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Matt Jacobs
Matt Jacobs (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 26th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Jacobs completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Matt Jacobs lives in Westlake Village, California. Jacobs graduated from Thousand Oaks High School. He earned a master’s degree in public affairs from Princeton University and a law degree from New York University. Jacobs' career experience includes working as a federal prosecutor.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: California's 26th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 26
Incumbent Julia Brownley defeated Matt Jacobs in the general election for U.S. House California District 26 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Julia Brownley (D) | 54.5 | 134,575 |
 | Matt Jacobs (R)  | 45.5 | 112,214 | |
| Total votes: 246,789 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 26
Incumbent Julia Brownley and Matt Jacobs defeated Paul Nathan Taylor, David Goodman, and Fadde Mikhail in the primary for U.S. House California District 26 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Julia Brownley (D) | 54.3 | 91,535 |
| ✔ | | Matt Jacobs (R) | 38.4 | 64,835 |
 | Paul Nathan Taylor (R) | 3.3 | 5,612 | |
 | David Goodman (Independent) | 2.3 | 3,950 | |
 | Fadde Mikhail (R) | 1.6 | 2,775 | |
| Total votes: 168,707 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Daniel Wilson (Independent)
- Peter Austin (Independent Party)
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Matt Jacobs completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Jacobs' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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That pride and gratitude led Matt to pursue a career as a federal prosecutor, where he investigated and prosecuted some of America’s worst enemies and most dangerous criminals – including al-Qaeda terrorists, child sex traffickers, mafia bosses, street gang members, opioid traffickers and many others. Born and raised in Ventura County, Matt graduated from local public schools and earned merit scholarships to UCLA and Princeton. Matt and his wife Julie are blessed to be the parents of three children. They live in Westlake Village, just miles from Matt’s childhood home in Thousand Oaks. Like his grandparents and so many others who’ve come to this country in search of freedom and opportunity, Matt is a passionate believer in the American Dream. In Congress, Matt will fight to make sure our neighborhoods are safe, our economy is strong, and all our schools are world-class so that everyone has the opportunity to make their American Dream a reality.
- Safe Neighborhoods - Government’s first duty is to protect us. As a federal prosecutor, Matt worked tirelessly to keep our country and our community safe. In Congress, Matt will support law enforcement while fighting policies — like defunding the police — that make the people of Ventura County less safe.
- A Strong Economy that Rewards Hard Work - Prosperity means good jobs and high wages for the hardworking people of Ventura County. To achieve prosperity, we must lower taxes, reduce regulations, and end Big Government policies that hurt job creators, small businesses and the middle class. In Congress, Matt will fight to make America's economy what it once was — the greatest engine of prosperity in human history.
- World-Class Education for Every Child - For America to remain the land of opportunity, every child must receive a world-class education. In Congress, Matt will support public school teachers — like his mother — who put children first, while embracing charter education and school choice, and fighting to end policies that trap our most vulnerable children in failing schools.
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Campaign website
Jacobs' campaign website stated the following:
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Pride in America As the grandson of a World War II veteran and two Holocaust survivors who came to this country as refugees, Matt has always been immensely proud and grateful to be an American. Ventura County deserves to be represented by someone, like Matt, who believes in the goodness of our people and the greatness of our country.
Government’s first duty is to protect us. As a federal prosecutor, Matt worked tirelessly to keep our country and our community safe. In Congress, Matt will support law enforcement while fighting policies — like defunding the police — that make the people of Ventura County less safe.
Prosperity means good jobs and high wages for the hardworking people of Ventura County. To achieve prosperity, we must lower taxes, reduce regulations, and end Big Government policies that hurt job creators, small businesses and the middle class. In Congress, Matt will fight to make America’s economy what it once was — the greatest engine of prosperity in human history.
For America to remain the land of opportunity, every child must receive a world-class education. In Congress, Matt will support public school teachers — like his mother — who put children first, while embracing school choice and charter education, and ensuring that schools teach children how to think, not what to think.
America is a nation of immigrants. Over the centuries, countless immigrants have come to this land in search of freedom and opportunity. While anti-American politicians keep telling us that the American Dream is dead, new immigrants keep proving them wrong. In Congress, Matt will fight to make sure that everyone in Ventura County has the opportunity to make their American Dream a reality.[2] |
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| —Matt Jacobs' campaign website (2022)[3] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate U.S. House California District 26 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Matt Jacobs for Congress, "Meet Matt," accessed May 12, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Matt Jacobs for Congress, “Principles,” accessed May 6, 2022
