Salud Carbajal

Democrat Representative of California's 24th district

Congresses Served

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.