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Daniel Wilson (California)
Daniel Wilson (independent) ran for election to the California State Assembly to represent District 38. He lost in the primary on June 7, 2022.
Wilson also ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 26th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the primary on June 7, 2022.
Wilson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Daniel Wilson was born in Cheverly, Maryland. He served in the U.S. Navy. Wilson earned an associate degree from Oxnard College in 2015 and a bachelor's degree from California State University Channel Islands in 2017. His career experience includes working as a warehouse coordinator in Ventura County. Wilson has been affiliated with Health Care for All - California, Health Care for All - Los Angeles, Veterans for Peace 112, and Oxnard LGBTQ.[1]
Elections
2022
State Assembly
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2022
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 38
Incumbent Steve Bennett defeated Cole Brocato in the general election for California State Assembly District 38 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Steve Bennett (D) | 61.2 | 79,709 |
| Cole Brocato (R) | 38.8 | 50,544 | ||
| Total votes: 130,253 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 38
Incumbent Steve Bennett and Cole Brocato defeated Daniel Wilson in the primary for California State Assembly District 38 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Steve Bennett (D) | 59.7 | 54,690 |
| ✔ | Cole Brocato (R) | 36.4 | 33,352 | |
 | Daniel Wilson (Independent) | 3.8 | 3,506 | |
| Total votes: 91,548 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Congress
See also: California's 26th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 26
Incumbent Julia Brownley defeated Matt Jacobs in the general election for U.S. House California District 26 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Julia Brownley (D) | 54.5 | 134,575 |
 | Matt Jacobs (R) | 45.5 | 112,214 | |
| Total votes: 246,789 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 26
Incumbent Julia Brownley and Matt Jacobs defeated Paul Nathan Taylor, David Goodman, and Fadde Mikhail in the primary for U.S. House California District 26 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Julia Brownley (D) | 54.3 | 91,535 |
| ✔ | | Matt Jacobs (R) | 38.4 | 64,835 |
 | Paul Nathan Taylor (R) | 3.3 | 5,612 | |
 | David Goodman (Independent) | 2.3 | 3,950 | |
 | Fadde Mikhail (R) | 1.6 | 2,775 | |
| Total votes: 168,707 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Daniel Wilson (Independent)
- Peter Austin (Independent Party)
Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Daniel Wilson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Wilson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I was born and raised in Maryland by a dedicated single mom that worked 2-3 jobs to ensure our survival. I started working at 14, came out as a lesbian at 16, and graduated from high school eight months after 9/11. I joined the United States Navy at 24 to empower myself with the tools necessary to achieve a better life.
I served four years as an aviation structural mechanic at a time when boots were still on the ground nearly a decade after 9/11 and honorably discharged in 2013. Following my separation from the military, I was finally able to marry the love of my life and begin my gender-affirming transition. During this time I was also blessed to become the first generation in my family to earn a degree after utilizing my G.I. Bill to begin my educational path to become a college history professor right here at Oxnard College.
It was all of these experiences combined with the 2016 Bernie Sanders campaign that came together to ignite the political fire that galvanized me to get involved in tackling the problems facing our community. I began volunteering at the polls, got hired at our local county office, and am now running for State Assembly to fight for a better California, for all of Us!- Everybody in, nobody out. This means comprehensive healthcare, quality public education, a living wage, and a clean environment shouldn’t be limited to only the upper class, but universally guaranteed, empowering all of us to thrive.
- Prioritizing people over profits. This is the guiding principle of the campaign and dictates who we take contributions from, write legislation for, and who we are fighting to empower - the poor and working class.
- The status quo is not working for working people. By questioning, challenging, and presenting new ideas to outdated societal constructs of a stifled and stagnant legislature, we will facilitate growth, ingenuity, and innovation in our communities.
The areas of public policy I am personally passionate encompass comprehensive, universal programs to meet the needs of all our people because it is an indisputable fact that people work, learn, and function better when they have their basic needs met.
Marginalized communities carry the greatest physical and financial burdens in maintaining our economy while being exploited for profits by industries denying us basic benefits and a living wage. To those of us living with the consequences of decades of legislative failures made by BOTH political parties that have led us to where we are today, it is beyond obvious that the status quo is not. working. for working. people!
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 17, 2022
