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Tom Herman
Tom Herman (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 33rd Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Herman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Tom Herman was born in Ohio and lives in California. Herman graduated from Bishop Amat High School. He earned a bachelor's degree in zoology from Cal Poly Pomona and a master's in museum science from Texas Tech University. Herman's career experience includes working in museums in Pennsylvania and Kansas for 12 years. He then worked for 10 years as administrator and director of Harvest the World Bible Institute in Guatemala, five years as a church administrator, and also as a teacher and real estate investor.[1][2]
Elections
2024
See also: California's 33rd Congressional District election, 2024
California's 33rd Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 top-two primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 33
Incumbent Pete Aguilar defeated Tom Herman in the general election for U.S. House California District 33 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Pete Aguilar (D) | 58.8 | 137,197 |
 | Tom Herman (R)  | 41.2 | 96,078 | |
| Total votes: 233,275 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 33
Incumbent Pete Aguilar and Tom Herman defeated Mark Porter and Ernest Richter in the primary for U.S. House California District 33 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pete Aguilar (D) | 57.1 | 45,065 |
| ✔ | | Tom Herman (R) | 42.8 | 33,815 |
 | Mark Porter (R) (Write-in) | 0.1 | 104 | |
| Ernest Richter (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 3 | ||
| Total votes: 78,987 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Herman in this election.
Pledges
Herman signed the following pledges.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Tom Herman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Herman'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 went to Guatemala in 1989 and spent 15 years working among the people there as Administrator and later Director of Harvest the World Bible Institute, where I also became a certified marriage and family counselor. I later worked as a church administrator where we were able to increase church finances dramatically through good administration and teaching. I speak fluent Spanish and learned something about the Hispanic culture and their needs. I met my wife Elda in Guatemala and three of our four children were born there.
Upon returning to the United States, I have worked principally as a church administrator, but I have also simultaneously worked as a Foster Parent, as a Realtor and as a real estate investor and property manager.
Overall, the majority of my experience has been in financial management and balancing budgets, something that seems to be lacking in Washington these days.- I am a family man who loves God, my family and this nation, and I believe in putting God first in all that I do. The principles of honesty, integrity, hard work and service to others have guided my life and, if elected, are what will guide me in serving the people.
- I believe every person has the right to pursue their dreams without the government putting roadblocks in their way. I will work to reduce the size of government by eliminating agencies and programs that are not supposed to be handled at the federal level but rather at the state or local level. We need to get government interference out of our lives. I’m tired of watching our economy, the family, our country and our children’s future be destroyed by bad government policies. Let’s return this nation to government OF the people, BY the people and FOR the people.
- Many politicians have forgotten the true meaning of what it means to be a politician - one who works for the people. I have this very clear - I work for you, not you for a government that wants to implement their own agenda that many times harms us rather than helps us. Growing up I heard a term being applied to elected officials, and it has stuck with me over the years and defines how I would see myself if elected. That term? Public Servant.
We need to secure our borders. Open borders have allowed terrorists, drug cartels, human traffickers and other criminals into our country, putting us all at risk.
We need term limits to help eliminate career politicians who are ruining this country. We need new leaders and fresh ideas in Congress rather than people catering to special interests.
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Campaign website
Herman’s campaign website stated the following:
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These are principals that everyone in government should follow. Unfortunately, many politicians have forgotten the true meaning of what it means to be a politician – one who works for the people. I don’t want to be in government for my benefit but to seek the well being of all the people I represent, not just a select group. I have this very clear – I work for you, not you for a government that wants to implement their own agenda that many times harms us rather than helps us. Career politicians need to stop giving away money that the government doesn’t have just to win votes because that only causes runaway inflation, and in the end hurts more people than it helps. We need fiscal responsibility and accountability in our government, and I will always fight for that! Issues at Home
Foreign Policy
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| —Tom Herman's campaign website (2024)[4] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Tom Herman for Congress, "About," accessed February 9, 2024
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 8, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Tom Herman for Congress, “Platform,” accessed February 9, 2024
