Tom Wong (2020 congressional candidate)

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This page is about Tom Wong, a 2020 Democratic candidate U.S. House California District 53. For Tom Wong, a Republican candidate for U.S. House California District 14 in 2022. see Tom Wong (California congressional candidate)

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Last election

March 3, 2020

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Tom Wong (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 53rd Congressional District. He lost in the primary on March 3, 2020. Wong unofficially withdrew from the race but appeared on the primary election ballot on March 3, 2020.

Wong unofficially withdrew from the race. His name still appeared on the ballot.[1]

Elections

2020

See also: California's 53rd Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 53

Sara Jacobs defeated Georgette Gómez in the general election for U.S. House California District 53 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sara Jacobs
Sara Jacobs (D)
 
59.5
 
199,244
Image of Georgette Gómez
Georgette Gómez (D)
 
40.5
 
135,614

Total votes: 334,858
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 53

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 53 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sara Jacobs
Sara Jacobs (D)
 
29.1
 
58,312
Image of Georgette Gómez
Georgette Gómez (D)
 
20.0
 
39,962
Image of Chris Stoddard
Chris Stoddard (R) Candidate Connection
 
13.0
 
25,962
Image of Janessa Goldbeck
Janessa Goldbeck (D)
 
8.5
 
17,041
Image of Famela Ramos
Famela Ramos (R)
 
7.5
 
15,005
Image of Michael Oristian
Michael Oristian (R) Candidate Connection
 
7.4
 
14,807
Image of Tom Wong
Tom Wong (D) (Unofficially withdrew)
 
3.6
 
7,265
Image of Annette Meza
Annette Meza (D)
 
2.2
 
4,446
Image of Joseph Fountain
Joseph Fountain (D) Candidate Connection
 
2.0
 
4,041
Image of Jose Caballero
Jose Caballero (D)
 
1.6
 
3,226
Image of Joaquín Vázquez
Joaquín Vázquez (D) Candidate Connection
 
1.5
 
3,078
Image of John Brooks
John Brooks (D) Candidate Connection
 
1.4
 
2,820
Image of Fernando Garcia
Fernando Garcia (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
0.9
 
1,832
Image of Suzette Santori
Suzette Santori (D) Candidate Connection
 
0.8
 
1,625
Image of Eric Kutner
Eric Kutner (D) Candidate Connection
 
0.4
 
734

Total votes: 200,156
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Campaign themes

2020

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Campaign website

In Congress, I will champion immigration reform, fight for working-class families, work to ensure that medicare for all provides quality healthcare for all, strengthen our public education system, support common sense gun laws, and reform our criminal justice system, among priorities. I will also fight to restore and further uplift the role of science and research to bring evidence-based solutions to address our country’s most pressing challenges, the foremost of which being our climate crisis. And I will work to improve federal hate crimes tracking so we can take stronger action to better protect communities of color, LGBTQ persons, Muslims, Jews, and people of faith, and others who feel marginalized by this administration.

Read below for more on immigration reform, supporting working families, healthcare, and the environment (and ask why other candidates aren't telling you where they stand on the issues).

Champion Fair and Inclusive Immigration Reform

  • Support an earned pathway to citizenship for the approximately 11 million undocumented immigrants currently living in the U.S.
  • End family separation policies at our southern border through rigorous congressional oversight
  • Defend the Flores Settlement Agreement so that this and other administrations are not able to indefinitely detain migrant children
  • Get ICE out of courthouses, schools, and hospitals
  • Modernize our legal admissions policies and restore our commitment to providing protection from persecution for those seeking asylum
  • Support the NO BAN Act

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Support All Working Families

  • Support paycheck fairness so women get equal pay for equal work
  • Fight for paid family leave so working parents do not have to choose between work and being there for their children
  • Student loan forgiveness so young working families can get ahead
  • Support the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights and the Protecting the Right to Organize Act
  • Ensure the ultra-rich pay their fair share


Healthy Families, Healthy Communities

  • Medicare for all so no one is one broken bone away from bankruptcy
  • Increase federal funding for public health research so that low-income and communities of color do not get worse quality healthcare than others—Medicare for all is not just about coverage, but ensuring everyone has access to quality healthcare
  • Support the Women’s Health Protection Act, the EACH Woman Act, and repeal the Hyde amendment
  • Fight the NRA by increasing federal funding for the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to research the public health effects of mass shootings


Climate Action and Environmental Protection

  • Achieve 100% clean and renewable energy and invest in a green economy that creates new jobs and provides a just transition for workers
  • Restore and uplift the role of science in evidence-based policymaking to address our climate crisis, including hiring more scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and ensure their work is free from political interference
  • Use research as a tool to advocate for environmental justice for low-income communities and communities of color
  • Rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement
  • Strengthen consumer protections in the carbon offset market[2]
—Tom Wong 2020 campaign website[3]


See also


External links

Footnotes

  1. KPBS, "A Large Field Of Candidates Vying For The 53rd Congressional District Seat," January 30, 2020
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  3. Tom Wong 2020 campaign website, "Platform," accessed February 10, 2020


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