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Jonathan Reiss
Jonathan Reiss (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent California. He lost in the primary on March 5, 2024.
Biography
Jonathan Reiss was born in New York, New York. Reiss earned a degree in government and international relations from Dartmouth College in 1978.[1][2]
Elections
2024
See also: United States Senate election in California, 2024
General election
General election for U.S. Senate California
Adam Schiff defeated Steve Garvey in the general election for U.S. Senate California on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Adam Schiff (D) | 58.9 | 9,036,252 |
 | Steve Garvey (R) | 41.1 | 6,312,594 | |
| Total votes: 15,348,846 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate California
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. Senate California on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Adam Schiff (D) | 31.6 | 2,304,829 |
| ✔ | | Steve Garvey (R) | 31.5 | 2,301,351 |
 | Katie Porter (D) | 15.3 | 1,118,429 | |
 | Barbara Lee (D) | 9.8 | 717,129 | |
 | Eric Early (R) | 3.3 | 242,055 | |
 | James P. Bradley (R) | 1.4 | 98,778 | |
 | Christina Pascucci (D) | 0.8 | 61,998 | |
 | Sharleta Bassett (R) | 0.8 | 54,884 | |
 | Sarah Sun Liew (R) | 0.5 | 38,718 | |
| Laura Garza (No party preference) | 0.5 | 34,529 | ||
 | Jonathan Reiss (R) | 0.5 | 34,400 | |
 | Sepi Gilani (D) | 0.5 | 34,316 | |
 | Gail Lightfoot (L) | 0.5 | 33,295 | |
 | Denice Gary-Pandol (R) | 0.4 | 25,649 | |
 | James Macauley (R) | 0.3 | 23,296 | |
 | Harmesh Kumar (D) | 0.3 | 21,624 | |
 | David Peterson (D) | 0.3 | 21,170 | |
 | Douglas Howard Pierce (D) | 0.3 | 19,458 | |
 | Major Singh (No party preference) | 0.2 | 17,092 | |
 | John Rose (D) | 0.2 | 14,627 | |
 | Perry Pound (D) | 0.2 | 14,195 | |
 | Raji Rab (D) | 0.2 | 13,640 | |
 | Mark Ruzon (No party preference) | 0.2 | 13,488 | |
 | Forrest Jones (American Independent Party of California) | 0.2 | 13,140 | |
| Stefan Simchowitz (R) | 0.2 | 12,773 | ||
 | Martin Veprauskas (R) | 0.1 | 9,795 | |
 | Don Grundmann (No party preference) | 0.1 | 6,641 | |
 | Michael Dilger (No party preference) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 7 | |
 | Carlos Guillermo Tapia (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 5 | |
| John Dowell (No party preference) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 3 | ||
 | Danny Fabricant (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 3 | |
| Total votes: 7,301,317 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Lexi Reese (D)
- Alexander Norbash (D)
- Renee Martinez (No party preference)
- Dominick Dorothy (D)
- Joshua Bocanegra (D)
- Barack Obama Mandela (R)
- Joe Sosinski (No party preference)
- James Shuster (R)
- Rommell Montenegro (D)
- Zakaria Kortam (R)
- John Pappenheim (R)
- Jacob Farmos (D)
- Roxanne Lawler (R)
- Jessica Resendez (D)
- Jeremy Fennell (D)
- Carson Franklin Jr. (D)
- Fepbrina Keivaulqe Autiameineire (Vienmerisce Veittemeignzce USA)
- Paul Anderson (G)
- Peter Liu (R)
- Dana Bobbitt (No party preference)
- Zafar Inam (D)
- Jehu Hand (R)
- Eduardo Berdugo (No party preference)
- Frank Ferreira (No party preference)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Reiss in this election.
