California State Senate District 16 candidate surveys, 2022
This article shows responses from candidates in the 2022 election for California State Senate District 16 who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
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Candidates and election results
General election
General election for California State Senate District 16
Incumbent Melissa Hurtado defeated David Shepard in the general election for California State Senate District 16 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Melissa Hurtado (D) | 50.0 | 68,460 |
 | David Shepard (R)  | 50.0 | 68,438 | |
| Total votes: 136,898 | |||
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Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses
Ballotpedia asks all federal, state, and local candidates to complete a survey and share what motivates them on political and personal levels. The section below shows responses from candidates in this race who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
Survey responses from candidates in this race
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David Shepard (R)
Addressing rising crime - removing Prop 47 and Prop 57 and supporting law enforcement.
Reviving the American Dream - reducing inflation and making California affordable to live in.
David Shepard (R)
Business Public Safety
Economic Prosperity
See also
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