Salud Carbajal
Democrat Representative of California's 24th district
Representative
California, district 24
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2019
Representative
California, district 24
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
California, district 24
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
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.