Celeste Iroha

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Celeste Iroha

Democratic Party

Education

Associate

Brightwood College, 2017

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Fayetteville, N.C.

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Christian

Profession

Healthcare

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Celeste Iroha (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Maryland's 4th Congressional District. She did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on May 14, 2024.

Iroha completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Celeste Iroha was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Iroha earned an associate degree from Brightwood College in 2017. Her career experience includes working in healthcare. Iroha founded and has served as CEO of Enough of Gun Violence.

Elections

2024

See also: Maryland's 4th Congressional District election, 2024

Maryland's 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 14 Democratic primary)

Maryland's 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 14 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Maryland District 4

Incumbent Glenn Ivey defeated George McDermott in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 4 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Glenn Ivey (D)	88.4	239,596
		George McDermott (R)	11.2	30,454
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	920

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 270,970
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 4

Incumbent Glenn Ivey defeated Gabriel Njinimbot, Emmett Johnson, and Joseph Gomes in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 4 on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Glenn Ivey	84.9	66,659
		Gabriel Njinimbot	5.6	4,366
		Emmett Johnson	4.9	3,835
		Joseph Gomes	4.7	3,673

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 78,533
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Celeste Iroha (D)
• Elijah Coker (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 4

George McDermott advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 4 on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		George McDermott	100.0	3,563

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,563
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Celeste Iroha completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Iroha's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a 27 year old Full-Time Healthcare Professional, Graduating Senior in December 2023, and Full - Time Activist.

I am also a survivor of Gun Violence and Domestic Violence. I am running to fight for communities to 'Dream For A Better Tomorrow.'

I am ready to work for you and you will have a voice in me and at the table.

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?

• Fighting to Protect Communities from Gun Violence
• Protecting the Rights of Women
• Fighting for Everyone because We Are Equal

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Passing commonsense Gun Safety Legislation

Passing legislation within the healthcare field

Protecting Rights of Women

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Caring and open hearted
Community-oriented

What legacy would you like to leave?

That people have someone to remember that cared about their children and making sure that they had a future to grow up in :)

What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?

That they are filled with people who care

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

Yes and No, because not every elected official out there had a prior experience in government or politics before being elected to their seat

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Not coming together to End Gun Violence

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

Up to 4 years and then they take a 2 year break before a certain age if they want to run again

What are your thoughts on term limits?

There need to be term limits so we have young adults running for office and making connections with the future and current generations.

Is there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

Rep Lucy McBath of Georgia, but at the end of the day, I am my own person

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

Compromise is both necessary and desirable because it can depend on the topic being made into law. But there are more topics in which compromise is just deemed as necessary in the eyes of people.

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Campaign finance summary

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Celeste Iroha campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	U.S. House Maryland District 4	Withdrew primary	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$0	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

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Maryland's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Angela Alsobrooks (D)

Chris Hollen (D)

Representatives

District 1

Andrew Harris (R)

District 2

John Olszewski (D)

District 3

Sarah Elfreth (D)

District 4

Glenn Ivey (D)

District 5

Steny Hoyer (D)

District 6

April McClain-Delaney (D)

District 7

Kweisi Mfume (D)

District 8

Jamie Raskin (D)

Democratic Party (9)

Republican Party (1)