Raj Kahlon
Raj Kahlon (Democratic Party) ran for election to the California State Assembly to represent District 34. He lost in the primary on June 7, 2022.
Kahlon completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Kahlon was a candidate for District 5 representative on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in California. Kahlon was defeated in the primary election on June 7, 2016.
Biography
Raj Kahlon was born in Punjab, India.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2022
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 34
Incumbent Tom Lackey defeated incumbent Thurston Smith in the general election for California State Assembly District 34 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tom Lackey (R) | 56.5 | 63,840 |
 | Thurston Smith (R) | 43.5 | 49,183 | |
| Total votes: 113,023 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 34
The following candidates ran in the primary for California State Assembly District 34 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Thurston Smith (R) | 31.1 | 23,663 |
| ✔ | | Tom Lackey (R) | 29.7 | 22,622 |
 | Rita Ramirez (D) | 26.8 | 20,384 | |
 | Raj Kahlon (D) | 5.3 | 4,063 | |
 | Paul Fournier (R) | 4.2 | 3,189 | |
 | Roger LaPlante (Independent) | 2.8 | 2,122 | |
| Total votes: 76,043 | |||
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Campaign finance
2016
Los Angeles County held elections for county commission, district attorney, and special districts in 2016. The general election was held on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on July 7, 2016. The candidate filing deadline for this election was on March 11, 2016. The following candidates ran in the Los Angeles County board of supervisors, District 5 primary election.[2]
| Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, District 5 Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Kathryn Barger |
29.64% | 105,520 |
| Darrell Park |
15.50% | 55,185 |
| Bob Huff | 14.71% | 52,359 |
| Ara James Najarian | 13.08% | 46,587 |
| Mitchell Englander | 12.03% | 42,823 |
| Elan Carr | 11.40% | 40,580 |
| Billy Malone | 2.44% | 8,701 |
| Raj Kahlon | 1.20% | 4,285 |
| Total Votes | 356,040 | |
| Source: Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Primary Election Results," July 1, 2016 | ||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Raj Kahlon completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Kahlon's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Kahlon’s experience as a real estate professional and investor along with the experience from being a small business owner has granted him the ability to implement positive lasting solutions and communicate compassionately with the community.
- Kahlon has extensive knowledge and experience on agricultural and environmental solutions to progression
- Kahlon is a visionary with a keen ability to solve problems and implement progressive solutions.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 3, 2022
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "2016 Primary Election Final List of Qualified Candidates," accessed September 7, 2016