2022
See also: California's 25th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 25
Incumbent Raul Ruiz defeated Brian Hawkins in the general election for U.S. House California District 25 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Raul Ruiz (D) | 57.4 | 87,641 |
 | Brian Hawkins (R) | 42.6 | 65,101 | |
| Total votes: 152,742 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 25
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 25 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Raul Ruiz (D) | 56.4 | 55,315 |
| ✔ | | Brian Hawkins (R) | 16.4 | 16,085 |
 | Brian Tyson (R) | 14.5 | 14,186 | |
 | James Francis Gibson (R) | 6.2 | 6,059 | |
 | Burt Thakur (R) | 3.0 | 2,982 | |
 | Ceci Truman (R) | 1.9 | 1,850 | |
| Jonathan Reiss (R) | 1.6 | 1,609 | |
| Total votes: 98,086 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dara Stransky (D)
- Christopher Bellingham (D)
- Steve Hill (D)
- Rhoda Nazanin (D)
2018
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 56
Incumbent Eduardo Garcia defeated Jeff Gonzalez in the general election for California State Assembly District 56 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Eduardo Garcia (D) | 64.8 | 62,622 |
 | Jeff Gonzalez (R) | 35.2 | 34,088 | |
| Total votes: 96,710 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 56
Incumbent Eduardo Garcia and Jeff Gonzalez defeated Jonathan Reiss in the primary for California State Assembly District 56 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eduardo Garcia (D) | 60.3 | 31,747 |
| ✔ | | Jeff Gonzalez (R) | 25.3 | 13,331 |
| Jonathan Reiss (R) | 14.3 | 7,527 | |
| Total votes: 52,605 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Jonathan Reiss completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Reiss' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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For 25 years I have resided in our District. While earning an honors degree in both Government and International Relations from Dartmouth College, I studied in Europe, interned for a longtime Senator in Washington D.C., for the Federal Community Action Program in Hawaii, and at the United Nations Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Post graduate studies were in Media Production at New York University. We face major problems, from ineffective regulation, excessive often inappropriate taxes, to debilitating bureaucratic bottlenecks, all of which are getting worse with extreme political fighting in Congress. Spending accelerates in the face excessive waste, over inflation hurts everyone, parental rights are needlessly threatened, public safety dangerously compromised, our borders are chaotic instead of historically secure environments, and America's international relations are more fragile than ever. Local businesses and jobs are not being sufficiently supported and our essential Constitutional freedoms are threatened on a daily basis.
- Vote Jonathan Reiss US Congress 2022
- Let's Move America Forward
- We can build a better future
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Campaign website
Reiss' campaign website stated the following:
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School Educational Choice & Parental Rights Educational choice is an opportunity that should be available for all families in order to achieve a promising future for their children. Every child deserves a chance and when parents can choose, their children will have a better chance at a quality education and a better life. Small Business Small businesses are the heartbeat of America and our Community. Locally our small businesses and the entrepreneurs who run them create valuable jobs that stimulate our community’s economy by keeping revenues right in our own backyard and help support our families and neighborhoods. Small businesses are feeling the impact of inflation and are being hit with dramatic rises in costs of goods and services, labor shortages and supply chain issues. We need to protect our small businesses locally by supporting them with our patronage and legislatively through deregulation, tax cuts and measures to insure that they can remain successfully in business. Agriculture We need to protect locally and nationally our farmers and ranchers and their abilities to produce in order to insure an abundance in harvests and food products. Our farmers and ranchers not only feed us as a nation, they create vital jobs, economic growth and large trade exports, which all lead to greater prosperity. Because of them we have domestic security in food and the ability to provide food aid to those in need, both domestically and abroad. We need to protect what we often take for granted by protecting our water resources, keeping America energy independent and de-escalating run-away inflation that is impacting every American. Fair and Simple Tax Codes The establishment of a fair and simple pro-growth tax code that will stimulate and promote economic growth and create jobs. This is an paramount factor in bringing our economy and families back to prosperity and provide an opportunity for those seeking the American dream. Energy Independence As a Nation we have the most domestic energy resources of any country in the world. Those resources are clean, affordable and abundant and come in many forms such as oil, natural gas, coal and well as solar, nuclear and hydro power. Under the current administration we are being forced to give up our energy independence through knee-jerk executive orders and out of touch domestic and foreign policies. This has dramatically increased energy prices to our people and businesses and it has cost our country jobs, economic prosperity and trade opportunities. We need to get our energy independence back quickly and return the power to the free market economy without subsidies and onerous regulations. Border Security and Safety Vigilant border security is critical to preserving a safe and secure America. Our safety is being compromised more and more every day. By increasing security along our land and coastal borders we have a better opportunity to safeguard our citizens and legal immigrants from the illegal entry of undocumented immigrants, drug and weapon smugglers and terrorists. Public Safety and Support of Our Police and First Responders Our law enforcement officers, firefighters, and paramedics support is critical to insure the safety and well being of everyone who live in our communities. Whether responding to an individual incident or a disaster, they risk their own well being on a daily basis to make sure that our families are safe and secure. Our Military Troops and Veterans Our military is there for us in times of peace and times of crisis. They are men and women that come from all walks of life and all communities and are dedicated to serving and protecting our great Nation. We need to show our support of them by restoring and increasing the resources that they need to do their jobs in protecting us and to provide them and their families with the pay, the benefits, including housing, healthcare and education that they deserve. This support also applies to our Veterans and to the families of those who made the ultimate sacrifice.[3] |
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| —Jonathan Reiss' campaign website (2022)[4] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Vote Jonathan Reiss, "About Jonathan Reiss," accessed May 14, 2022
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 21, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Vote Jonathan Reiss, “The Issues,” accessed May 7, 2022
