Kurt Jose
Kurt Jose (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 31st Congressional District. He lost in the primary on March 5, 2024.
Jose completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Kurt Jose grew up in La Verne, California. Jose earned a high school diploma from Bonita High School, a bachelor's degree from the University of St. Andrews, a graduate degree in law from the University of Oxford, and a graduate degree from the University of St. Andrews. His career experience includes working as a businessman.[1][2]
Elections
2024
See also: California's 31st Congressional District election, 2024
California's 31st Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 top-two primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 31
Gil Cisneros defeated Daniel Martinez in the general election for U.S. House California District 31 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gil Cisneros (D)  | 59.7 | 148,095 |
 | Daniel Martinez (R) | 40.3 | 99,856 | |
| Total votes: 247,951 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 31
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 31 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gil Cisneros (D) | 23.6 | 23,888 |
| ✔ | | Daniel Martinez (R) | 19.2 | 19,464 |
| Pedro Casas (R) | 16.9 | 17,077 | ||
 | Susan Rubio (D) | 15.8 | 16,006 | |
 | Bob Archuleta (D) | 10.0 | 10,151 | |
 | Mary Ann Lutz (D) | 6.5 | 6,629 | |
 | Gregory Hafif (D) | 4.9 | 4,914 | |
 | Kurt Jose (D) | 1.4 | 1,415 | |
 | Erskine Levi (No party preference) | 1.2 | 1,166 | |
 | Y. Marie Manvel (No party preference) | 0.5 | 534 | |
| Total votes: 101,244 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ricardo Vazques (D)
- Elvira Moreno (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Jose in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Kurt Jose completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Jose's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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The San Gabriel Valley has always been my home. After my time in the UK, I moved back, took a risk and founded my own biotech company focused on precision medicine and genetics. For over a decade, I help doctors create better clinical outcomes for patients. Apart from work, I regularly engage with universities to bolster research efforts and present at symposiums to lobby for certain issues. I work with organizations to provide insight and shape policy ranging from genetic data protection, dealing with the opioid crisis and improving diagnostic tests for patients.
My roots may stem from La Verne, but I have a diverse experience in working with communities out-of-state and overseas from development projects geared towards removing pollutants in waterways, expanding access to cancer screening and creating entrepreneurial training programs in rural communities. My approach is always community first. I want to be your advocate and fight for quality healthcare, local economic development, and education reform. This is my home, I want to make it better for us all.- HEALTHCARE is a right, and I will fight to make progress and reduce the harm of the illness industry that has been created.
Quality of care and cost should not be choices in the type of healthcare received by the elderly and most vulnerable. I will engage with pharmaceutical and insurance companies to limit their influence and compel them to create fair deals for providers, expand coverage, and lower costs for patients. People deserve access to higher quality of care and life-saving technologies.
Our communities need more trauma centers and mental health facilities especially for our first responders and veterans. I will work to find more solutions to help with medical debt and fight for better wages for healthcare workers. - ECONOMY - I understand the struggles of small business owners. I will work with the SBA and federal government to create more grants, expand outreach programs to give startups or established businesses the tools to succeed. There needs to be funding for more job training or vocational programs to effectively train, certify, and develop individuals and find stable employment no matter what economy we are in. I will focus on immigration reform to see if we can create fast track worker’s visa applications for migrants who are skilled workers and help fill immediate shortages especially for specialists or support in various businesses. I will fight to retain businesses, create new businesses, and lead us to a more successful economic future.
- EDUCATION - The burden of loan forgiveness should not be on taxpayers. I will hold wealthy universities accountable. They are the source of driving costs of education and should pay their fair share. I will advocate for college tuition debt to be removed from the consumer credit score and allow borrowers to have financial freedom. I will work to implement required courses in high school, vocational, and colleges to better prepare students for real-life challenges. The foundation of this will be financial literacy, life skills, and promoting critical thinking. I will fight for community driven-solutions to help our K-12 with teacher shortages, wages, and finding more innovate ways to teach in overcrowded classrooms.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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