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Joseph Shammas
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Joseph Shammas (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 29th Congressional District. He lost in the primary on June 5, 2018.

Shammas was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 29th Congressional District of California.[1]

Elections

2018

See also: California's 29th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 29

Incumbent Tony Cárdenas defeated Benito Bernal in the general election for U.S. House California District 29 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tony Cárdenas
Tony Cárdenas (D)
 
80.6
 
124,697
Image of Benito Bernal
Benito Bernal (R)
 
19.4
 
29,995

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 154,692
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 29

Incumbent Tony Cárdenas and Benito Bernal defeated Joseph Shammas, Angélica María Dueñas, and Juan Rey in the primary for U.S. House California District 29 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tony Cárdenas
Tony Cárdenas (D)
 
66.7
 
43,579
✔
Image of Benito Bernal
Benito Bernal (R)
 
17.4
 
11,353
Image of Joseph Shammas
Joseph Shammas (D)
 
8.1
 
5,278
Image of Angélica María Dueñas
Angélica María Dueñas (G) Candidate Connection
 
6.4
 
4,164
Image of Juan Rey
Juan Rey (Independent)
 
1.4
 
944

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 65,318
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2016

See also: California's 29th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Tony Cardenas (D) defeated Richard Alarcon (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Cardenas and Alarcon defeated Benito Bernal (D), David Guzman (D), and Joseph Shammas (D) in the top-two primary on June 7, 2016.[2][3][4]

U.S. House, California District 29 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngTony Cardenas Incumbent 74.7% 128,407
     Democratic Richard Alarcon 25.3% 43,417
Total Votes 171,824
Source: California Secretary of State


U.S. House, California District 29 Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngTony Cardenas Incumbent 61.4% 58,616
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Alarcon 13% 12,397
     Democratic Joseph Shammas 11.4% 10,847
     Democratic Benito Bernal 10.5% 10,006
     Democratic David Guzman 3.8% 3,654
Total Votes 95,520
Source: California Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Shammas' campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“
  • Recognizing Genocide: My fellow Americans, it will be One Hundred One years since the great ethnic cleansing by the Ottoman Empire of a select group of its subjects. The Armenians, Assyrians, Greeks and many other Christian minorities who were systematically butchered, removed from their homelands and forced into massive migrations. My grandparents were part of that group that suffered severe loses around the turn of the century.
  • We Are All Americans: As diverse as we are, and as a united people we must continue to strive towards greatness by not forgetting those overlooked or neglected in our society for their struggles are real and their pain is genuine. Join us in celebrating our cultural backgrounds, our heritage and most importantly our individual freedoms to be ourselves in our own wonderful and all-inclusive United States of America.
  • Republican or Democrat: As a proud citizen, I will work with both parties to focus on what is important to our country before party! I am committed to serving the best interests of our community and our great country before all else.
  • Vote Incumbents Out: Our voices have been stifled for too long, and we need to reclaim our rights and make our voices heard again. We can send a clear and loud message. Change is here!
  • Seniors: I will advocate for making changes and necessary adjustments to our tax codes to properly address the financial plight of our seniors. As an example, under the current system, seniors are penalized for working when they retire until they reach a certain age. This is wrong, in fact we should provide incentives for small businesses that could train and employ seniors particularly when they are least employable. [5]
 ”
—Joseph Shammas' campaign website (2016), http://joeshammas.com/

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election," accessed April 4, 201
  2. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election," accessed April 4, 2016
  3. ↑ The New York Times, "California Primary Results," June 7, 2016
  4. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Statement of Vote," June 7, 2016
  5. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


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