California State Senate District 40 candidate surveys, 2022

Elections in California, 2022

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This article shows responses from candidates in the 2022 election for California State Senate District 40 who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.

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Candidates and election results

General election

General election for California State Senate District 40

Incumbent Brian Jones defeated Joseph Rocha in the general election for California State Senate District 40 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian Jones (R)	53.1	170,109
		Joseph Rocha (D)	46.9	149,948

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 320,057
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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Joseph Rocha (D)

Investing in Southern California’s Future

Helping Families Get Ahead

Veterans

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Joseph Rocha (D)

Helping Families Get Ahead. In the State Senate, I will focus on delivering on basic needs that help to lift people into the middle class such as increasing access to affordable, quality childcare and expanding paid sick leave.

Creating American Jobs. I will focus on creating jobs that lift families into the middle class, and ensuring that everyone working full time can support themselves and their family. I'll work to bring home the resources needed to improve our community's families' economic well-being.

Housing. Families are stretching their budgets to continue living in the community they love. We need commonsense solutions to ensure every family can make their rent and mortgage payments. I will focus on resources that help families remain in their homes, ending discrimination in the housing process, expanding access to first-time homebuyer loans, and investing in smarter community development.

See also

More about these elections:

• California State Senate elections, 2022

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