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Leon Sit

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Leon Sit
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Independent

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 8, 2022

Education

High school

Foothill High School

Personal
Birthplace
California
Religion
Protestant
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Leon Sit (independent) ran for election to the California State Assembly to represent District 59. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Sit completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Leon Sit was born in California. He earned a high school diploma from Foothill High School.[1]

Elections

2022

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2022

General election

General election for California State Assembly District 59

Incumbent Phillip Chen defeated Leon Sit in the general election for California State Assembly District 59 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Phillip Chen
Phillip Chen (R)
 
70.0
 
113,363
Image of Leon Sit
Leon Sit (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
30.0
 
48,602

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 161,965
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 59

Incumbent Phillip Chen and Leon Sit defeated David Naranjo in the primary for California State Assembly District 59 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Phillip Chen
Phillip Chen (R)
 
99.2
 
75,555
✔
Image of Leon Sit
Leon Sit (Independent) (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
0.7
 
551
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David Naranjo (L) (Write-in)
 
0.1
 
58

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 76,164
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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Leon Sit completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Sit'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'm a teenage political outsider who joined this race to make sure an incumbent Assemblymember (Phillip Chen) had an opponent for this cycle's State Assembly elections. The filing deadline passed with no candidate having applied to run against Assemblyman Chen, so I felt compelled to fulfill the requirements to ensure that there would be a head-to-head race in November. I’ve been interested in politics for a while; starting with the 2016 elections I’ve made an effort to stay up-to-date and informed about current events in the political realm. A couple of friends and I write for Split Ticket, a blog about political data and current elections. I’m currently an engineering student at UCLA, and although this will probably be the only time I run for office, I hope to be an active voter or volunteer in the future!
  • I'm an independent candidate who will work with both parties represented in the Assembly to deliver for Californians. I have no vested interest in the partisan apparatuses, and if elected, I would only be answerable to the people, and not party whips or big donors.
  • Younger voters have little representation in government, and this is because only a small part of the electorate is younger than 35, and an even smaller share of candidates fall in that age range. As a 19-year old, I have unique perspectives on contemporary issues that an older representative would not have.
  • I'm a moderate on the issues as a whole, and in touch with the needs and interests of a diverse district. I'm good at understanding the range of perspectives on each issue, and would vote to reflect the voice of my district has as a whole, rather than just those of my voter base.
I think the state could work towards common-sense progress on environmental, economic, and mental-health issues. With a Democratic supermajority already in place in the state, a lot of progressive and liberal causes are well-represented in the legislature, but I think the state should tackle agenda items which aren't necessarily on either party's mailers and political platforms. That's why I'm running as an independent; I think our representatives should put our interests over party orthodoxy.
Outside of the political world, I look up to my father because I admire his work ethic and tenacity. Unlike many parents would, he encouraged my curiosity to grow, something which allowed me to develop the knowledge base I have today.

Within politics, I would say that President Obama was an inspiration, especially for people around my age, because he was in charge of the country during my formative years. He presented voters with a sense of change and hope during a global recession that I think no other candidate has been able to capture. Whether his tenure reflected those hopes is a different story, but I think politicians rarely accomplish everything they promise.

George H. W. Bush is another statesman who I admire. Not only in the way he handled the Gulf War, but also in his willingness to break a key campaign promise and work with a Democrat-controlled congress to save the country from a deeper recession, which might have cost him a second term.
An elected official should be transparent to constituents, reliable and trustworthy, principled but willing to compromise, and ultimately, an effective leader.
I think the earliest historical event I remember was the fallout from the 2008 recession. Most specifically, it was the gas prices because as a young child, those are the most prominent details you can understand about the economy. I also remember President Barack Obama getting elected for the first time.
I was a dishwasher last year at The Cheesecake Factory down in Irvine from May to September. It was a good experience working with people who have different backgrounds and worldviews than those you'd typically find among college engineering students. I had the opportunity to work a near-minimum wage hands-on service job as someone with a white-collar STEM background. Getting trapped in a bubble is easy when pursuing similar career prospects as your family and many of your friends. Having a job in the service sector helped me see the world differently.
It's called "Asleep In The Chapel" by Thursday. I like early 2000's rock, and Thursday is one of those genre-defining bands.
Ideally, the legislature would be in charge of drafting and writing laws and state policy, while the governor would be in charge of executing those laws and policies. I think the legislative branch should take precedence over the executive because the legislative branch is meant to be the direct voice of the smaller, diverse communities of the state, while the governor is a single capstone figure who acts on behalf of the entire state.
Although I support the current Independent Redistricting Commission, I believe there are concerns regarding the way special interests have been served through the current process that should be addressed. Despite these concerns, I think it beats redistricting conducted by the state legislature, which would pay far greater attention to partisanship and incumbency than a commission would.
Policymakers should always be open to compromise because the districts and voters they represent very rarely are uniformly behind one position or another. I believe our representatives should understand this and be more willing to work with those across the aisle. Unwavering adherence to policy positions generally serves political parties and ideologues more than it does the state or political body as a whole.

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    1. ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 13, 2022


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