Robert Salas
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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | Julia Brownley (D) | 60.6 | 208,856 |
Ronda Kennedy (R) | 39.4 | 135,877 |
Total votes: 344,733 | ||||
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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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | Julia Brownley (D) | 55.8 | 106,141 |
✔ | Ronda Kennedy (R) | 35.6 | 67,579 | |
Robert Salas (D) ![]() | 6.7 | 12,717 | ||
![]() | Enrique Petris (D) | 1.9 | 3,624 |
Total votes: 190,061 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Crystal Golden (R)
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's 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.
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|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
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
Other examples of people committed to activism for humanitarian and democratic ideals are: Dr. Martin Luther King, Greta Thunberg, and Mahatma Gandhi
Essays - Letter from a Birmingham Jail - Martin Luther King, The War Prayer - Mark Twain
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on December 21, 2019