Joanne Wright
From Ballotpedia
This page was current at the end of the individual's last campaign covered by Ballotpedia. Please contact us with any updates.
Joanne Wright (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 34th Congressional District. She lost in the primary on March 3, 2020.
Wright completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Joanne Wright was born in Los Angeles, California. She earned a bachelor's degree from Scripps College and a master's degree in education from Claremont Graduate University. Wright's career experience includes working as a real estate broker and a teacher.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: California's 34th Congressional District election, 2020
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 34
Incumbent Jimmy Gomez defeated David Kim in the general election for U.S. House California District 34 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jimmy Gomez (D)  | 53.0 | 108,792 |
 | David Kim (D) | 47.0 | 96,554 | |
| Total votes: 205,346 | |||
| = 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 34
Incumbent Jimmy Gomez and David Kim defeated Frances Yasmeen Motiwalla, Joanne Wright, and Keanakay Scott in the primary for U.S. House California District 34 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jimmy Gomez (D) | 52.0 | 57,066 |
| ✔ | | David Kim (D) | 21.0 | 23,055 |
 | Frances Yasmeen Motiwalla (D) | 13.6 | 14,961 | |
 | Joanne Wright (R) | 7.7 | 8,482 | |
 | Keanakay Scott (D) | 5.6 | 6,089 | |
| Total votes: 109,653 | |||
| = 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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Shannel Pittman (G)
- Vanessa Aramayo (D)
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Joanne Wright completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Wright's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
| Collapse all
I'm a native of Los Angeles and a Real Estate Broker. A graduate of Scripps College in Claremont, CA I stayed in Claremont to earn my Masters in Education and then taught in Algeria for two years. I speak Spanish, Italian and French. As a landlord I understand the frustration of the of the small investor continually being taxed and regulated but also the fear of the renter who knows a tough month at work could mean eviction and the loss of their rent-controlled apartment.
- Homelessness is Solvable with law enforcement, mental health care and tough love.
- America First. Enough talk about socialism. We are a capitalistic democratic Republic and we need to protect our country and our constitution.
- Big pharma need to back off bribing politicians to mandate unnecessary vaccinations which are literally making our children sick. Drug prices need to be lowered so everyone can get medicine. Medical conglomerates need to pay doctors more and stop price setting with insurance companies. Medicare is sound and if we cut the fraud will be sustainable
My most immediate passion is to implement a comprehensive plan for homelessness in Los Angeles by using the old County General Hospital. Step 1. Mobile Triage Unit starts with one street enjoying homeless to register for the program's which starts at County General. Step 2. Physical healing, mental health assessment, drug and alcohol rehabilitation, job trying, permanent housing. 3. Continued partnering and individual care plans are monitored. Where people aren't able to live independently they are placed in community residence at property similar to Dr. Kenneth Wright's Village Township Option.
I look up to my brother, Kenneth Wright, MD. Not only does he work tirelessly healing people in Los Angeles and around the world but he has a Foundation for underprivileged who need eye exams, treatments and surgeries. When he found out no Republican was running against corrupt Ted Lieu, he stood up and is now in his third try because he loves this city and this country and wants to help prevent America from becoming socialist. He showed me the importance of political action, He drafted a long term solution for homelessness and he and I have been working to procure a portion of County General Hospital in LA as immediate temporary shelter, assessment, administration and transitional resource networking. My creation of the Mobile Triage Unit (MTU) was inspired by his plan that has been endorsed by Dr. Drew.
The Constitution.
Elected officials should put their entire constituency first. Not just the ones in their own party. They should vote for the good of the country. They should be constitutionalists who put our general welfare ahead of any foreign country. They need to remember that we are a Judeo-Christian country and we pledge allegiance to our flag and respect the electoral college and the result of our elections.
Independent thinking, strong leadership, innovative, patriotic and relentless.
To vote in the best way to represent their district, support the President and protect the constitution of the United States.
