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U.S. House, District 24: who gets your vote?

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Candidate
Bob Smith

Bob Smith

Running for U.S. House · California District 24

NationalRepublican

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Salud Carbajal

Salud Carbajal

U.S. House · California District 24

NationalDemocrat

Bob SmithCandidateSalud CarbajalCurrent rep

Job fit

Bob Smith

Offices held

  • A retired Navy Commander and combat veteran 1

Salud Carbajal

Offices held

  • He also served eight years in the United States Marine Corps Reserve 2

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

Bob Smith

  • Health care costs
    Smith op-ed: ACA subsidies 'funnel federal tax dollars directly into insurance companies'; he calls instead for 'price transparency, expanded health savings accounts...and stronger competition enforcement.' 3
  • Cost of living & jobs
    Smith's platform: 'Cut wasteful federal spending that fuels inflation' and 'reduce federal regulations that drive up housing, energy, and food costs.' 4
  • Crime & safety
    Smith's platform calls for 'enforcement against violent crime and fentanyl trafficking, handled with competence and without cruelty.' 5

No public stance found on: Guns

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Salud Carbajal

No stated positions on file yet.

How they voted on top issues

Bob Smith

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Salud Carbajal

  • Elections that are easy to vote in and hard to cheat → Making it easier to vote (4 of 4 votes) 6
  • What kids are taught in school → Teachers deciding, with lessons that include everyone (4 of 4 votes) 6
  • Fair trade and prices at the store → Free trade and lower tariffs (3 of 3 votes) 6

Who pays them

Bob Smith

Where the campaign money came from7

small donorslarge donors
small donors$32Klarge donors$138K$174K raised
$31,6877Small individual donors
$138,1957Large individual donors

Salud Carbajal

Where the campaign money came from8

small donorslarge donorscompaniesindustry associationslabor unionsOther kinds of donors
small donors$28Klarge donors$1.0Mcompanies$251Kindustryassociations$140Klabor unions$107KOther kinds ofdonors$83K$1.7M raised
$28,0208Small individual donors
$1,037,0508Large individual donors

Checks

Bob Smith

No voting record to check yet

Salud Carbajal

Checks run: missed votes

Nothing raised by these checks.

Not checked yet: stock trades

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. Bob Smith for Congress | California District 24 · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  2. Biography | U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  3. independent.com used in: Top issues
  4. bobsmithforcongress.com used in: Top issues
  5. bobsmithforcongress.com used in: Top issues
  6. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  7. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  8. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money