Help us improve in just 2 minutes—share your thoughts in our reader survey.
Ignacio Cruz
Ignacio Cruz (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 19th Congressional District. He lost in the primary on March 3, 2020.
Cruz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Cruz earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Southern California in 1994 and his master's degree from the University of Southern California in 1998. His career experience includes working in government relations.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: California's 19th Congressional District election, 2020
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 19
Incumbent Zoe Lofgren defeated Justin Aguilera in the general election for U.S. House California District 19 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Zoe Lofgren (D) | 71.7 | 224,385 |
 | Justin Aguilera (R) | 28.3 | 88,642 | |
| Total votes: 313,027 | |||
 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 19
Incumbent Zoe Lofgren and Justin Aguilera defeated Ignacio Cruz, Ivan Torres, and Jason Mallory in the primary for U.S. House California District 19 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Zoe Lofgren (D) | 62.7 | 104,456 |
| ✔ | | Justin Aguilera (R) | 12.3 | 20,469 |
 | Ignacio Cruz (R) | 11.5 | 19,109 | |
 | Ivan Torres (D) | 11.4 | 18,916 | |
| Jason Mallory (Independent) | 2.1 | 3,516 | ||
| Total votes: 166,466 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Erik Estavillo (D)
- Abdullah Issaq (D)
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ignacio Cruz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Cruz's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
| Collapse all
I've worked internationally for over the past 20 years in government, politics and business, on extreme poverty, government relations, foreign affairs, lobbying, trade & economic development, farming, migration, indigenous development, corruption, as well as policy and political advisor/strategist on political campaigns at every level. I am considered a top expert on Mexico's government and political system, as well as author of two books: The Systemic Challenge that explores Mexico's underdevelopment; and The America First Doctrine, the essential 2020 guide for Trump Republicans - both available on Amazon. I am also a small business owner - iiJewelers: custom handcrafted silver jewelry and home decor.
BA in International Relations from the University of Southern California Dornsife & Masters of Planning and Development from the USC Sole Price School of Public Policy. My doctoral studies are in Political Science and Sociology from the Universidad Iberoamericana Santa Fe Mexico City.
I am a Trump Republican and decided to run for US Congress because California and this nation have lost their way and we need people that will fight with our president for working class America and stop the neoliberal economic destruction that has been gutting our nation's wealth for nearly fifty years.
There are many republicans running for office in California that do not support our president and are as responsible as democrats for what's wrong with our great state. I am determined to change that and promote republicans that will help bring back California to the Center politically.- We must reelect President Trump and continue strengthening our economy.
- Comprehensive Immigration Reform that includes building the wall.
- Reducing the Federal Income Tax to 10%.
b. Second Amendment: I will never surrender my right to bear arms and I will fight for that right.
c. Affordable housing: working class Americans in states like California can't afford rents and are driven into the streets because of strict development regulations that keep prices artificially high.
d. Veterans Affairs: our veterans have earned a unique package of goods and serves that guarantee them a path to the American dream and the highest quality healthcare available.
e. 10% Federal Income Tax: We are over taxed in this nation and we need to establish a fixed rate for income tax that isn't a burden for our citizens.
f. Strong Military Spending: A fixed 3% of budget in order to keep our military the strongest in the world and eliminate the need for endless wars.
g. Social Media Regulation: social media needs to be governed under clears rules that allow all Americans free access to the new public sphere.
h. Financial Market Regulations: Unregulated financial markets have been the principal cause of crisis after crisis in our country.
i. Israel: The Jewish State must be protected and expanded where necessary in order to guarantee its security.
Ways and Means
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 October 26, 2019