Solve the homeless problem in Los Angeles using my plan that can be duplicated nationwide.
The first historical event I remember was the day John F. Kennedy was shot. I was on the playground in the third grade and went to the library to get more information. We were all in shock. My parents were Republicans and during the campaign had sung, "Nixon, Nixon he's our man. Kennedy belongs in the garbage can. ". When I got home my mother was sobbing and I asked her, why she was so upset when she didn't even vote for JFK. I remember it like it was yesterday. "He was our President!" As soon as that man won and became our President it didn't matter who I voted for. He was our President and they assassinated him." She was completely broken. Nothing was ever the same.
Besides summer jobs in high school and college, my first real job was 2nd grade teacher in Bethioua, Algeria in North Africa for California-based Bechtel Corporation's LNG plant. (Liquid Natural Gas). This international opportunity taught independence, the challenges of living in a post-revolutionary socialist Muslim country and the powerful teach America has in foreign countries and... how lucky I am to be an American.
The Fountainhead. The battle between steel and compassion. Reminds me of Downtown LA.
Glynda. The good witch.
Not being able to do everything I want. Getting over losing my parents.
I think two years for representatives is too short. As soon as they get to DC they're already campaigning for the next election. Terms should be three or four years and three terms maximum term limits.
We need term limits. Twelve year maximums.
Mark Meadows, Lindsay Graham, Jim Jordan, Devin Nunez, Matt Gaetz, Elise Stefanik.
Many of the people in my District tell stories about the homeless. They're sick and tired of continually rising number of homeless for whom they foot the bill. They're tired of taxes being raised, of Sacramento trying to repeal Prop 13 despite it being one of the few protections that the middle class still has. They're frustrated with the voter fraud and the fact they have to show their ID to get a cell phone e but illegal immigrants can vote without being citizens. They're angry that people can come from all over the country and world and they have to pay for everything and they're the only ones following the rules.
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 December 24, 2019
Senators
Alex Padilla (D)
Adam Schiff (D)
Representatives
District 1
Doug LaMalfa (R)
District 2
Jared Huffman (D)
District 3
Kevin Kiley (R)
District 4
Mike Thompson (D)
District 5
Tom McClintock (R)
District 6
Ami Bera (D)
District 7
Doris Matsui (D)
District 8
John Garamendi (D)
District 9
Josh Harder (D)
District 10
Mark DeSaulnier (D)
District 11
Nancy Pelosi (D)
District 12
Lateefah Simon (D)
District 13
Adam Gray (D)
District 14
Eric Swalwell (D)
District 15
Kevin Mullin (D)
District 16
Sam Liccardo (D)
District 17
Ro Khanna (D)
District 18
Zoe Lofgren (D)
District 19
Jimmy Panetta (D)
District 20
Vince Fong (R)
District 21
Jim Costa (D)
District 22
David Valadao (R)
District 23
Jay Obernolte (R)
District 24
Salud Carbajal (D)
District 25
Raul Ruiz (D)
District 26
Julia Brownley (D)
District 27
District 28
Judy Chu (D)
District 29
Luz Rivas (D)
District 30
Laura Friedman (D)
District 31
Gil Cisneros (D)
District 32
Brad Sherman (D)
District 33
Pete Aguilar (D)
District 34
Jimmy Gomez (D)
District 35
Norma Torres (D)
District 36
Ted Lieu (D)
District 37
District 38
Linda Sánchez (D)
District 39
Mark Takano (D)
District 40
Young Kim (R)
District 41
Ken Calvert (R)
District 42
Robert Garcia (D)
District 43
Maxine Waters (D)
District 44
Nanette Barragán (D)
District 45
Derek Tran (D)
District 46
Lou Correa (D)
District 47
Dave Min (D)
District 48
Darrell Issa (R)
District 49
Mike Levin (D)
District 50
Scott Peters (D)
District 51
Sara Jacobs (D)
District 52
Juan Vargas (D)
Democratic Party (45)
Republican Party (9)
