Zack Fields (California)
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Zack Fields (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 53rd Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the primary on March 3, 2020.
Fields completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.
Fields said he was ending his candidacy for health reasons.[1]
Biography
Fields was born in Elmira, New York. He received his bachelor's degree from Syracuse University in 2006 and a graduate degree from UCLA Anderson School of Management in 2018. His career experience includes working in competitive strategy in marketing. He has been associated with Cox Charities as a board member and the Cox Diversity and Inclusion Council as a member.[2]
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 | ||
| ✔ |  | Sara Jacobs (D) | 59.5 | 199,244 |
 | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Sara Jacobs (D) | 29.1 | 58,312 |
| ✔ | | Georgette Gómez (D) | 20.0 | 39,962 |
 | Chris Stoddard (R) | 13.0 | 25,962 | |
 | Janessa Goldbeck (D) | 8.5 | 17,041 | |
 | Famela Ramos (R) | 7.5 | 15,005 | |
 | Michael Oristian (R) | 7.4 | 14,807 | |
 | Tom Wong (D) (Unofficially withdrew) | 3.6 | 7,265 | |
 | Annette Meza (D) | 2.2 | 4,446 | |
 | Joseph Fountain (D) | 2.0 | 4,041 | |
 | Jose Caballero (D) | 1.6 | 3,226 | |
 | Joaquín Vázquez (D) | 1.5 | 3,078 | |
 | John Brooks (D) | 1.4 | 2,820 | |
 | Fernando Garcia (Independent) | 0.9 | 1,832 | |
 | Suzette Santori (D) | 0.8 | 1,625 | |
 | Eric Kutner (D) | 0.4 | 734 | |
| Total votes: 200,156 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Devorah Ann Fox (D)
- Zack Fields (D)
- Peter Sharma (D)
- Ashur Gabriel (R)
- Daniel Phillip Ferrara (D)
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Zack Fields completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Fields' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I come from a small town in Upstate New York where I was taught to be cordial to everyone as we were a community together. I was raised by a single mother who was a public school teacher for 40 years and instilled values in me to help anyone that needed it. She taught me the value of hard work and perseverance when she came out of retirement to help put me through college at Syracuse University. While earning a Bachelor's of Science in Marketing Management, I was a four year member of the Syracuse University Men's Lacrosse Team where I earned a Division I National Championship in 2004. Alas, my time in the snow belt did me in and I parted ways with my hometown. While I chose to move to San Diego in 2006 on the appeal of a chance to hit the slopes and surf in the same day, the city has become much more to me than that. San Diego is where I grew into an adult. I got my first real job here as a marketing coordinator. I became head coach of the Carlsbad High School varsity lacrosse team. In 2009, I started as a contractor for the third largest cable company in the US. I have since grown into a full time employee focused on competitive strategy while sitting on the company's diversity and inclusion council and charity board. San Diego is where I was able to graduate early from the UCLA Anderson School of Management with specializations in Global Management and Marketing while working full time. It is here in San Diego where, with your support, I intend to represent California's District 53. I want to give back to a city that I love and that has provided me with so much.
- We are all Americans together.
- We have incredible challenges ahead but with fresh ideas and perspectives we can make positive change.
- As much as we talk about making money, we need to talk about how we spend our money, both on the national level and at an individual level.
Our country is facing incredible issues that we need to address together. Climate change, growing income inequality, gun control, and our student debt crisis are not partisan issues. These are issues that affect each and every one of us. Partisanship on these matters only occurs in Washington. We need to elect leaders with fresh energy and perspectives who understand how business and the economy work. I have the willingness to work together and move our country forward.
I look up to my mom. I would like to follow her example in that she has always done the right thing and sacrificed for others even when she may not have had the means herself to do so.
The Index Card: Why Personal Finance Doesn't Have to be Complicated
I believe that honesty, transparency and a willingness to listen are the most important characteristics that an official should hold.
Honesty Persistence Interpersonal Skills
To ensure that, by the time they leave office, their constituents are in a better place than when they started.
By the end of my term in office, San Diegans and Americans will be in a better place.
Desert Storm. I was six years old.
I was life guard at a public pool in my hometown of Painted Post, NY, during summer break following my freshman year of college.
The Way Things Work by David Macaulay. I love this book because early on in my childhood, it explained the world to me visually and showed that there was so much more to everyday things that I saw.
There Might Be Coffee - DeadMau5
Fifteen years ago, I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis. I spent time hiding it from my friends, classmates, teammates, and coworkers. I had to learn a bit about my own mortality in having to take pills daily. It gave me a crash course on healthcare costs and the insurance system. Today, I'm navigating my illness and speaking with people who are also facing long term health issues, empowering them to face their own struggles head on.
The U.S. House of Representatives is uniquely positioned to have a finger on the pulse of each district, and it provides a tremendous amount of diversity that is representative of the country.
No. I believe that diversity in career is as important as diversity in politics.
Although I think the issues of climate change, gun control, rising healthcare costs and income inequality are some of the most pressing issues that we will face as a country, I think the greatest challenge will be to bring the nation back together.
Budget Transportation and Infrastructure Science, Space, and Technology Energy and Commerce
I think two years is the appropriate amount of time for representatives.
I believe that no one from The House, The Senate, or The Supreme Court should exceed 18 years in each of these capacities.
If there is an opportunity to lead, I would take it.
John Lewis for his ability to focus on civil rights and equality issues; John McCain for his ability to vote with his conscience and not simply along party lines; Susan Davis for her focus on education and women's rights.
One of my Lyft drivers that lives in district, Christian, was telling me that he pays $3,000 in rent a month. I was shocked by this value, as that requires a $100 in income per day after taxes. In other words, he had to be making a salary of $46,000 a year just to afford his residence and nothing else. Instead, he was working a full day at an Amazon warehouse and then driving Lyft in his 'down time.' It was within this conversation that I realized folks need more education around financial literacy, and I believe that we as the government need to do a better job of educating.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Zack Fields 2019 campaign website, "Thank you!" accessed December 11, 2019
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 11, 2019
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