Omba Kipuke

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Omba Kipuke

Republican Party

Education

Bachelor's

East Coast Polytechnic Institute, 2021

Graduate

Liberty University, 2022

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army

Years of service

2018 - 2022

Contact

Campaign website

Personal Twitter

Omba Kipuke (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 6th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the primary on March 5, 2024.

Kipuke completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.

Kipuke was a 2018 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 7th Congressional District of California. Kipuke was not included in the certified list of candidates for the election.

On June 28, 2023, Kipuke notified Ballotpedia that he had changed party affiliation from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.

Biography

Omba Kipuke was born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kipuke served in the U.S. Army from 2018 to 2022. Kipuke earned a bachelor's degree from East Coast Polytechnic Institute in 2021 and a graduate degree from Liberty University in 2022.

Elections

2024

See also: California's 6th Congressional District election, 2024

California's 6th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 top-two primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 6

Incumbent Ami Bera defeated Christine Bish in the general election for U.S. House California District 6 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ami Bera (D)	57.6	165,408
		Christine Bish (R)	42.4	121,664

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 287,072
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 6

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 6 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ami Bera (D)	51.8	76,605
✔		Christine Bish (R)	20.1	29,628
		Raymond Riehle (R)	10.7	15,779
		Craig DeLuz (R)	9.7	14,361
		Adam Barajas (D)	5.9	8,711
		Chris Richardson (G)	1.8	2,661

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 147,745
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Omba Kipuke (D)
• Bret Daniels (R)
• Marshall Martin (R)

2018

Kipuke sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 7th Congressional District of California. Kipuke was not included in the certified list of candidates for the election.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Omba Kipuke completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Kipuke's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I believe in a government that works for the people, by the people, and without compromise to the economic freedom of the American people. I believe in a free society that recognizes that in the fight for equality, equity must always be at the forefront of opportunity.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• I support federal income exemptions to all active-duty military personnel under the age of 27.
• Society has an obligation to afford a learning platform that is tailored to the potential of every student.
• I believe in a healthcare system that affords explicit autonomy to the American people when it comes to choice and preference.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

We fight to win when we fight together, because there is no greater weapon on earth that can destroy the act of empathy. We have become so polarized as a nation that we forget the human cost of decency. We have become so radicalized as a people that bipartisanship has now been leveraged as a rare commodity in American politics. Debate is the backbone of our democracy because it lends a platform to new ideas that can shape the future of our nation.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

Lilies of the Field

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Due to advancing technology, our domestic infrastructures have become increasingly vulnerable to foreign adversaries. Digital warfare is the weapon of the future, therefore, we must allocate reasonable resources to protect our cyber security apparatus and to protect the American consumer in the age of digital currency and increased economic mobility.

If you are not a current representative, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?

Energy and Commerce, Foreign Affairs, Intelligence, Veteran Affairs

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

The most radical expression of our commitment to freedom begins at the ballot box when we exercise the right to vote. But policy must never propagate intolerance towards any individual, regardless of personal ideology.

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Note: Kipuke submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on January 24, 2023.

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January 10 submission

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Omba Kipuke was born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. After serving the United States Army, Kipuke completed graduate school at Liberty University. Kipuke believes in small government, lower taxes, free market competition, and protecting state rights.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Digital warfare is the weapon of the future; therefore, we must allocate reasonable resources to protect our cyber security apparatus and to protect the American consumer in the age of digital currency and increased economic mobility.
• Congress should modify the tax code to exempt nonprofit pharmaceutical companies and to subsidize these organizations into a competitive market of lowering drug prices.
• I support government subsidies to renewable energy companies, expanding competition to lower energy costs and creating new jobs in the green marketplace.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I believe in small government, lower taxes, free market competition, and protecting state rights. Limited oversight should serve to establish a mutual trust between government accountability and protecting the economic freedom of the American people.

Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.

Note: Kipuke submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on January 10, 2023.

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