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Sarah Sun Liew
Sarah Sun Liew (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent California. She lost in the primary on March 5, 2024.
Biography
Sarah Sun Liew was born in Andong, South Korea. She pursued her undergraduate education at Calvin University, Saint Mother College, and American Technology College. Liew pursued her graduate education at Anyang University; Pacific State University; the University of California, Berkeley; Calvin Bible College; and Abraham Lincoln University School of Law.[1] She earned a Ph.D. from Pacific University in 2006 and additional education from Harvard Business School in 2021.
Her career experience includes working as the following:[2]
- Licensed real estate broker and mortgage broker.
- CEO and senior pastor at Global Jesus Mission Church
- Founder of Meridian Business Legal Investment Wish Foundation Inc.
- Founder and principal of Meridian Institute of Technology University
- CEO and founder of MPS Merchant Services Group
- ISO office owner
- CEO and founder of Meridian Beverly Hills Investment and Legal Group LLC & Global Investment Immigration
- CEO and founder of Meridian Beverly Hills Realty and Management Inc.
Elections
2024
See also: United States Senate election in California, 2024
General election
General election for U.S. Senate California
Adam Schiff defeated Steve Garvey in the general election for U.S. Senate California on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Adam Schiff (D) | 58.9 | 9,036,252 |
 | Steve Garvey (R) | 41.1 | 6,312,594 | |
| Total votes: 15,348,846 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate California
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. Senate California on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Adam Schiff (D) | 31.6 | 2,304,829 |
| ✔ | | Steve Garvey (R) | 31.5 | 2,301,351 |
 | Katie Porter (D) | 15.3 | 1,118,429 | |
 | Barbara Lee (D) | 9.8 | 717,129 | |
 | Eric Early (R) | 3.3 | 242,055 | |
 | James P. Bradley (R) | 1.4 | 98,778 | |
 | Christina Pascucci (D) | 0.8 | 61,998 | |
 | Sharleta Bassett (R) | 0.8 | 54,884 | |
 | Sarah Sun Liew (R) | 0.5 | 38,718 | |
| Laura Garza (No party preference) | 0.5 | 34,529 | ||
 | Jonathan Reiss (R) | 0.5 | 34,400 | |
 | Sepi Gilani (D) | 0.5 | 34,316 | |
 | Gail Lightfoot (L) | 0.5 | 33,295 | |
 | Denice Gary-Pandol (R) | 0.4 | 25,649 | |
 | James Macauley (R) | 0.3 | 23,296 | |
 | Harmesh Kumar (D) | 0.3 | 21,624 | |
 | David Peterson (D) | 0.3 | 21,170 | |
 | Douglas Howard Pierce (D) | 0.3 | 19,458 | |
 | Major Singh (No party preference) | 0.2 | 17,092 | |
 | John Rose (D) | 0.2 | 14,627 | |
 | Perry Pound (D) | 0.2 | 14,195 | |
 | Raji Rab (D) | 0.2 | 13,640 | |
 | Mark Ruzon (No party preference) | 0.2 | 13,488 | |
 | Forrest Jones (American Independent Party of California) | 0.2 | 13,140 | |
| Stefan Simchowitz (R) | 0.2 | 12,773 | ||
 | Martin Veprauskas (R) | 0.1 | 9,795 | |
 | Don Grundmann (No party preference) | 0.1 | 6,641 | |
 | Michael Dilger (No party preference) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 7 | |
 | Carlos Guillermo Tapia (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 5 | |
| John Dowell (No party preference) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 3 | ||
 | Danny Fabricant (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 3 | |
| Total votes: 7,301,317 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Lexi Reese (D)
- Alexander Norbash (D)
- Renee Martinez (No party preference)
- Dominick Dorothy (D)
- Joshua Bocanegra (D)
- Barack Obama Mandela (R)
- Joe Sosinski (No party preference)
- James Shuster (R)
- Rommell Montenegro (D)
- Zakaria Kortam (R)
- John Pappenheim (R)
- Jacob Farmos (D)
- Roxanne Lawler (R)
- Jessica Resendez (D)
- Jeremy Fennell (D)
- Carson Franklin Jr. (D)
- Fepbrina Keivaulqe Autiameineire (Vienmerisce Veittemeignzce USA)
- Paul Anderson (G)
- Peter Liu (R)
- Dana Bobbitt (No party preference)
- Zafar Inam (D)
- Jehu Hand (R)
- Eduardo Berdugo (No party preference)
- Frank Ferreira (No party preference)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Liew in this election.
