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Ryan Cunningham (California)

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Ryan Cunningham
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Elections and appointments
Last election

March 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

St. Vincent College, 1998

Graduate

Indiana University Bloomington, 2004

Personal
Birthplace
San Diego, Calif.
Religion
Christian
Profession
Investment Banker
Contact

Ryan Cunningham (independent) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 52nd Congressional District. He lost in the primary on March 3, 2020.

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

Biography

Ryan Cunningham was born in La Jolla, California. He earned a bachelor's degree from St. Vincent College in 1998 and a graduate degree from Indiana University Bloomington in 2004. Cunningham’s career experience includes working as a public finance investment banker.[1]

Elections

2020

See also: California's 52nd Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 52

Incumbent Scott Peters defeated Jim DeBello in the general election for U.S. House California District 52 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Scott Peters
Scott Peters (D)
 
61.6
 
244,145
Image of Jim DeBello
Jim DeBello (R) Candidate Connection
 
38.4
 
152,350

Total votes: 396,495
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 52

Incumbent Scott Peters and Jim DeBello defeated Nancy Casady and Ryan Cunningham in the primary for U.S. House California District 52 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Scott Peters
Scott Peters (D)
 
49.1
 
111,897
Image of Jim DeBello
Jim DeBello (R) Candidate Connection
 
32.4
 
73,779
Image of Nancy Casady
Nancy Casady (D) Candidate Connection
 
16.0
 
36,422
Image of Ryan Cunningham
Ryan Cunningham (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
2.5
 
5,701

Total votes: 227,799
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Campaign themes

2020

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Candidate Connection

Ryan Cunningham completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Cunningham's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Ryan Cunningham was born in La Jolla, California and attended public school in La Jolla and Carmel Valley prior to graduating from Mira Mesa High School. His mother was a special education teacher in the San Diego Unified School District and his father a professor and men's basketball coach at UCSD. In 2006, like so many, he fled California's regressive agenda and relocated to San Antonio, Texas for the booming economy, low cost of living, and no state personal income tax. Ryan has served as a financial advisor and underwriter to municipalities throughout Texas and California, including many economically disadvantaged communities. His experience includes financing infrastructure projects for public-private partnerships, health care districts, school districts, cities, counties, utilities, and special districts; he has refinanced existing debt and lowered taxes. Mr. Cunningham has also served as a consultant to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative in Geneva, Switzerland in the fields of development and environmental finance. Mr. Cunningham was a credit analyst for Latin American infrastructure and project finance transactions with an emphasis on cross-border transportation and energy projects .He earned a Master of Public Affairs with a concentration in public finance and trade, along with a Master of Arts in Caribbean and Latin American Studies from Indiana University Bloomington.
  • End illegal immigration
  • Reduce foreign labor to increase wages for Americans
  • Stop pollution from Mexico destroying our beaches.
Immigration, conservation and protection of wild lands, and empowering individuals to allow them to make the best choices for themselves.
To reflect the interests of actual citizens, not lobbyists or special interests.
Responsive to constituents
Not necessarily. People become complacent when they hold a position for too long and become out of touch with the problems of the people they are supposed to represent.
We should have term limits.

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  1. Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 6, 2020


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