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Rafael Carcamo
Rafael Carcamo (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 35th Congressional District. He lost in the primary on June 7, 2022.
Carcamo completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Rafael Carcamo was born in Managua, Nicaragua. Carcamo's career experience includes working as a family practice physician.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: California's 35th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 35
Incumbent Norma Torres defeated Mike Cargile in the general election for U.S. House California District 35 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Norma Torres (D) | 57.4 | 75,121 |
 | Mike Cargile (R)  | 42.6 | 55,832 | |
| Total votes: 130,953 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 35
Incumbent Norma Torres and Mike Cargile defeated Rafael Carcamo, Bob Erbst, and Lloyd Stevens in the primary for U.S. House California District 35 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Norma Torres (D) | 54.3 | 37,554 |
| ✔ | | Mike Cargile (R) | 25.2 | 17,431 |
 | Rafael Carcamo (R) | 11.0 | 7,619 | |
 | Bob Erbst (R) | 5.0 | 3,480 | |
| Lloyd Stevens (D) | 4.4 | 3,022 | ||
| Total votes: 69,106 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Rafael Carcamo completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Carcamo's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Economic Growth and Lower Taxes: I will introduce and support legislative actions that strengthen and promote a healthy, vigorous, and sustainable economy predicated on growth, including lowering taxes for our families and small businesses.
- Standing up for parents and school choice: • Our campaign and my time in Congress will address and promote School Choice, returning state dollars and local power to Parents giving them ultimate say as to where a child goes to school.
- Security: • As your representative in Congress, I will seek and obtain federal funding and grants that support our local law enforcement agencies
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Campaign website
Carcamo's campaign website stated the following:
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Education Our educational system must reflect our American values. If not, what is it for? I am a parent and as such my wife and I have the final say on what school my child goes to…not the Teachers Unions. School choice is not a privilege, it is a right.
What makes the US economy great? Choice and competition. Why shouldn't that apply to something as important as our schools? Academic standards will rise and schools that are failing will succeed. Freedom. That is the engine of our economy. I defend our right to self-sufficiency and prosperity. I am in favor of people and initiatives. I will no longer empower bureaucrats. Working people grow our economy, not endless regulations. We have to stop punishing those who produce. I will advocate and propose lower taxes for our businesses and workers. I believe that freedom is controlling your own destiny in life. A big part of that is control over our money. Lower taxes mean you can put your money where you see fit.
My passion is health. I have dedicated my career to it. Medical care boils down to two very important components: patients and their doctors. Health solutions should put patients and the community first, not bureaucracy and attorney fees. Preventive care is essential, it is an important part of the solution. Healthy and educated: this is how I want my children and my community to be. That is the way to grow and prosper in life.
We need to be sure! Crime is tyrannical. We must be able to live in peace and security, or else we cannot enjoy our freedoms. The law enforcement officers who patrol our neighborhoods are our frontline defenders. They need state-of-the-art equipment and training. We need to hire and retain the best and brightest to serve our communities. They-keep-us-safe. My home is the sanctuary of my family. It is up to us who we invite to enter. The chaos at our borders has to stop. It threatens the security and stability of our daily lives. As a congressman, I will insist that our borders are secure and that tyrants abroad know that the United States will keep them in check.
Legal immigration has been a boon to the United States. That's why I support it. Human rights, individual freedoms, free markets, and our constitutional form of government are America's great strengths. We must defend and protect them with great determination and passion. I am proud to see that Hispanics are the fastest growing population in our military. All of our veterans, no matter who they are or where they come from, need our support. They put their lives at risk for us, we need to take care of them as part of our great American family.[2] |
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| —Rafael Carcamo's campaign website (2022)[3] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 19, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ DrRafaelForCongress, “My Proposals,” accessed May 24, 2022
