolphins swims up to the island, and offers its back to the man, as if to say, “Get on. I will take you to safety.”
The man shakes his head once again and points skyward.
The island has no water, so the man perishes soon after.
When he gets to heaven he is furious.
“Why didn’t you save me, God? I trusted you, and you betrayed my faith!”
God answers, “What do you mean? I sent you the boat, the helicopter, the dolphins, but you didn’t take any of them, and here you are…”
The hostility that continues to worsen as people refuse to even have civil discourse with each other will be what ultimately destroys this country. If we are unable to see each other as fellow Americans and peacefully compromise to find solutions, we will be left without a nation at all.
San Francisco Republican Party
Log Cabin Republicans of San Francisco
California Republican Assembly (CRA), San Francisco Peninsula Chapter
Equal Rights for All PAC (ERFA PAC)
Business and Housing Network (BAHN)
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Campaign website
Lou’s campaign website stated the following:
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Protecting Constitutional Freedoms Bruce advocates for a smaller, more limited government that preserves and respects our fundamental Constitutional rights, rather than violating them. Reduce Government Spending and Taxation Bruce would slash government spending and attempt to reduce the tax burden as much as possible to create a more limited, restrained federal government. Law and Order Bruce supports funding police departments and a fair justice system that assigns appropriate punishments for crimes. Stop Hate Crimes Stop Discriminatory Admissions and Hiring Bruce proposes that all universities that take federal funding must allow their admissions processes to be observable and auditable by third-party media outlets. Fight the Drug Epidemic Secure the Border Bruce Lou would advocate for a strong border and the end of sanctuary cities. Education Bruce wants to reform the education system to promote practical education, and promote school choice to allow parents to choose how and where their children are taught. Defend Property Rights Bruce would fight against all federal bills that would restrict the rights of property owners.[2] |
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| —Bruce Lou’s campaign website (2024)[3] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate U.S. House California District 11 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 20, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Bruce Lou for Congress, “Issues,” accessed February 12, 2024
