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Lorena Gonzalez
 
18125 votes
73.2%
- Party: Democratic
 - Occupation: Community Organizer/Mother
 - Secretary-Treasurer/CEO, San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council
 - Juris Doctorate - UCLA School of Law
 - Master's Program - Georgetown University
 - Bachelor's Degree - Stanford University
 - Board of Directors for the Center for Policy Initiatives
 - Board of Directors for the United Way of San Diego County
  
Priorities:
- Rebuilding the middle class through job creation
 - Creating an education system to prepare students for middle class careers
 - Ensuring families are protected in the implementation of the Affordable Care Act
  
Steve Castaneda
 
6646 votes
26.8%
- Party: Democratic
 - Occupation: Small Businessman/Father
 - former Chula Vista City Council Member
 - former San Diego Police officer
  
Priorities:
- Job creation
 - Safegarding taxpayer money
 - Public safety
  
Lincoln Pickard
(Write-in)
 
- Party: Republican
 - Occupation: Retired
 - Party: Republican
 - Retired Contractor
 - Member San Diego Republican Central Committee
  
Priorities:
- Lower Tax Rates
 - Reduce Regulations
 - Protect our Gun Rights/CCWs
  
Kaiden Degas
(Write-in)
 
- Party: Libertarian
 - Occupation: Accountant/Human Resources
 - Bachelor's in Economics from UC Davis
 - CPA candidate
 - Personal financial planner
 - Happily married to Janette Degas, an ER nurse
 - First generation immigrant from an oppressive regime, and understands the importance of freedom
 - Enjoys staying fit especially playing golf, basketball and weight training
  
Priorities:
- Balance California's budget by lowering taxes, lowering expenses even more and opening new revenue streams
 - Make California business friendly and stop exodus from California to freer neighboring states
 - Repeal victim-less crime laws and resolve overcrowded jail system
  
  
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