Michael Oristian
Michael Oristian (Republican 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.
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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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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
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Note: Oristian submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on December 18, 2019.
Campaign website
| “ |
free speech Everyone has a right to fully express themselves and their ideas — free of censorship
Include political ideology in the list of protections in our equal employment opportunity laws
Lead firmly with strategies to curb the plight of our citizens living on the streets, balancing effective law enforcement with liberty
Protect and defend our clean air & water in sensible ways & let innovation lead us, not apocalyptic mandates
Enforce legal immigration and employment visas based upon meritocracy and domestic labor supply
Cut the red tape that inflates the costs of everything from housing to insurance to public utilities
Support charter schools and parent choice, empower teachers to pursue their own curricula towards student learning
Support interstate healthcare insurance and patient choice. Repeal ACA and ensure medical provider transparency and cost-fairness[1] |
” |
| —Michael Oristian 2020 campaign website[2] | ||
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Michael Oristian 2020 campaign website, "On the Issues," accessed February 6, 2020
