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Joseph Rocha
Joseph Rocha (Democratic Party) ran for election to the California State Assembly to represent District 76. He lost in the primary on March 5, 2024.
Biography
Joseph Rocha has experience serving in the U.S. Marine Corps.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2024
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 76
Darshana Patel defeated Kristie Bruce-Lane in the general election for California State Assembly District 76 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Darshana Patel (D)  | 54.0 | 113,242 |
 | Kristie Bruce-Lane (R) | 46.0 | 96,358 | |
| Total votes: 209,600 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 76
Kristie Bruce-Lane and Darshana Patel defeated Joseph Rocha in the primary for California State Assembly District 76 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kristie Bruce-Lane (R) | 49.5 | 49,316 |
| ✔ | | Darshana Patel (D) | 34.2 | 34,066 |
 | Joseph Rocha (D) | 16.4 | 16,312 | |
| Total votes: 99,694 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Rocha in this election.
2022
State Senate
See also: California State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for California State Senate District 40
Incumbent Brian Jones defeated Joseph Rocha in the general election for California State Senate District 40 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brian Jones (R) | 53.1 | 170,109 |
| Joseph Rocha (D) | 46.9 | 149,948 | |
| Total votes: 320,057 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 40
Incumbent Brian Jones and Joseph Rocha advanced from the primary for California State Senate District 40 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Jones (R) | 54.4 | 113,400 |
| ✔ | | Joseph Rocha (D) | 45.6 | 94,960 |
| Total votes: 208,360 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Steve Padilla (D)
Campaign finance
Congress
See also: California's 50th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 50
Incumbent Scott Peters defeated Corey Gustafson in the general election for U.S. House California District 50 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Scott Peters (D) | 62.8 | 168,816 |
 | Corey Gustafson (R) | 37.2 | 99,819 | |
| Total votes: 268,635 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 50
Incumbent Scott Peters and Corey Gustafson defeated Kylie Taitano, David Chiddick, and Adam Schindler in the primary for U.S. House California District 50 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Scott Peters (D) | 52.3 | 89,894 |
| ✔ | | Corey Gustafson (R) | 29.9 | 51,312 |
 | Kylie Taitano (D) | 9.4 | 16,065 | |
 | David Chiddick (R) | 5.4 | 9,333 | |
 | Adam Schindler (Independent) | 3.0 | 5,168 | |
| Total votes: 171,772 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mari Barosay (D)
- Joseph Rocha (D)
- Timothy Bilash (D)
Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Joseph Rocha did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Joseph Rocha completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Rocha's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Joseph joined the Navy on his eighteenth birthday, quickly advancing to become a bomb dog handler, tracking down explosives in the Persian Gulf. After he was discharged under Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, he became an advocate for repeal, swearing he would re-enlist and keep fighting to protect his country, as soon as it would let him.
While he fought for repeal, Joseph graduated from San Diego City College, and then the University of San Diego, and the University of San Francisco School of Law. Following the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, Joseph kept his word, rising to the rank of a Marine Corps Captain and prosecutor, continuing to fight for justice.
Now, Joseph is running for State Senate out of the same sense of duty and service that has guided him his entire life.- Investing in Southern California’s Future
- Helping Families Get Ahead
- Veterans
Creating American Jobs. I will focus on creating jobs that lift families into the middle class, and ensuring that everyone working full time can support themselves and their family. I'll work to bring home the resources needed to improve our community's families' economic well-being.
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Joseph Rocha did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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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 May 16, 2022
