Salud Carbajal

Democrat Representative of California's 24th district

  • Representative

    California, district 24

    January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

4

Congresses Served

4

House Terms

November 18, 1964 (59 years old)

Birthday

  • Born in Mexico and immigrated to the United States, initially to Arizona before settling in Oxnard, California.
  • Earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a master’s degree in organizational management from Fielding Graduate University.
  • Served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve for eight years, including during the Gulf War, without leaving the contiguous United States.
  • Elected to the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors in 2004, where he served until 2017.
  • Elected as the U.S. representative for California’s 24th congressional district in 2016 and has been reelected in subsequent elections.
  • Has voted in line with Joe Biden’s stated position 100% of the time as of October 2021.
  • Committee assignments include the Committee on Agriculture, Committee on Armed Services, and Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  • Member of several caucuses including the New Democrat Coalition, House Baltic Caucus, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Climate Solutions Caucus, Problem Solvers Caucus, and Congressional Solar Caucus.
  • Opposed the overturning of Roe v. Wade and supported Israel following the 2023 Hamas attack.
  • Married to Gina, with whom he has two children, and resides in Santa Barbara, California.
  • Tested positive for COVID-19 on October 6, 2020.