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Corey Gustafson
Corey Gustafson (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 50th Congressional District. Gustafson lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Gustafson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Corey Gustafson was born in San Diego, California. Gustafson graduated from San Pasqual High School. He earned a degree from San Diego State University.[1] Gustafson's career experience includes owning a business and working as an educator.[2]
Elections
2022
See also: California's 50th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 50
Incumbent Scott Peters defeated Corey Gustafson in the general election for U.S. House California District 50 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Scott Peters (D) | 62.8 | 168,816 |
 | Corey Gustafson (R)  | 37.2 | 99,819 | |
| Total votes: 268,635 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 50
Incumbent Scott Peters and Corey Gustafson defeated Kylie Taitano, David Chiddick, and Adam Schindler in the primary for U.S. House California District 50 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Scott Peters (D) | 52.3 | 89,894 |
| ✔ | | Corey Gustafson (R) | 29.9 | 51,312 |
 | Kylie Taitano (D) | 9.4 | 16,065 | |
 | David Chiddick (R) | 5.4 | 9,333 | |
 | Adam Schindler (Independent) | 3.0 | 5,168 | |
| Total votes: 171,772 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mari Barosay (D)
- Joseph Rocha (D)
- Timothy Bilash (D)
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Corey Gustafson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Gustafson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Corey was born in San Diego and raised in Escondido. He graduated from San Pasqual High School and San Diego State University while working for his parents’ small businesses.
He learned about hard work and entrepreneurship by working in small businesses, whether it meant getting up early for prep work or mopping bar floors.
In 2019, Corey cofounded Dogleg Brewing Co. in Vista with his business partners. Dogleg Brewing aimed to bring together two of San Diego’s iconic industries: golf and craft beer. Not coincidentally, they are also two of Corey’s favorite pastimes. Dogleg opened just months before the pandemic started, but the Dogleg team persevered to make it through the pandemic.
Corey’s other passion is university teaching. Since 2014, he served as the director of the Oxford Study Abroad International Relations program. During the course, he lectures in American foreign policy and the national security process.
From 2016 to 2019, he was a lecturer in American Government at California State University-San Bernardino.
Corey is currently engaged to his fiancé, Kathryn, a small business owner and native San Diegan.- Lower Taxes -Washington DC has a spending problem and politicians continue to spend by the trillions. How are they planning to pay for it? More tax hikes on American families who are already dealing with record inflation. Corey believes San Diego families deserve to keep more of their hard-earned money. He'll fight to cut taxes and he'll put a stop to reckless spending.
- Stop Inflation-Inflation is a tax on all of us. It's never been harder to make ends meet in California, with skyrocketing gas prices, housing costs and prices for everyday items like groceries. The inflation unleashed by trillions of dollars in spending by DC politicians has put our families and business on the brink. Corey will fight to stop reckless spending and lower taxes.
- Fight Crime- San Diego is experiencing an unprecedented rise in crime. It's no mystery why: understaffed law enforcement, failed leadership, and politicians who were unwilling to stand with our first responders when they needed it most. While others support defunding the police, Corey will always be a proud supporter of law enforcement. He believes we must be tough on crime and tough on the causes of crime.
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Campaign website
Gustafson's campaign website stated the following:
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Corey's Commitments Lower Taxes Washington DC has a spending problem and politicians continue to spend by the trillions. How are they planning to pay for it? More tax hikes on American families who are already dealing with record inflation. Corey believes San Diego families deserve to keep more of their hard-earned money. He'll fight to cut taxes and he'll put a stop to reckless spending.
Inflation is a tax on all of us. It's never been harder to make ends meet in California, with skyrocketing gas prices, housing costs and prices for everyday items like groceries. The inflation unleashed by trillions of dollars in spending by DC politicians has put our families and business on the brink. Corey will fight to stop reckless spending and lower taxes.
San Diego is experiencing an unprecedented rise in crime. It's no mystery why: understaffed law enforcement, failed leadership, and politicians who were unwilling to stand with our first responders when they needed it most. While others support defunding the police, Corey will always be a proud supporter of law enforcement. He believes we must be tough on crime and tough on the causes of crime.
Corey Gustafson is a successful small business owner. He knows how hard it is to start and operate a business in California. That's why he will be a fighter for San Diego's Job Creators and middle-class workers. Corey knows that our economy is strong in spite of government regulation, not because of it. He opposes job-killing policies, like AB-5, that crush California's workers and small businesses. Corey Gustafson will fight for us in Congress and create a climate that brings good paying jobs and economic prosperity.[3] |
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| —Corey Gustafson's campaign website (2022)[4] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Corey for Congress, "About Corey," accessed May 27, 2022
- ↑ Facebook, "Corey Gustafson for Congress," accessed May 27, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Corey for Congress, “Home,” accessed May 19, 2022
