Omba Kipuke
Omba Kipuke (Democratic Party) ran for election to theU.S. House to representCalifornia's 6th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the primary onMarch 5, 2024.
Kipuke completed Ballotpedia'sCandidate Connection survey in 2023.Click here to read the survey answers.
Kipuke was a 2018Republican candidate who sought election to theU.S. House to representthe 7th Congressional District ofCalifornia.[1] Kipuke was not included in the certified list of candidates for the election.[2]
On June 28, 2023, Kipuke notified Ballotpedia that he had changed party affiliation from theDemocratic Party to theRepublican Party.[3]
Biography
Omba Kipuke was born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kipuke served in the U.S. Army from 2018 to 2022. Kipuke earned a bachelor's degree from East Coast Polytechnic Institute in 2021 and a graduate degree from Liberty University in 2022.[4][5]
Elections
2024
See also: California's 6th Congressional District election, 2024
California's 6th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 top-two primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 6
IncumbentAmi Bera defeatedChristine Bish in the general election for U.S. House California District 6 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ami Bera (D) | 57.6 | 165,408 |
 | Christine Bish (R)  | 42.4 | 121,664 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 287,072 | ||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 6
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 6 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ami Bera (D) | 51.8 | 76,605 |
| ✔ | | Christine Bish (R) | 20.1 | 29,628 |
 | Raymond Riehle (R) | 10.7 | 15,779 | |
 | Craig DeLuz (R) | 9.7 | 14,361 | |
 | Adam Barajas (D) | 5.9 | 8,711 | |
 | Chris Richardson (G) | 1.8 | 2,661 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 147,745 | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Omba Kipuke (D)
- Bret Daniels (R)
- Marshall Martin (R)
2018
Kipuke sought election to theU.S. House to representthe 7th Congressional District ofCalifornia. Kipuke was not included in the certified list of candidates for the election.[2]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also:Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Omba Kipuke completedBallotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Kipuke's responses.
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- I support federal income exemptions to all active-duty military personnel under the age of 27.
- Society has an obligation to afford a learning platform that is tailored to the potential of every student.
- I believe in a healthcare system that affords explicit autonomy to the American people when it comes to choice and preference.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
Note: Kipuke submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on January 24, 2023.
January 10 submission
- Digital warfare is the weapon of the future; therefore, we must allocate reasonable resources to protect our cyber security apparatus and to protect the American consumer in the age of digital currency and increased economic mobility.
- Congress should modify the tax code to exempt nonprofit pharmaceutical companies and to subsidize these organizations into a competitive market of lowering drug prices.
- I support government subsidies to renewable energy companies, expanding competition to lower energy costs and creating new jobs in the green marketplace.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
Note: Kipuke submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on January 10, 2023.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑Federal Election Commission, "KIPUKE, OMBA," accessed September 22, 2017
- ↑2.02.1California Secretary of State, "Statewide Direct Primary Election - June 5, 2018: Official Certified List of Candidates," accessed April 2, 2018
- ↑Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with Omba Kipuke," June 28, 2023
- ↑Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 10, 2023
- ↑Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 24, 2023
