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Christine Nagaye
Christine Nagaye ran for election for Santa Clara County Sheriff in California. She lost in the primary on June 7, 2022.
Nagaye completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Christine Nagaye was born in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Santa Clara County, California (2022)
General election
General election for Santa Clara County Sheriff
Bob Jonsen defeated Kevin Jensen in the general election for Santa Clara County Sheriff on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bob Jonsen (Nonpartisan) | 50.8 | 230,714 | |
| Kevin Jensen (Nonpartisan) | 49.2 | 223,363 | ||
| Total votes: 454,077 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Santa Clara County Sheriff
Bob Jonsen and Kevin Jensen defeated Christine Nagaye, Sean Allen, and Anh T. Colton in the primary for Santa Clara County Sheriff on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bob Jonsen (Nonpartisan) | 32.0 | 100,281 | |
| ✔ | Kevin Jensen (Nonpartisan) | 30.5 | 95,576 | |
 | Christine Nagaye (Nonpartisan) | 19.3 | 60,659 | |
| Sean Allen (Nonpartisan) | 13.8 | 43,395 | ||
| Anh T. Colton (Nonpartisan) | 4.4 | 13,705 | ||
| Total votes: 313,616 | |||
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Endorsements
To view Nagaye's endorsements in the 2022 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Christine Nagaye completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Nagaye's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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The Sheriff’s Office is in dire need of reform and I know I can deliver the changes that are needed for the Agency and the communities. I am the only candidate who not only wants complete law enforcement reform, but I am the only candidate actually has plan to implement reform.
I am a life-long Democrat and my views for Sheriff fall in line with those of the California Democratic party. I will fight for Santa Clara County’s most vulnerable communities, protect working families and ensure that everyone has a chance live the “American Dream”. I want Santa Clara County to ba a place where kids can be proud of where they live and residents feel safe. I believe in collective bargaining, workers rights, and a women's right to choose. I believe in feeding and housing the homeless. I also believe there needs to be common sense gun control. I know that climate change is an issue that also affects the Sheriff's Office, and I believe in the constitutional right for everyone to vote. I believe in everyone's right to dignity and respect not matter of where you were born or what country you are a citizen. I believe in quality education for all- Complete police reform for the Santa Clara County Sheriff"s Office.
- Introduce educational opportunities prior, during and after incarceration to reduce recidivism.
- Implement a retention program to weed out unqualified applicants during the selection process.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 1, 2022
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