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Steve Williams (California)
Steve Williams (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 43rd Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Williams completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Steve Williams was born in Los Angeles, California. Williams graduated from Nathaniel Narbonne High School. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Southern California in 1993. Williams' career experience includes working as a real estate broker and a sales representative in the telecommunications and real estate industries.[1][2]
Elections
2024
See also: California's 43rd Congressional District election, 2024
California's 43rd Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 top-two primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 43
Incumbent Maxine Waters defeated Steve Williams in the general election for U.S. House California District 43 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Maxine Waters (D) | 75.1 | 160,080 |
 | Steve Williams (R)  | 24.9 | 53,152 | |
| Total votes: 213,232 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 43
Incumbent Maxine Waters and Steve Williams defeated David Knight, Chris B. Wiggins, and Gregory Cheadle in the primary for U.S. House California District 43 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maxine Waters (D) | 69.8 | 54,673 |
| ✔ | | Steve Williams (R) | 13.9 | 10,896 |
 | David Knight (R) | 7.2 | 5,647 | |
 | Chris B. Wiggins (D) | 6.4 | 4,999 | |
 | Gregory Cheadle (D) | 2.7 | 2,075 | |
| Total votes: 78,290 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Regina Simes (R)
Endorsements
Williams received the following endorsements.
2022
See also: California's 36th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 36
Incumbent Ted Lieu defeated Joe Collins in the general election for U.S. House California District 36 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ted Lieu (D) | 69.8 | 194,299 |
 | Joe Collins (R) | 30.2 | 84,264 | |
| Total votes: 278,563 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 36
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 36 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ted Lieu (D) | 67.1 | 122,969 |
| ✔ | | Joe Collins (R) | 13.4 | 24,553 |
 | Derrick Gates (R) | 5.6 | 10,263 | |
 | Ariana Hakami (R) | 5.3 | 9,760 | |
 | Claire Ragge (R) | 4.0 | 7,351 | |
| Colin Kilpatrick Obrien (D) | 3.4 | 6,221 | ||
| Steve Williams (Independent) | 0.6 | 1,180 | |
 | Matthew Jesuele (Independent) | 0.5 | 976 | |
| Total votes: 183,273 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Storm Jenkins (R)
- Mitchell Battersby (D)
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Steve Williams completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Williams' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- If you want a representative in Washington D.C. that will fight to lower your taxes, reduce your gas and electricty costs and eliminate wasteful government spending - then I'm your guy.
- If you want someone that will fight to secure Americas borders, publicly support law enforcement and pressure Attorneys General and District Attorneys to prosecute criminals - I'm. Your. Guy.
- If you want a Congressman that will fight to protect children from oversexualization and mutilation, a parent’s right to notification and a say in their child’s education and as a father of three daughters, fight to the death to protect women’s and girls’ safe spaces – in the bathroom, in the dressing room, in the locker room and on the playing field - then Steve Williams is your guy for U.S. Representative of California's 43rd District.
While in office, I want to educate the people that the laws, policies, and elected officials they are voting for are destroying their communities, not helping them. My goal is to create a more informed electorate so that the people take back control of their government. And that elected officials are continuously reminded that the public doesn’t serve them, they serve the public.
Principled
The California Republican Party
The California Young Republicans
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Campaign website
Williams’s campaign website stated the following:
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Upon reaching Congress, I will fix what they have broken by:
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| —Steve Williams’s campaign website (2024)[4] | ||
2022
Steve Williams completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Williams' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I am a Non-Partisan Progressive Conservative.
- I take a non-ideological scientific approach to politics and governance.
- I advocate for a government of the people, by the people and for the people!
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Campaign website
Williams' campaign website stated the following:
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CRIME Reduce, Rehabilitate, Deter. POLICY I am an advocate for (i) the reduction and/or elimination of the root causes of crime; (ii) improving the rehabilitation component of the criminal justice system; and (iii) increasing an emphasis on deterrence through tougher and effective laws.
A Life Without Art Is No Life At All! POLICY I believe in promoting and facilitating cultural diversity and creative expressions in a range of art forms and creative activities, as well as, improve the accessibility of arts and creative activities to citizens and promote the artistic, musical, ethnic, sociolinguistic, literary and other expressions of all people in America.
Economics Is A Science...But, Not An Experimental Science. POLICY Although capitalism delivers growth, it does not deliver steady growth. I believe that unregulated markets work well however, there are times when government intervention is necessary since, government spending is more stable than private spending. However, that does not mean the government has an open checkbook to spend the people's money.
He Who Opens A School Door, Closes A Prison. POLICY I believe that education is the responsibility of parents and local government while the federal government's role should be to assist states with establishing effective school systems, policy and standards. The primary goal of education should be individual development, emphasized experiential learning and critical thinking.
Energy Can Neither Be Created Nor Destroyed... POLICY I believe America's energy policy should be a mixture of fossil fuels and renewables while focusing on (i) energy conservation and efficiency; (ii) greater domestic supply of fossil fuels; (iii) keeping gasoline prices affordable in light of other policy goals; and (iv) incentivizing the increased generation and use of renewables.
Earth Is A Fine Place Worth Fighting For. POLICY I believe in protecting the environment while mitigating interference with the efficiency of commerce or, the liberty of the people. I am an advocate of balancing environmental protection and the conservation of natural resources with other policy goals, such as affordable energy, economic growth and strong labor force participation.
When Diplomacy Ends, War Begins. POLICY I believe in the protection of the United States, its citizens and allies; assuring continued access to international resources and markets; preserving the balance of power in the world; promoting world peace and a secure global environment; and promoting democratic values and human rights.
Waste Not, Want Not. POLICY I am an advocate of improving the management and accountability of government programs, increasing efficiency and promoting better and more coordinated operational decisions by implementing best management practices to make government operations more efficient and less costly.
If It's Unaffordable, No One Will Buy It. POLICY America doesn't have a healthcare problem, it has a healthcare cost problem. Health insurance was developed during the Great Depression in order to give hospitals and doctors a steady stream of revenue and today, it is a billion-dollar industry. I believe in health insurance reform that makes healthcare costs, rather than insurance, more affordable.
Ultimately, Our Roots Are From Somewhere Else. POLICY I believe America needs to assist countries that experience mass migration with implementing measures that mitigate the root causes of that migration. In addition, I am an advocate for a "West Coast" version of Ellis Island to process, in an orderly and expeditious manner, migrants who have problems with their paperwork, as well as, asylum seekers needing assistance.
Eternal Vigilance Is The Price Of Liberty. POLICY I believe in using diplomacy to align allies and isolate threats; wielding economic power to elicit cooperation; maintaining an effective armed forces; implementing civil defense and emergency preparedness policies; ensuring the resilience and redundancy of critical infrastructure; and using intelligence services to detect and defeat or, avoid threats and espionage.
Everyone Can Help Someone. POLICY Current policymakers won't eliminate social welfare programs even as the political, economic and cultural circumstances change. They attempt to solve problems with outdated programs and improvise with politically acceptable solutions. I believe in implementing social welfare programs that aim to reduce the number of people that need assistance.[3] |
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| —Steve Williams' campaign website (2022)[5] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 5, 2022
- ↑ Steve Williams For Congress, "Biography," accessed June 10, 2022
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Steve Williams for Congress, “About,” accessed February 7, 2024
- ↑ Steve Williams For Congress, “Policies,” accessed May 24, 2022
