Rachel Moniz

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Rachel Moniz

Democratic Party

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Last election

March 3, 2020

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Rachel Moniz (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 2nd Congressional District. She lost in the primary on March 3, 2020.

Moniz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2020

See also: California's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 2

Incumbent Jared Huffman defeated Dale Mensing in the general election for U.S. House California District 2 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jared Huffman (D)	75.7	294,435
		Dale Mensing (R)	24.3	94,320

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 388,755
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 2

Incumbent Jared Huffman and Dale Mensing defeated Rachel Moniz, Melissa Bradley, and Charles Coppock in the primary for U.S. House California District 2 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jared Huffman (D)	67.7	184,155
✔		Dale Mensing (R)	18.9	51,287
		Rachel Moniz (D)	7.6	20,609
	Submit photo	Melissa Bradley (G)	4.6	12,412
	Submit photo	Charles Coppock (American Independent Party of California)	1.3	3,600

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 272,063
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Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Rachel Moniz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Moniz'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.

As the wife of a Vietnam veteran who suffered from PTSD and bipolar disorder, the single mother of two remarkable and resilient daughters, and the first woman to break the glass ceiling and serve as Chief Operations Officer at a San Francisco financial services firm, I bring the experience of managing through life's toughest challenges all while continuing to move forward and get things done. A graduate of Sonoma State and the proud mother of two high schoolers. I am running for office because of the recent abortion bans and attacks on reproductive freedom. We need more women at the table when making laws about reproductive rights. Women are 51% of the U.S. population, yet only 25% of U.S. Congress. We need affordable housing, and to address our mental health and homeless crisis. My husband lost his battle with mental illness in 2018. Mental health problems, whether hereditary, addiction, or PTSD from serving our country, is a significant issue plaguing our community. As your representative, I will fight against laws that marginalize the underrepresented. I will act to address the ongoing attacks on African Americans, and LGBTQIA+ rights, and the horrific treatment of immigrants at the border. I will fight to create reasonable gun control laws and move climate change to the top of the priority list.

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?

• Enact a constitutional amendment to protect a woman's right to choose.
• Enact sensible gun laws.
• Enact laws that make healthcare and housing a right.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I am most passionate about protecting the individuals right: women's rights, civil rights, homeless rights, mentally ill and disabled rights, immigrant rights. I am most passionate about creating sensible gun laws so we no longer live in fear. I am most passionate about fighting climate change so my daughters and all of our daughters and sons have a future.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

I look up to my mother who raised 6 children on her own and all the trailblazing women, like her, who have blazed a path for me. I look up to the women in history who have sacrificed, fought, and perservered in their plight to make a difference. I look up to the young women of this generation who are breaking through the glass ceilings, breaking with tradition and redefining what it means to be a woman in this day and age. I look up to my two young daughters who teach me every day how to be a better human.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

I remember the day John Lennon was shot. I was only 11 at the time. I remember seeing the shock and deep sadness felt by my mother and my siblings. My first introduction to gun violence.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

My first job was babysitting for a family from their first child to their fourth. I babysat throughout high school.

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

Our greatest challenge in the U.S. for the next decade is to reinstate humanity into our culture. We need to remove the wedge issues that have divided us and unite so we can be the great country we want to be. We need to take care of our people by getting them off the street and into homes, we need to take care of our planet so we all have a future home, and we need to stop attacking people who are different and protect civil rights for all.

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California's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Alex Padilla (D)

Adam Schiff (D)

Representatives

District 1

Doug LaMalfa (R)

District 2

Jared Huffman (D)

District 3

Kevin Kiley (R)

District 4

Mike Thompson (D)

District 5

Tom McClintock (R)

District 6

Ami Bera (D)

District 7

Doris Matsui (D)

District 8

John Garamendi (D)

District 9

Josh Harder (D)

District 10

Mark DeSaulnier (D)

District 11

Nancy Pelosi (D)

District 12

Lateefah Simon (D)

District 13

Adam Gray (D)

District 14

Eric Swalwell (D)

District 15

Kevin Mullin (D)

District 16

Sam Liccardo (D)

District 17

Ro Khanna (D)

District 18

Zoe Lofgren (D)

District 19

Jimmy Panetta (D)

District 20

Vince Fong (R)

District 21

Jim Costa (D)

District 22

David Valadao (R)

District 23

Jay Obernolte (R)

District 24

Salud Carbajal (D)

District 25

Raul Ruiz (D)

District 26

Julia Brownley (D)

District 27

George Whitesides (D)

District 28

Judy Chu (D)

District 29

Luz Rivas (D)

District 30

Laura Friedman (D)

District 31

Gil Cisneros (D)

District 32

Brad Sherman (D)

District 33

Pete Aguilar (D)

District 34

Jimmy Gomez (D)

District 35

Norma Torres (D)

District 36

Ted Lieu (D)

District 37

Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D)

District 38

Linda Sánchez (D)

District 39

Mark Takano (D)

District 40

Young Kim (R)

District 41

Ken Calvert (R)

District 42

Robert Garcia (D)

District 43

Maxine Waters (D)

District 44

Nanette Barragán (D)

District 45

Derek Tran (D)

District 46

Lou Correa (D)

District 47

Dave Min (D)

District 48

Darrell Issa (R)

District 49

Mike Levin (D)

District 50

Scott Peters (D)

District 51

Sara Jacobs (D)

District 52

Juan Vargas (D)

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