Joshua Bocanegra
Joshua Bocanegra (No party preference) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 30th Congressional District. He is on the ballot in the primary on March 5, 2024.
Bocanegra (Democratic Party) also ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent California. He will not appear on the ballot for the primary on March 5, 2024.
Bocanegra completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2024
See also: California's 30th Congressional District election, 2024
General election
The primary will occur on March 5, 2024. The general election will occur on November 5, 2024. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 30
The following candidates are running in the primary for U.S. House California District 30 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
 | Francesco Arreaga (D) | |
 | Alex Balekian (R)  | |
 | Joshua Bocanegra (No party preference) | |
 | Stephen Dunwoody (D) | |
 | Mike Feuer (D) | |
 | Laura Friedman (D) | |
 | Sal Genovese (D) | |
 | Maebe A. Girl (D) | |
| J. Emilio Martinez (R) | |
 | Nick Melvoin (D) | |
| Courtney Najera (D) | |
 | Anthony Portantino, Jr. (D) | |
 | Jirair Ratevosian (D) | |
 | Ben Savage (D) | |
 | Sepi Shyne (D) | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Patrick Gipson (R)
- Eric Sawchuk (R)
- Sarah Idan (D)
- Mike Castellanos (D)
- Drew Britton (D)
- Michael Huckabee (R)
Endorsements
Bocanegra received the following endorsements. To send us additional endorsements, click here.
- Freethought Equality Fund PAC
- Andrew Yang (D) - Frmr. Presidential candidate (2020)
U.S. Senate California
See also: United States Senate election in California, 2024
General election
The primary will occur on March 5, 2024. The general election will occur on November 5, 2024. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate California
The following candidates are running in the primary for U.S. Senate California on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
 | Sharleta Bassett (R) | |
 | James P. Bradley (R) | |
 | Eric Early (R) | |
 | Steve Garvey (R) | |
 | Denice Gary-Pandol (R) | |
| Laura Garza (No party preference) | |
 | Sepi Gilani (D) | |
 | Don Grundmann (No party preference) | |
| Forrest Jones (American Independent Party of California) | |
 | Harmesh Kumar (D) | |
 | Barbara Lee (D) | |
 | Sarah Sun Liew (R) | |
 | Gail Lightfoot (L) | |
 | James Macauley (R) | |
 | Christina Pascucci (D) | |
 | David Peterson (D) | |
 | Douglas Howard Pierce (D) | |
 | Katie Porter (D) | |
 | Perry Pound (D) | |
 | Raji Rab (D) | |
 | Jonathan Reiss (R) | |
 | John Rose (D) | |
| Mark Ruzon (No party preference) | |
 | Adam Schiff (D) | |
| Stefan Simchowitz (R) | |
 | Major Singh (No party preference) | |
| Martin Veprauskas (R) | |
| Eduardo Berdugo (Independent) (Write-in) | |
 | Danny Fabricant (R) (Write-in) | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Paul Anderson (G)
- Carson Franklin Jr. (D)
- Barack Obama Mandela (R)
- Zafar Inam (D)
- Renee Martinez (Independent)
- Lexi Reese (D)
- Peter Yuan Liu (R)
- Joe Sosinski (Independent)
- Roxanne Lawler (R)
- James Shuster (R)
- Frank Ferreira (Independent)
- Rommell Montenegro (D)
- Jeremy Fennell (D)
- Zakaria Kortam (R)
- John Pappenheim (R)
- Jacob Farmos (D)
- Joshua Bocanegra (D)
- Alexander Norbash (D)
- Dominick Dorothy (D)
- Jehu Hand (R)
- Dana Bobbitt (Independent)
- Fepbrina Keivaulqe Autiameineire (Vienmerisce Veittemeignzce USA)
- Jessica Resendez (D)
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Ballotpedia survey responses
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Joshua Bocanegra completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bocanegra's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Hi, I'm Joshua Bocanegra, a Latinx entrepreneur who's been in the technology field for over 10 years.
I have founded multiple businesses, failed at some, and learned from all of them. I've learned how to be self-disciplined, self-reliant, and to keep pushing no matter what people say.
I’m running because I want to fight for the people like me, who are ambitious and believe they can achieve what they set out to achieve, despite all odds.
There are many issues to tackle, and I believe it takes an outsider with my experiences who can offer a new perspective and fresh ideas.
My promise to Californians and to the American people is that I will listen carefully to others and bring different points of view together.
I will do my research and make data-driven decisions focused on the facts. If the data isn't there, I will push for more research on the subject until it's clear where the evidence leads us.
All of which, I have done over the years in business and in my life, and I will do the same for our nation.
- We need to increase the national minimum wage adjusted for inflation. If the cost of living goes up, so does that minimal wage.
- It's time to adopt the latest technologies at scale. Innovative solutions in VR, AI and cryptocurrency have the potential to resolve some of the biggest issues we face today.
- Around 30% of Americans identify as non-religious, I’m one of them. We need more non-religious representation in government so that legislation isn't religiously-biased. This is also important for religious people who don't want government favoring the ideals of one religion over another.
The areas of public policy I'm personally passionate about are small businesses, better education, protecting a woman’s right to choose, access to mental health care, sex-positive education, increasing the minimal wage, affordable housing, and technological innovation.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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