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Joe Sweeney (California)
Joe Sweeney (No party preference) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 10th Congressional District. He lost in the primary on March 5, 2024.
Sweeney completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Joe Sweeney was born in Minnesota. He graduated from Walker High School. He earned a bachelor's degree from Hamline University in 2004 and a graduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 2008.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: California's 10th Congressional District election, 2024
California's 10th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 top-two primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 10
Incumbent Mark DeSaulnier defeated Katherine Piccinini in the general election for U.S. House California District 10 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark DeSaulnier (D)  | 66.5 | 242,325 |
 | Katherine Piccinini (R) | 33.5 | 122,219 | |
| Total votes: 364,544 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 10
Incumbent Mark DeSaulnier and Katherine Piccinini defeated Nolan Chen, Joe Sweeney, and Mohamed Elsherbini in the primary for U.S. House California District 10 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark DeSaulnier (D) | 65.5 | 121,334 |
| ✔ | | Katherine Piccinini (R) | 18.9 | 34,900 |
 | Nolan Chen (R) | 10.5 | 19,465 | |
 | Joe Sweeney (No party preference) | 4.1 | 7,609 | |
 | Mohamed Elsherbini (No party preference) | 1.0 | 1,825 | |
| Total votes: 185,133 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Calvin Nguyen (D)
- Musa Jalis (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Sweeney in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Joe Sweeney completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Sweeney's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am running to stand against the establishment and bring a bold, new kind of leadership to Washington D.C.
A leader who listens to The People, says what he thinks, and does what he says. A leader influenced only by the voters of our district and his internal compass. Not by divisive politics, the media, or his donor base. A leader with the independence, intellect, and energy to find solutions to problems instead of taking partisan sides and kicking important issues down the road.
A leader committed to analyzing, auditing, and investigating how every last tax dollar is spent by every last government agency and program. To hold them accountable for improving the lives of all Americans and using our hard-earned money with the respect it deserves.
A leader so connected that he makes the 700,000 voters in our district feel like just 7,000. A leader who can unite 100% of our district behind him with a vision to stop our decline, rebuild what we’ve lost, and create a future worthy of our past.
A leader who can break the system and restore power over Congress to The People.- I am a true independent. Only six candidates out of the nearly 250 running for US Congress in California have been registered as an independent for the past 10 years. I am one of them.
- I will represent the entire district, not just the views of a single political party.
- I vote on an issue-by-issue basis to do what is right for the district, not my party's big donors.
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Campaign website
Sweeney’s campaign website stated the following:
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Most politicians avoid talking about the issues and work against you behind closed doors. I respect you enough to listen, tell you where I stand, and adjust when I see better solutions. I release a new issue weekly. Secure Border, Zero Illegal Immigration 2011-2020: ~450,000/yr (4.5 million over 10 years) 2021: 1.9 million 2022: 2.7 million 2023: 3.2 million 2024: Est. 4.0 million Estimated taxpayer cost: $150-$450 billion per year. Exponential growth. Position: Policies: Economy/Inflation: Stop Reckless Spending Policies: Reform Legal Immigration Policies: Anti-Corruption Laws For Congress Policies: |
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| —Joe Sweeney’s campaign website (2024)[3] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate U.S. House California District 10 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 10, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Independent Joe, “Issues,” accessed February 12, 2024
