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Perry Pound
Perry Pound (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent California. He lost in the primary on March 5, 2024.
Pound completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Perry Pound earned a bachelor's degree from Pepperdine University in 1997 and a graduate degree from Tufts University Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in 2011.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: United States Senate election in California, 2024
General election
General election for U.S. Senate California
Adam Schiff defeated Steve Garvey in the general election for U.S. Senate California on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Adam Schiff (D) | 58.9 | 9,036,252 |
 | Steve Garvey (R) | 41.1 | 6,312,594 | |
| Total votes: 15,348,846 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate California
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. Senate California on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Adam Schiff (D) | 31.6 | 2,304,829 |
| ✔ | | Steve Garvey (R) | 31.5 | 2,301,351 |
 | Katie Porter (D) | 15.3 | 1,118,429 | |
 | Barbara Lee (D) | 9.8 | 717,129 | |
 | Eric Early (R) | 3.3 | 242,055 | |
 | James P. Bradley (R) | 1.4 | 98,778 | |
 | Christina Pascucci (D) | 0.8 | 61,998 | |
 | Sharleta Bassett (R) | 0.8 | 54,884 | |
 | Sarah Sun Liew (R) | 0.5 | 38,718 | |
| Laura Garza (No party preference) | 0.5 | 34,529 | ||
 | Jonathan Reiss (R) | 0.5 | 34,400 | |
 | Sepi Gilani (D) | 0.5 | 34,316 | |
 | Gail Lightfoot (L) | 0.5 | 33,295 | |
 | Denice Gary-Pandol (R) | 0.4 | 25,649 | |
 | James Macauley (R) | 0.3 | 23,296 | |
 | Harmesh Kumar (D) | 0.3 | 21,624 | |
 | David Peterson (D) | 0.3 | 21,170 | |
 | Douglas Howard Pierce (D) | 0.3 | 19,458 | |
 | Major Singh (No party preference) | 0.2 | 17,092 | |
 | John Rose (D) | 0.2 | 14,627 | |
 | Perry Pound (D) | 0.2 | 14,195 | |
 | Raji Rab (D) | 0.2 | 13,640 | |
 | Mark Ruzon (No party preference) | 0.2 | 13,488 | |
 | Forrest Jones (American Independent Party of California) | 0.2 | 13,140 | |
| Stefan Simchowitz (R) | 0.2 | 12,773 | ||
 | Martin Veprauskas (R) | 0.1 | 9,795 | |
 | Don Grundmann (No party preference) | 0.1 | 6,641 | |
 | Michael Dilger (No party preference) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 7 | |
 | Carlos Guillermo Tapia (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 5 | |
| John Dowell (No party preference) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 3 | ||
 | Danny Fabricant (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 3 | |
| Total votes: 7,301,317 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Lexi Reese (D)
- Alexander Norbash (D)
- Renee Martinez (No party preference)
- Dominick Dorothy (D)
- Joshua Bocanegra (D)
- Barack Obama Mandela (R)
- Joe Sosinski (No party preference)
- James Shuster (R)
- Rommell Montenegro (D)
- Zakaria Kortam (R)
- John Pappenheim (R)
- Jacob Farmos (D)
- Roxanne Lawler (R)
- Jessica Resendez (D)
- Jeremy Fennell (D)
- Carson Franklin Jr. (D)
- Fepbrina Keivaulqe Autiameineire (Vienmerisce Veittemeignzce USA)
- Paul Anderson (G)
- Peter Liu (R)
- Dana Bobbitt (No party preference)
- Zafar Inam (D)
- Jehu Hand (R)
- Eduardo Berdugo (No party preference)
- Frank Ferreira (No party preference)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Pound in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Perry Pound completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Pound's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Perry is the Founder and CEO of Pound Ventures, an investment and advisory firm specializing in real estate and climate technology. Perry has been entrusted to invest $3 Billion into the California economy, contributing $150 million to local parks and schools, building approximately 5,000 homes, multiple solar energy projects, and creating more than 7,000 jobs. He began his career in public service at the federal and local levels.
Mr. Pound was recognized as one of California’s Top 100 Public Policy Leaders by the Sacramento Bee. He has served as an Adjunct Professor at Pepperdine Business School and has lectured at Harvard, Tufts, Berkeley, and USC. Perry holds an MA in Law & Diplomacy and International Business from The Fletcher School at Tufts University and completed his second year in the MBA Program at Harvard Business School. Mr. Pound graduated with honors from Pepperdine University, where he served as Student Body President. Perry resides in Southern California and enjoys international travel, reading, paddleboarding, skiing, and spending time with his wife and daughter.
- f you like the way things are right now, then I’m not the candidate for you. But, if, like me and most Californians, you’re no longer willing to stand by and watch the America we love slip away, then I invite you to join our campaign. We need a new generation of American leadership, not focused on moving to the Left or the Right, but on moving Forward to solve the myriad issues facing our country today.
- Pound is particularly focused on Senate reforms to break the current gridlock. "The Senate is the place where progress goes to die," he stated. His first action will be to work on eliminating the filibuster, which currently obstructs 98% of Senate votes. He also pledges to limit his service to no more than two terms, advocating for term limits to introduce new perspectives and mitigate gridlock in the Senate.
- "Our nation is at a crossroads; people are angry and anxious," said Pound. "From rampant store looting and escalating violence to environmental catastrophes and skyrocketing living costs, the challenges we face are multifaceted and urgent." Pound pledges to address a range of issues, including crime, gun violence, affordability in housing, healthcare, and higher education, homelessness, and climate change.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 14, 2023
