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Houman Salem
Houman Salem (Republican Party) ran for election to the California State Senate to represent District 27. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Salem completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Houman Salem was born in Tehran, Iran. He earned a bachelor's degree from California State University, Northridge in 1994 and a master's degree from Pepperdine Graziadio Business School in 2001. Salem’s career experience includes working as a fashion industry executive.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: California State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for California State Senate District 27
Incumbent Henry Stern defeated Houman Salem in the general election for California State Senate District 27 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Henry Stern (D) | 60.2 | 284,797 |
 | Houman Salem (R)  | 39.8 | 188,421 | |
| Total votes: 473,218 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 27
Incumbent Henry Stern and Houman Salem advanced from the primary for California State Senate District 27 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Henry Stern (D) | 63.8 | 158,184 |
| ✔ | | Houman Salem (R) | 36.2 | 89,646 |
| Total votes: 247,830 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Houman Salem completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Salem's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- To resolve the Homless Crisis that has infested our State over the past 8 years. Specifically, to repeal Prop 47, Prop 57 and AB 109.
- To protect taxpayers against the threat of any new taxes. Specifically, any changes to Prop 13.
- To fight for employees and job creators by minimizing government interfearence in their transactions. Specifically, repealing AB 5.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 9, 2020