2022
See also: United States Senate election in California, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. Senate California
Incumbent Alex Padilla defeated Mark Meuser in the general election for U.S. Senate California on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Alex Padilla (D) | 61.1 | 6,621,621 |
 | Mark Meuser (R) | 38.9 | 4,222,029 | |
| Total votes: 10,843,650 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate California
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. Senate California on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alex Padilla (D) | 54.1 | 3,725,544 |
| ✔ | | Mark Meuser (R) | 14.9 | 1,028,374 |
 | Cordie Williams (R) | 6.9 | 474,321 | |
 | Jonathan Elist (R) | 4.2 | 289,716 | |
 | Chuck Smith (R) | 3.9 | 266,766 | |
| James P. Bradley (R) | 3.4 | 235,788 | |
| Douglas Howard Pierce (D) | 1.7 | 116,771 | |
 | John Parker (Peace and Freedom Party) | 1.5 | 105,477 | |
| Sarah Sun Liew (R) | 1.1 | 76,994 | |
 | Dan O'Dowd (D) | 1.1 | 74,916 | |
 | Akinyemi Agbede (D) | 1.0 | 70,971 | |
 | Myron Hall (R) | 1.0 | 66,161 | |
 | Timothy Ursich Jr. (D) | 0.8 | 58,348 | |
 | Robert Lucero (R) | 0.8 | 53,398 | |
 | James Henry Conn (G) | 0.5 | 35,983 | |
 | Eleanor Garcia (Independent) | 0.5 | 34,625 | |
| Carlos Guillermo Tapia (R) | 0.5 | 33,870 | |
 | Pamela Elizondo (G) | 0.5 | 31,981 | |
 | Enrique Petris (R) | 0.5 | 31,883 | |
 | Obaidul Huq Pirjada (D) | 0.4 | 27,889 | |
 | Daphne Bradford (Independent) | 0.4 | 26,900 | |
| Don Grundmann (Independent) | 0.1 | 10,181 | |
 | Deon Jenkins (Independent) | 0.1 | 6,936 | |
| Mark Ruzon (No party preference) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 206 | |
 | Lily Zhou (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 58 | |
| Irene Ratliff (No party preference) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 7 | ||
| Marc Roth (No party preference) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 6,884,065 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Chloe Hollett-Billingsley (D)
- Dhruva Herle (D)
- Chris Theodore (D)
- Ernest Taylor (D)
- Brant John-Michael Williams (Independent)
- Marie Encar Arnold (D)
- Peter Liu (R)
- Brian Ainsworth (R)
- Yvonne Girard (R)
- Elizabeth Heng (R)
- Erik Urbina (R)
- Denard Ingram (D)
- Ellerton Whitney (L)
- Danny Fabricant (R)
- Fepbrina Keivaulqe Autiameineire (Independent)
- Paul Gutierrez (R)
- Mary Glory Thach (Independent)
Endorsements
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2020
See also: California's 33rd Congressional District election, 2020
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 33
Incumbent Ted Lieu defeated James P. Bradley in the general election for U.S. House California District 33 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ted Lieu (D) | 67.6 | 257,094 |
| James P. Bradley (R) | 32.4 | 123,334 | |
| Total votes: 380,428 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 33
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 33 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ted Lieu (D) | 60.5 | 130,063 |
| ✔ | | James P. Bradley (R) | 17.4 | 37,531 |
 | Liz Barris (D) | 7.1 | 15,180 | |
| Sarah Sun Liew (R) | 6.3 | 13,601 | |
 | Kenneth Wright (Independent) | 4.5 | 9,673 | |
 | Albert Maxwell Goldberg (D) | 4.2 | 9,032 | |
| Total votes: 215,080 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brandon Fricke (Independent)
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Sarah Sun Liew did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Sarah Sun Liew completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Liew's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Job Creation and Rebuilding California's Broken Business Community
- Education Reform and Training for the Unskilled/Underprivileged,
- Immigration Support and Reform
I very much admire Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher. These two people were stalwart defenders of freedom, and their legacy is still with us today. If I'm elected to the Senate, I will always be mindful of their legacies, and their warnings never to take freedom for granted. I remember how much he had been fighting for economic growth and inflation ,and also remembers he fought hard for the right identity for the republican for liberty and conservatives.
