Sam Nejabat

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Sam Nejabat

Nonpartisan

Elections and appointments

Last election

March 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

University of California, Berkeley, 2004

Graduate

Dartmouth, 2007

Personal

Birthplace

San Diego, Calif.

Religion

Christian

Contact

Campaign website

Campaign Facebook

Sam Nejabat ran for election to the San Diego City Council to represent District 1 in California. He lost in the primary on March 3, 2020.

Nejabat completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Sam Nejabat was born in San Diego, California. He received an undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley in 2004 and a graduate degree from Dartmouth in 2007.

Elections

2020

See also: City elections in San Diego, California (2020)

General election

General election for San Diego City Council District 1

Joe LaCava defeated Will Moore in the general election for San Diego City Council District 1 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joe LaCava (Nonpartisan)	61.0	42,613
	Submit photo	Will Moore (Nonpartisan)	39.0	27,250

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 69,863
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for San Diego City Council District 1

The following candidates ran in the primary for San Diego City Council District 1 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joe LaCava (Nonpartisan)	24.1	10,335
✔	Submit photo	Will Moore (Nonpartisan)	16.4	7,054
	Submit photo	Aaron Brennan (Nonpartisan)	14.9	6,399
		Sam Nejabat (Nonpartisan)	13.7	5,884
		Lily Zhou (Nonpartisan)	9.1	3,910
		James Rudolph (Nonpartisan)	8.2	3,505
	Submit photo	Harid Puentes (Nonpartisan)	7.8	3,340
		Louis Rodolico (Nonpartisan)	5.8	2,484

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 42,911
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Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Sam Nejabat completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Nejabat's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a local businessman running for City Council to "give back" to the community that has been so good to me and me family. I grew up in San Diego, attended UC Berkeley and Dartmouth College, worked in the Obama Administration and am presently President of SJN Properties. Governor Newsom recently appointed me to the San Diego County Fair Board. I believe we must nurture San Diego's dynamism and creativity. Our high tech, biotech and medical communities are leading us forward. I want to ensure that we harness our creative capacities to solve pressing social problems.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• My first priority is to protect our Quality of Life in District One. I will work with neighborhood leaders to address the proliferation of vacation rentals and increase police presence.
• I will eliminate the red tape at City Hall that has hampered the smart growth that is needed throughout our entire region. We need to increase our housing supply without impacting our existing residential communities. I will work to get rid of prohibitive regulations that have kept our city from moving forward.
• From day one I will tackle our infrastructure problem. We can't allow potholes, water main breaks and our failing roads to be a constant in our neighborhoods. I'll establish a blue ribbon committee made up of various stakeholders from our community to help address the improvements that are needed all over our district.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I am deeply concerned about climate change, affordable housing and homelessness. I co-founded the LN Foundation and delivered "Backpack Homeless Kits" providing critical essentials to those in need. I will be aggressive in facing all our regional challenges.

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