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Mario Ramirez (California)
Mario Ramirez (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 17th Congressional District. Ramirez lost in the primary on March 5, 2024.
Ramirez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Mario Ramirez was born in San Jose, California. Ramirez earned a bachelor's degree from Hofstra University in 2019. Ramirez's career experience includes working as a photographer.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: California's 17th Congressional District election, 2024
California's 17th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 top-two primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 17
Incumbent Ro Khanna defeated Anita Chen in the general election for U.S. House California District 17 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ro Khanna (D) | 67.7 | 172,462 |
 | Anita Chen (R)  | 32.3 | 82,415 | |
| Total votes: 254,877 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 17
Incumbent Ro Khanna and Anita Chen defeated Ritesh Tandon, Mario Ramirez, and Joe Dehn in the primary for U.S. House California District 17 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ro Khanna (D) | 62.9 | 74,004 |
| ✔ | | Anita Chen (R) | 26.8 | 31,568 |
 | Ritesh Tandon (D) | 4.9 | 5,738 | |
 | Mario Ramirez (D) | 3.8 | 4,498 | |
 | Joe Dehn (L) | 1.6 | 1,839 | |
| Total votes: 117,647 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Ramirez in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Mario Ramirez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Ramirez's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Raised by immigrant parents in Santa Clara. 27 yrs. old. Public School Background: - Washington Open Elementary - Buchser Middle School - Santa Clara High School Graduated Hofstra University with B.A. Political Science & B.F.A. Theatre Arts Former Tour Guide, Security Guard, Barista, Shift Supervisor. Currently a Food Server in San Jose. Lifelong Photographer
Send your thoughts & questions to Vote4Mario2024@gmail.com or Call / Text +1 (408) 6389-MAR- Nothing will improve until the Voters stop treating our elected officials as celebrities & friends.
- Nothing a politician says anymore matters.
- Cereal is not a soup
To Kill a Mockingbird by Nelle Harper Lee. The book is good but the play is also pretty good if you get a chance to see it.
Pulp Fiction (1994)
The first 4 seasons of Spongebob Squarepants.
King of the Hill (TV Show)
South Park (TV Show)
Avatar the Last Airbender (TV Show)
Worst Case Scenario: Our government is about to get overthrown & stick it to them for America one last time.
Worked as a Host at Chili's in Santa Clara summer after high school.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4OOWjAktwLxwx4VwMxRb1s?si=cd512e67b5a34453
Anxiety / Depression
The motivation to go to the gym regularly
Continuing to root for sports teams that always disappoint.
Everyone else is bad at driving & I am definitely perfect.
Externally: the constant threat to democracy that can only be countered by examples of democracy actually doing things for the less fortunate & raising the standard of living for everyone around the world. Otherwise, WWIII
But seriously this video gives me a good chuckle when I need one:
Thinking of all the weird things governments everywhere are willing to do to infringe on our human rights, I'm sure government has the tools to keep itself accountable without having to lie to the people or burden them further. So who is really gaining from things not changing?
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate U.S. House California District 17 |
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 6, 2024
