Sean Dougherty (California)
Sean Dougherty (Green Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 19th Congressional District. Dougherty lost in the primary on March 5, 2024.
Dougherty completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Sean Dougherty lives in Santa Cruz, California. Dougherty's career experience includes working as an engineer.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: California's 19th Congressional District election, 2024
California's 19th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 top-two primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 19
Incumbent Jimmy Panetta defeated Jason Anderson in the general election for U.S. House California District 19 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jimmy Panetta (D) | 69.3 | 252,458 |
 | Jason Anderson (R)  | 30.7 | 111,862 | |
| Total votes: 364,320 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 19
Incumbent Jimmy Panetta and Jason Anderson defeated Sean Dougherty in the primary for U.S. House California District 19 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jimmy Panetta (D) | 65.0 | 132,711 |
| ✔ | | Jason Anderson (R) | 28.6 | 58,285 |
 | Sean Dougherty (G) | 6.4 | 13,080 | |
| Total votes: 204,076 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dalila Epperson (R)
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Sean Dougherty completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Dougherty's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I became politically active during the Iraq War and participated in the Occupy movement. After the 2016 election, I became involved with political campaigns, including joining the advisory group of Santa Cruz for Bernie and providing free tech and data services to a variety of local campaigns, including city council, Democratic Central Committee (DCC), and district supervisor races. I am now a co-chair of the Membership and Outreach Committee of the California Green Party.
I’m not running with a major party. I was a Democrat until a few years ago, but I have come to the conclusion that real change, particularly at the Federal level, isn’t possible within the two major parties. These parties are owned by the very corporations and billionaires that are making money from the destruction of ecosystems, perpetuation of wars, and exploitation of people.
- The current campaign financing model allows corporations and wealthy individuals to buy our representatives. Our two major parties are owned by the very corporations and billionaires that are making money from the destruction of ecosystems, perpetuation of wars, and exploitation of people. If elected I will push for publicly financed elections.
- The science is clear. To limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, we must keep all remaining fossil fuels in the ground. As a start, the federal government must stop granting new drilling permits, we must end the influence of high emissions industries in DC, and we must spend aggressively to transition our society away from fossil fuels. A Green New Deal would see us creating good, high-wage jobs and rapidly reducing emissions through investing in public transit, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, and ecosystem restoration.
- If cut in half, our military budget would still be the largest in the world. We could use the money saved to end poverty in the US. Just 5% of the savings could give every American worker paid family leave. Closing our hundreds of military bases abroad would save enough money to give every American without housing a home and make every public university tuition-free. Currently, weapons manufacturers make billions in profits each year and continually lobby our representatives to expand the military budget and support new wars. If elected, I would advocate to eliminate profit in war by nationalizing our military industry.
Every person should have access to high-quality, comprehensive healthcare and healthcare decisions should be driven by patient needs not profit. A Medicare for All system would cut out the added costs of the insurance industry, lowering the cost of care and preventing medical debt.
EXPAND CIVIL RIGHTS
Equality for all and a functioning democracy require ending surveillance, censorship, and mass incarceration; protecting LGBTQIA+ rights; ensuring voting rights; and fighting for reproductive justice.
FIGHT CRIME'S CAUSES
Police and prisons don’t prevent crime or make our communities safer. We should focus attention and funds on strengthening our communities by investing in affordable housing, education, parks, community gardens, libraries, and other civic infrastructure.
WELCOME IMMIGRANTS, REDUCE DISPLACEMENT
Rather than deterring immigration through inhumane border policies, we must address the reasons people flee their home countries. By respecting the sovereignty of other nations, ending the war on drugs, and addressing climate change, we can reduce the number of people needing to find refuge here.
DEMOCRATIC ECONOMY
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
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