I will work hard like them for the republican identity and liberty and freedom as like them. And supporting busines, education, job, all visited my website issues, https://www.sarahsenator.org/platform.html
I respect my family, my family has left behind many achievements on this land than anyone else, so I will not forget the legacy mission my family gave me and I will carry it out. see meet Sarah part family
I recommend the films of Martin Luther King, who is not a politician, but who worked for independence, freedom, and democracy, and films of Gandhi representing various great politicians, especially those who are moral, ethical, and do their best to implement policies if they sacrifice themselves for democracy to the end. I want to see videos of great warriors
Because public officials are in the position of representatives elected by the people, they should always try to establish the laws of the people and always have abundant knowledge and experience for them.
I believe that in order to hear the voice of the people, it is necessary to create an opportunity to meet with many people, provide many consultations, and then make an effort to reflect the knowledge and experience that one has in the policy.
While working in a hospital there, knowing the death of many people and the fragility of life, I chose to live as a servant of the Lord and attended seminary school since her age 19 years old.
I came to the United States after living my life as an English teacher, as a math instructor, and as a business expert in various fields.
When I came to the United States, I spread my passion for education and studied hard, and completed three master's programs and three doctoral programs .
2019-2022 By studying at Harvard Business School 2years, Harvard graduated School of Education 2years and Harvard Kenneth School of Politics 2years and Harvard Law School 11 months, I took a professional education most focused one business, law and education, politic/ public policy course that politicians should learn. Also attended many top universities too.My life you serving communities though as a real estate & legal expert professional , also as CEO fintech companies for 28 years, also I have established a non-profit organization several times, and I am still serving and influenced our communities. my these experiences are able to equips me to become a real politician and are important in bringing about real true identities that can set conservative policies and right policies for people because she has completed a professional course to become a real good politician, and as a person with various experiences in real life, also a politician preparing for the future rather than verbal politics.
So many voters, when they were not in public office, eagerly spoke their words, but after becoming public officials, I met many voters who complained that they became slaves to their halls or did things contrary to their promises. That's why they say you can't trust politicians.If you become a public official, the most important thing is to do your best in your field, keep the strategy you told voters, restore the trust of the people, and do your best to become a leader who realizes their dreams to become a representative for the people.
The United States and California need more stronger each person becomes happier, for example, one single free make big group we call forest, each one person happier then we can make all happier.
I remember clearly the tensions between my home country of South Korea and our familial neighbor to the north when I was a young girl. I remember the fearmongering of Kim Il Sung and how he constantly threatened us and accused us of being pawns of the Americans. I knew he was lying, and the experience had the effect of turning me totally against communism, socialism and dictatorship of all sorts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjaTBM9Ot3Y&t=20s
She came to America at the age of 24 (Korean age 26); before she came to the USA, she served the community as a Professional English Teacher/SAT Instructor, Sunday school education pastor, general hospital medical staff, and a worship leader of the Christian Business Owners Association from 1990 to 1995.
