Robert Salas

From Ballotpedia
Jump to: navigation, search
BP-Initials-UPDATED.png
This page was current at the end of the individual's last campaign covered by Ballotpedia. Please contact us with any updates.
Robert Salas

Silhouette Placeholder Image.png


Elections and appointments
Last election

March 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

U.S. Air Force Academy, 1964

Graduate

University of Washington

Military

Years of service

1960 - 1971

Personal
Birthplace
Chandler, Ariz.
Profession
Teacher
Contact

Robert Salas (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 26th Congressional District. He lost in the primary on March 3, 2020.

Salas completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Robert Salas was born in Chandler, Arizona. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1960 to 1971 and received an honorable discharge. Salas earned a bachelor's degree from the U.S. Air Force Academy and graduate degrees from the Air Force Institute of Technology and the University of Washington. His career experience includes working as an engineer, government advisor, and educator.[1]

Elections

2020

See also: California's 26th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 26

Incumbent Julia Brownley defeated Ronda Kennedy in the general election for U.S. House California District 26 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Julia Brownley
Julia Brownley (D)
 
60.6
 
208,856
Image of Ronda Kennedy
Ronda Kennedy (R)
 
39.4
 
135,877

Total votes: 344,733
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.

Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 26

Incumbent Julia Brownley and Ronda Kennedy defeated Robert Salas and Enrique Petris in the primary for U.S. House California District 26 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Julia Brownley
Julia Brownley (D)
 
55.8
 
106,141
Image of Ronda Kennedy
Ronda Kennedy (R)
 
35.6
 
67,579
Robert Salas (D) Candidate Connection
 
6.7
 
12,717
Image of Enrique Petris
Enrique Petris (D)
 
1.9
 
3,624

Total votes: 190,061
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.

Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Candidate Connection

Robert Salas completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Salas' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

Expand all | Collapse all

I have served the people of the United States for nearly 32 years.

After graduation from the U.S. Air Force Academy (1964), I served seven years as an active duty officer during the Vietnam War era before being honorably discharged from the Air Force in 1971. My military service included Weapons Controller, flying target drones, commanded intercontinental ballistic nuclear missiles as a launch officer, and as an Air Force missile propulsion engineer. From 1971-73 I worked as a reliability engineer for Martin-Marietta Aerospace and Rockwell International on Space Shuttle design proposals. From 1974 until 1995, I worked for the Federal Aviation Administration as an aircraft certification engineer. While working for FAA, during 1991-1993 I was attached to the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia to advise that government in their certification of a commuter aircraft. I hold advanced degrees in Aerospace Engineering and Education. From 1999 until 2016, I served the community as a high school math teacher in Ventura schools.

  • Major changes are needed to strengthen our democracy
  • Greater transparency in government
  • We need a return to american values
Global Warming must be our most pressing issue and work together to find solutions.

Nuclear Weapons proliferation and the threat of nuclear war is still a very serious threat to human survival and must be addressed.

Comprehensive Immigration Reform is the number one humanitarian issue requiring immediate legislation

I had a highly significant incident as a nuclear missile launch officer when UFOs disabled nuclear missiles under my control. I have been speaking and writing about this and similar incidents for over twenty years in the U.S. and fifteen other countries. If elected, I will seek to bring disclosure of UFO secrets and bring recognition to the reality of this phenomenon.
At this time, I think Speaker Nancy Pelosi is demonstrating strong political leadership. I admire her because she exemplifies a principled politician.

Other examples of people committed to activism for humanitarian and democratic ideals are: Dr. Martin Luther King, Greta Thunberg, and Mahatma Gandhi
Books that have shaped my political philosophy are: Cosmos - Sagan, The Book of Virtues - Bennett, Secrecy - U.S. Commission Report, Gandhi - An Autobiography, Silent Spring - Carson, Unidentified - The UFO Phenomenon - Salas.

Essays - Letter from a Birmingham Jail - Martin Luther King, The War Prayer - Mark Twain
A values system that establishes a foundation of integrity to their oath of office as expressed in their words and deeds.
I have demonstrated qualities of leadership and commitment to duty to my country as an officer in the USAF. I have demonstrated my willingness to serve the people of my country and community as a 21 year civilian government worker in FAA and 17 years as a teacher in local schools.
The core responsibilities to the office of U.S. Representative is to represent the people of their district with honesty, integrity, commitment to representing them faithfully.
A legacy of good citizenship.
Mail Carrier - U.S. Postal Service. I held this job for about a year.
It is known as the 'People's House' because it is the closest representation for the will of the people. I think it is unique because it every two-years the voters get a chance to reassess its effectiveness in representing them.
It is beneficial but not necessary. We need people in all walks of life in Congress in order to get a more comprehensive set of experiences in the members.
Bringing respect and credibility to the government of the U.S. will be a challenge after the disastrous Presidency of Donald Trump. Of course, dealing with the critical issues of Climate Change and Nuclear Weapons proliferation will also be imperative.
I would like to be in the Intelligence and/or oversight committees because I am most interested in a more transparent government.
Because incumbents have an overwhelming advantage during elections, and their ideas, and effectiveness or lack of it become entrenched in the 'system,' I think short term limits should be established for members of Congress.

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.

See also


External links

Footnotes

  1. Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on December 21, 2019


Senators
Representatives
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
Ami Bera (D)
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
Adam Gray (D)
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
Ro Khanna (D)
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
Jim Costa (D)
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
Raul Ruiz (D)
District 26
District 27
District 28
Judy Chu (D)
District 29
Luz Rivas (D)
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
District 35
District 36
Ted Lieu (D)
District 37
District 38
District 39
District 40
Young Kim (R)
District 41
District 42
District 43
District 44
District 45
District 46
District 47
Dave Min (D)
District 48
District 49
District 50
District 51
District 52
Democratic Party (45)
Republican Party (9)