James Just
James Just (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the California State Assembly to represent District 7. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Just completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
James Just was born in Sacramento, California. He attended Cosumnes River College and Western Governors University. Just has been affiliated with the Libertarian Party of Sacramento County.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2020
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 7
Incumbent Kevin McCarty defeated James Just in the general election for California State Assembly District 7 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kevin McCarty (D) | 73.9 | 149,083 |
James Just (L)  | 26.1 | 52,543 | ||
| Total votes: 201,626 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 7
Incumbent Kevin McCarty and James Just advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 7 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin McCarty (D) | 99.8 | 88,869 |
| ✔ | James Just (L) (Write-in) | 0.2 | 199 | |
| Total votes: 89,068 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
James Just completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Just's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Just excels at managing small, diverse teams focusing on continual improvement, personal growth, and community leadership opportunities. He has used these skills working on a campaign for governor, being Vice-Chair for the Sacramento County Libertarian Party, and being on the production team for a public access television show.
Just now wants to take his personal experience into the State Assembly, to be a voice for the working class. Like millions of other Californians, Just's ability to earn an income was dramatically restricted by AB-5 and from the lack of action from out-of-touch politicians to fix the desperate situation they left their constituents in. All while the cost of living rises in one of the most expensive states in the country. It's time for a man both of and for the people to be a representative in government, to undo the harm of special interests and career politicians in California and give the working class a voice in Sacramento.
- I am not just a man for the people, I am a man of the people. I'm a father and a grandfather, I'm a blue collar and gig worker; not a career politician. I know the lifestyles, needs, and worries of Sacramentans, and I can give a voice to the working class.
- I will work to maintain transparency and accountability with the voters and work tirelessly to represent the people of my district. The mom and pop stores, the individuals, the neighborhoods; not just lobbyists and special interests.
- I would hope that people would vote for me so that we can turn this state around and give power, jobs, and voice back to the people of District 7.
If elected as the next Assemblyman for District 7, I would work to restore the freedom of workers and economic opportunity that was destroyed by AB-5.
I would also work to increase government transparency and accountability, starting with myself. I know, we've all heard that line before. So I would start by having more town halls with my local neighborhood groups, city councilmen, and individual community members to be transparent about what is happening at the legislature and asking what they need me to take care of; not just meetings with the same groups, lobbyists, and special interests at the capital.
Livability and gentrification are becoming bigger issues in Sacramento, and more people are being forced onto the streets due to a lack of low income housing options due to government regulations. I would work to reverse that trend to empower individuals to obtain their own housing.
It is to ensure that we are making good political decisions as many perspectives have to be heard and genuinely considered. The first step in regaining trust in government is ensuring that people feel heard. And that is the first job of an Assembly member.
That said, not all experience is good experience; and with career politicians you can risk electing people that are in it for themselves and who have climbed the political ladder via the "I scratch your back, you scratch mine" philosophy. This is why it is vital to examine each individual candidate to see who the best option is.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 6, 2020
