Salud Carbajal

Salud Ortiz Carbajal (born November 18, 1964) is an American politician who is the current United States Representative from California's 24th congressional district. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Early life
Carbajal was born in Moroleón, Mexico in 1964 and later immigrated to the United States initially to Arizona, later settling in Oxnard, California with his family, where his father worked as a farmworker.

Education
Carbajal attended the University of California, Santa Barbara and Fielding Graduate University where he earned a master's degree in Organizational Management.

Career
Carbajal served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve for eight years, including during the Gulf War, although he did not leave the contiguous United States.

Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors
In 2004, Carbajal was first elected to the Board of Supervisors of Santa Barbara County, California in 2004, representing the first district as a Democrat. He was reelected in 2008 and 2012.

2016 campaign
In 2015, Carbajal announced his intentions to run for the 24th district, after incumbent Democrat Lois Capps announced her retirement. Carbajal was seen as one of the two Democratic frontrunners in the open primary, alongside Santa Barbara Mayor Helene Schneider, and was rivaled by Republican frontrunners Assemblyman Katcho Achadjian, and small businessman and former Congressional aide Justin Fareed. The primary field consisted of 4 Democrats, 3 Republicans, and 2 independent candidates.

In the primary on June 7, Carbajal ultimately came in first, with 31.9% of the vote, amounting to 66,402 total popular votes. The runner-up was Fareed, who received 20.5% (42,521 votes).

In the general election on November 8, Carbajal received roughly 53.4% of the total vote over Fareed's 46.6%, which amounted to a popular vote margin of about 21,000 votes.

Committee assignments

 * Committee on Armed Services
 * Subcommittee on Readiness
 * Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces
 * Committee on the Budget
 * Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (Vice Chair)

Caucus memberships

 * New Democrat Coalition
 * House Baltic Caucus
 * Congressional Hispanic Caucus
 * Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
 * Climate Solutions Caucus
 * Congressional Solar Caucus

Personal life
Carbajal currently lives in Santa Barbara, California and is married to Gina, with whom he has two children.