And because this bible has really changed a lot of people and I have the personality and the faith made for this bible.
This Bible makes me participate in the election today to fight for God and for the people.
Policies in our lives are too complex, but the policies of the Bible are very simple.
God Bless America
So I took on more challenges than others and was able to achieve more. What I am today was our struggle with God. I want to become a politician to fight with .For God I always fight. And it was such a happy struggle. Although I couldn't sleep and my personal life was not that much spending for myself, but I love God, I love America, I love the American people, I love my family, and I fight every day for it and I am always happy. I know that I am not fighting, but my God is fighting for this country. So we have the victory to win. And because God triumphs in the end every time, my struggle was a blessing and today is a blessing.
Make next generations understand American values, especially conservative values and biblical values, reaches to our founding father's the freedom we get through their fight, keep them exercise our freedom and liberty.
The next generation needs an education that suits the times. The next generation of us will love the generation that is equipped with cutting-edge technology. What can we truly give ourselves in that cutting-edge technology? It should teach the meaning and the riches above and for what our prosperity should be.
As a senator, you must have both social experience and knowledge as a sincere person. A policy made only with experience without knowledge and a policy made only with knowledge without experience are both failed policies.
I would like join all committees above, because all I have experienced and interesting solved issues, but only one I would join Economic Committee.
If I am I will angered why I am Economic Committee. I can help through my education and experienced that field more so I can more contrition though that commits
as a minority leader Rep Kevin McCurdy is good influencer for vulnerable minority community now, as Republican Congress man who can voice of them in CA.
In national, Texas Senator Ted Cruz also another good influence follow conservative values, biblical values ,and republican identity who has fight for it and has biblical background son of pastor.
That period can grow even further as all institutions have opposition, but we need a genuine leader who can convince the opposing party not to unconditionally oppose it, but after investigating and understanding exactly why the opposing party is opposing.
Many political party leaders today hate the Republican Party policy unconditionally because they are Democrats. For real development, people's thoughts must be reflected.
I will become such a politician who has the power to reflect the true opinion of the people who can reflect the thoughts of the people, not those of the Republican Party and not of the Democratic Party.
I think that the best law is a law made by both parties in a way that suits both sides and the people. You also need the ability to persuade and type is the opposite of opposition, but opposition doesn't necessarily mean failure. Opposition can give you a better idea for success and vice versa. This is because various promises can lead to better ideas and policies that can be moved toward a compromise later.
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2020
Sarah Sun Liew completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Liew's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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House of Representatives. I immigrated to the United States from Korea when I was 26 years old, I have been an educator, entrepreneur, and pastor.
I have a Ph.D. in Sales and Marketing Degree from Newburgh University. I completed a Certified Harvard Business School (MBA) Online Major studied for certified completion Leadership Principal & Entrepreneur Essentials. Certified Completion Harvard Graduate School of Education (MED) Online Major studied completion for certified leading change for School management.
I have a D.B.A Degree from Pacific State University. I graduated with a Second Postdoctoral Ph.D. Biblical Preaching Degree from Newburgh University. These are some of my educational accomplishments, there are many more as I am a lifelong learner.
I have managed to acquire an immense level of success through a long list of accomplishments ranging from IT and Global Banking companies, real estate investments, law firms, and the medical field. As a non-profit organization CEO, I have to lead an organization that aims to produce managers, youth leaders, and women leaders in the fields of IT professionals, technology education, professional training courses, and women's leadership for mainstream and Korean communities.
- Entrepreneurs need support because they are the backbone of the American economy.
- We need more job creation of good paying middle class jobs.
- Education needs to be improved from preschool to college and technical training.
I want to create an entrepreneurial support center and start-up for economic growth and
job creation. This facility would assist many entrepreneurs in acquiring better education
in business, law, and investment in order to develop their businesses. The Entrepreneur
Support Center Program is designed to help entrepreneurs and create entrepreneurs
with a wide range of computer education programs, marketing, funding and youth
internships that entrepreneurs need to meet the rapidly changing world. Small business
is the backbone of the American Economy and we need to keep strong.
