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Khaled Salem
Khaled Salem (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent New York. He was disqualified from the Democratic primary scheduled on June 25, 2024.
Salem completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Khaled Salem was born in Cairo, Egypt. He immigrated to the United States in 1992 and settled in New York, New York, where he has resided ever since.[1] He earned a Master of Business and Management in 2010. Salem's professional experience includes working as a politician, U.S. Army contractor, and CEO of a nonprofit American human rights organization.[2]
Elections
2024
See also: United States Senate election in New York, 2024
General election
General election for U.S. Senate New York
Incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand defeated Mike Sapraicone and Diane Sare in the general election for U.S. Senate New York on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kirsten Gillibrand (D / Working Families Party) | 58.8 | 4,711,298 |
 | Mike Sapraicone (R / Conservative Party) | 40.5 | 3,246,114 | |
 | Diane Sare (LaRouche Party)  | 0.5 | 39,413 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 13,492 | ||
| Total votes: 8,010,317 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jonathan Ramos (Independent)
- Emily Yuexin Miller (American Independent Party)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate New York.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- William Schweitzer (D)
- Tyrrell Lev Sharif Ben-Avi (D)
- Khaled Salem (D)
- Reece Wright-McDonald (D)
- Daniel Foti (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Mike Sapraicone advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Senate New York.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Calvin Driggers (R)
- Jeffrey Rozler (R)
- Joshua Eisen (R)
- David Bellon (R)
- Cara Castronuova (R)
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Mike Sapraicone advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. Senate New York.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand advanced from the Working Families Party primary for U.S. Senate New York.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Salem in this election.
2022
See also: New York State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for New York State Senate District 22
Incumbent Simcha Felder defeated Marva Brown in the general election for New York State Senate District 22 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Simcha Felder (D / R / Conservative Party) | 95.1 | 59,534 |
 | Marva Brown (Working Families Party) | 4.5 | 2,846 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 242 | ||
| Total votes: 62,622 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Simcha Felder advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 22.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Harold Tischler (D)
- Khaled Salem (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Simcha Felder advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Senate District 22.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Simcha Felder advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Senate District 22.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Marva Brown advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Senate District 22.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Khaled Salem completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Salem's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- protect United state of Amrica and State of Isreal From " Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah, Fatah, various Arab nations and Turkey.
- Ending student debt based on income and free Tuition Education in Universities for Qualified American Students.
- Laws and procedures to reduce domestic violence nationwide.
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2022
Khaled Salem did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
