Joanna Weiss
Joanna Weiss (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 47th Congressional District. She lost in the primary on March 5, 2024.
Weiss completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Joanna Weiss was born in Garden Grove, California. Weiss' professional experience includes working as a nonprofit founder. She earned a bachelor's degree from UCLA in 1997 and a J.D. from USC in 1997.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: California's 47th Congressional District election, 2024
California's 47th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 top-two primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 47
Dave Min defeated Scott Baugh in the general election for U.S. House California District 47 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dave Min (D)  | 51.4 | 181,721 |
 | Scott Baugh (R) | 48.6 | 171,554 | |
| Total votes: 353,275 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 47
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 47 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Scott Baugh (R) | 32.1 | 57,517 |
| ✔ | | Dave Min (D) | 25.9 | 46,393 |
 | Joanna Weiss (D) | 19.4 | 34,802 | |
 | Max Ukropina (R) | 14.8 | 26,585 | |
 | Long Pham (R) | 2.7 | 4,862 | |
 | Terry Crandall (No party preference) | 1.6 | 2,878 | |
 | Boyd Roberts (D) | 1.4 | 2,570 | |
 | Tom McGrath (No party preference) | 0.9 | 1,611 | |
 | Bill Smith (No party preference) | 0.6 | 1,062 | |
| Shariq Zaidi (D) | 0.4 | 788 | ||
| Total votes: 179,068 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Andrew Goffe (D)
- Weiming Chu (R)
- Harley Rouda (D)
- Julia Hashemieh (R)
- Steven Cotton (R)
- James Griffin (R)
- Mike Schaefer (D)
- Brian Burley (R)
- Lori Kirkland Baker (D)
- Dom Jones (D)
Endorsements
Weiss received the following endorsements.
- U.S. Rep. Julia Brownley (D)
- U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel (D)
- U.S. Rep. John Garamendi (D)
- U.S. Rep. Josh Harder (D)
- U.S. Rep. Sara Jacobs (D)
- U.S. Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D)
- U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster (D)
- U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D)
- U.S. Rep. Jerry Patterson (R)
- U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell (D)
- U.S. Rep. Linda Sánchez (D)
- State Asm. Cottie Petrie-Norris (D)
- Anaheim Mayor Ashleigh Aitken (Nonpartisan)
- Representative, Ocean View Board of Trustees Gina Clayton-Tarvin
- Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley (Nonpartisan)
- Controller Malia Cohen (D)
- Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis (D)
- Frmr. Los Angeles City Controller Wendy Greuel (D)
- Frmr. Mayor, Huntington Beach Linda Moulton-Patterson (Nonpartisan)
- Former U.S. Rep. Harley Rouda (D)
- California Young Democrats
- Democratic Majority for Israel PAC
- EMILY's List
- Elect Democratic Women
- Heart of LA Democratic Club
- New Democrat Coalition Action Fund
- Tri-State Maxed-Out Women
- Voter Protection Project
- Women in Leadership PAC
Campaign themes
2024
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Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Joanna Weiss completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Weiss' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Joanna is a former litigator and Adjunct Professor at Chapman University School of Law. Weiss served on the Board of Directors of the Public Law Center for over a decade and has won multiple awards for her legal and community leadership..
Weiss’ father was a Vietnam War veteran, and her mother was a public school teacher. Her family was on food stamps and Medicaid when she was born. After attending Orange County public schools and Saddleback Community College, Weiss transferred to UCLA where she earned a B.A. in Political Science. Weiss then attended USC School of Law.
Weiss was a business litigator for the international law firm Latham & Watkins LLP. In 2016, Weiss founded WAVE, Women for American Values and Ethics. For the past six years, Weiss and her team have activated thousands of Orange County residents around the most significant issues of our generation: defending democracy and voting rights; fighting to protect women’s health and reproductive rights; and addressing the devastating effects of climate change.- I am a lifelong Orange County native who has worked to solve problems our families face. As an attorney, law professor, and voting rights advocate I have worked to protect seniors, domestic violence survivors and children with special needs.
- As a mother of three, I know the importance of restoring reproductive rights. We cannot allow our daughters to grow up in a world where they have fewer rights than we did. I will vote to codify Roe.
- Orange County can be the green energy capital of the world. We face enormous challenges from climate change, but through innovation and collaboration we can harness our natural resources to develop sustainable energy and build good paying jobs in our community.
Weiss knows that reproductive freedom is a women’s health, economic, and gender equity imperative. With MAGA extremists in Washington looking to ban abortion nationwide and reduce access to much-needed reproductive care – even here in California – Weiss will tirelessly fight to protect the right to control our own bodies and lives.
Climate change requires urgent action, which I view as both a challenge and an opportunity. I support widespread investment in clean technology, providing incentives to consumers to choose renewable energy sources, and fostering public-private partnerships to collaborate on solving the biggest threats posed by climate change. I will prioritize investments in training our community to ensure we become the green tech capital of the U.S.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 5, 2024