Job Creation
While it is good that the stock market is at all-time highs, many people are not enjoying
a better personal economy. We should also focus on our local economy. We must
create new good-paying middle-class jobs. We will use a multi-pronged approach listed
in the job creation plan which includes maintaining our ports and employer tax credits. I
want to create an entrepreneurial support center and start-up for economic growth and
job creation. This facility would assist many entrepreneurs in acquiring better education
in business, law, and investment in order to develop their businesses. This center will
be a one-stop-shop for our citizens that want to find work. There are other types of
various centers, but we need a fresh start from the ground up. We will invite local
companies to come in to train new workers on a regular schedule. I will introduce a bill
He has made great contributions to economic growth and reclamation projects in Korea. Through its economic stabilization and reclamation projects, he has made great contributions to the development of the country by creating public roads, highways, and ports in Korea. Throughout his life, he was dedicated to promoting education for future generations as shown through many examples of his support of entrepreneurship. Her grandfather's leadership model has inspired success among four generations of her family. His leadership inspired all of our family to succeed and achieve our first-generation immigrant dreams today.
Her cousin, John Liew, became a self-made billionaire and has been featured in Forbes Magazine. He donated 20 million dollars to Chicago University and served as a trustee. John Liew is a co-founder of AQR (AQR Capital Management is a global investment management firm based in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States), the world's second-largest hedge fund company in the world, founded with his best friends. It has contributed to the growth and global economy of many companies around the world.As a committee member and a trustee of the operation of Chicago University, he donated a lot of money to the faculty of the student's research product. He and his three co-founders were selected in Forbes magazine as a Billionaire roll in 2017. https://www.forbes.com/sites/nathanvardi/2017/03/20/how-cliff-asness-became-a-billionaire-by-building-the-vanguar
After coming to the United States, she served as chief executive of several companies, and she also serves communities as an education pastor & Sunday school director for the local Church. she has served many non-profits
She is a female leader who has achieved her dream of becoming an immigrant in the United States, where she has studied three master's programs and four doctoral programs. In the end, she gained extensive expertise and a wide range of disciplines with three doctoral degrees.
She was an entrepreneur who jumped into high technology from the very beginning of immigration and started the first kind of business that wasn't operated at that time.
Her business initially expanded services throughout southern California . as well as Beverly Hills and Los Angeles. Since then, she has moved the headquarters to Northern California for about seven years, making several appearances on television and in newspapers as the most successful female entrepreneur in the industry. Since then, the company has expanded its service across the country.
When she toured the U.S. between 2003 and 2007, she established branches in major cities, created many branches that covered the U.S., created many agents, and created jobs.
She was able to serve English Worship Services at the church and non-profit English schools. She taught English for free to many local people. She also volunteered to teach those people who could not go to the academy because they didn't have money. She was a patriot who taught the Korean Language to Americans living in Korea.
She tried to understand and help people in need and suffering hardships, specifically while attending a nursing school and working in the operating room, intensive care, delivery room, and pediatrics. This opened her eyes and she came to understand how short our life is. Through this realization, she dedicated her life to GOD and began attending a seminary school. She began serving the community as an education pastor in a local church. She became an educational evangelist and a director of the church school, where she learned the lives of people at the bottom of society.
She learned to rely on God as a pastor, instead of depending on her wealthy parents. By self-supporting, she became aware of the lives of people in need throughout society.
My 24 years of experience in the real estate industry will be a great tool to provide programs to build more affordable housing for early retirees' homeless problems and to help find employment for older retirees. In addition, we are committed to providing additional employment opportunities, start-ups, better health benefits, and social engagement welfare programs through the church, non-profit, and provide teaching opportunities in art, math, and science.
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