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Zein Obagi
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Zein Obagi was a 2014 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 33rd Congressional District of California.[1]
An election to recall Obagi from the Redondo Beach City Council was scheduled for October 19, 2022. For more information, click here.
Biography
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Zein Obagi Jr. was born in San Diego, California, and grew up in Los Angeles. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 2005 and a J.D. from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law. His career experience includes working as an attorney for Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP and Jones Bell Abbott Fleming & Fitzgerald LLP. Obagi was elected to the Redondo Beach City Council in March 2021.[2][3]
Elections
2014
Obagi ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent California's 33rd District. Obagi was defeated in the blanket primary on June 3, 2014.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |
 Elan Carr |
21.6% | 23,476 | |
| Democratic | Ted Lieu |
18.8% | 20,432 | |
| Democratic | Wendy Greuel | 16.6% | 17,988 | |
| Independent | Marianne Williamson | 13.2% | 14,335 | |
| Democratic | Matt Miller | 12% | 13,005 | |
| Republican | Lily Gilani | 7.1% | 7,673 | |
| Republican | Kevin Mottus | 2.4% | 2,561 | |
| Democratic | Barbara Mulvaney | 2.3% | 2,516 | |
| Democratic | David Kanuth | 1.4% | 1,554 | |
| Democratic | Kristie Holmes | 0.9% | 994 | |
| Libertarian | Mark Herd | 0.8% | 883 | |
| Green | Michael Sachs | 0.7% | 732 | |
| Democratic | Michael Shapiro | 0.6% | 650 | |
| Independent | Tom Fox | 0.5% | 509 | |
| Democratic | Zein Obagi | 0.4% | 477 | |
| Democratic | Vince Flaherty | 0.3% | 345 | |
| Democratic | James Graf | 0.3% | 327 | |
| Independent | Brent Roske | 0.2% | 188 | |
| Total Votes | 108,645 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State |
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2012
Obagi ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent California's 33rd District. He was defeated in the open primary on June 5, 2012.[5][6]
Campaign themes
2014
- Technology
- Excerpt: "We need to use technology firms in this district to repair the Covered CA website, and make it work for Californians. Too many young Californians (my peers and even employees), have been unable to procure a policy with their social security numbers, or even with images of their passports or resident alien paperwork. This can, and must be fixed so Representative Waxman's vision of accessible health coverage under the ACA can be realized."
- Education
- Excerpt: "We must develop true accountability in education - for students, teachers, administrators and principals. Our K-12 curriculum must not only make our youth ready for college, but also ready for the real world for those who cannot immediately make it to college. Education is our most important investment."
- Immigration
- Excerpt: "We need to pass real immigration reform that allows our hard-working immigrants to become invested in our country and have a path to citizenship. I will carry forward the Dream."
- Cyber-security
- Excerpt: "We must bolster the security of both private and government technological infrastructure in the U.S. Private companies and banks, which received huge amounts of consumer financial information continue to be compromised by hackers foreign and domestic. Our government faces the same challenge, though less publicly - with our defense contractors and departments unintentionally leaking secrets to other regimes. We must protect our nation's and Americans' most sensitive information."
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- California's 33rd Congressional District elections, 2014
- California's 33rd Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Obagi for Congress: "About," accessed March 11, 2014
- ↑ Obagi for Congress, "More about Zein Obagi," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Daily Breeze, “Redondo Beach councilman to face recall election, but when remains up in the air,” July 14, 2022
- ↑ The New York Times, "California Primary Results," June 3, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Unofficial election results," November 6, 2012 (dead link)
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