Scott Baugh

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Baugh, along with several other challengers, sought the nomination from Dana Rohrabacher for the Republican nomination for the seat, but was defeated in the primary. [38] [4] [39]

2022

After a tough redistricting took place in 2021, [40] [41] Baugh was the Republican candidate for California's 47th congressional district in the 2022 election. [42] He ran under the endorsement of several republican notables, including then House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. [1] He advanced to the general election, where he faced incumbent Katie Porter, a Democrat, and lost. [43] [44] He lost by 9,000 votes, despite being significantly outraised during the campaign. Porter raised over 28 million, [45] [46] while Baugh raised 3 million. [45] [40]

2024

Baugh is the Republican candidate for California's 47th congressional district in the 2024 election. [47] The seat is open in 2024 as incumbent Katie Porter ran for a U.S. Senate seat, but lost. Baugh advanced from the March 2024 primary election. [7]

Political Positions

Government Transparency

Baugh is a strong supporter of transparency in government, [48] and has publicly rebuked the congressional slush fund that is employed by the government to settle workplace disputes between government senior employers, including congressional office holders, and staff.

Illegal Immigration

Publicly, Baugh has made his support for the traditional, legal channels of immigration well known. [49] Baugh advocates for reinforcing traditional channels of legal immigration within the United States, while strengthening border security policies, employer verification, [49] and existing government policies around the management and handling of illegal aliens within the nation. [49] Instead of employing a "one size fits all" solution; that is to say mass deportations - he has advocated for a more nuanced [49] approach to handling the situation that takes into account the circumstances and conditions of the given immigrants standing and history. Relating to this matter, Baugh has stated, "A one-size solution for all immigrants is elusive because the circumstances range from an illegal border crossing last week to an illegal border crossing 20 years ago followed by 20 years of employment."

Congressional Stock Trading

Baugh vociferously opposes congressional stock trading. Naming it an opportunity for corruption. Baugh has called for all members of congress to forgo all stock trading, [50] calling it hypocrisy that insider trading is illegal for citizens, but not for government officials; "Insider trading is illegal for the American people and should be illegal for members of Congress".

Personal life

Baugh and his wife, Wendy, have a son. Baugh lives in Huntington Beach, California. [8] Baugh is at the head of several community initiatives that are designed to expand educational choices, [51] [1] reduce local criminal activity through youth engagement and other philanthropic initiatives. [52]

Electoral history

State Assembly

1995

Scott Baugh
Baugh Scott Congress (2).jpg
Minority Leader of the California Assembly
In office
April 6, 1999 –November 9, 2000
California's 67th State Assembly district election, 1996
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Scott Baugh 45
Democratic Linda Moulton-Patterson38.07
Republican Don MacAllister11
Republican Haydee Tillotson7
Republican Shirley Carey5
Total votes158,105 100.00
Republican win

1996

California's 67th State Assembly district election, 1996
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Scott Baugh (incumbent) 80,013 56.32
Democratic Cliff Brightman54,08538.07
Reform Donald W. Rowe7,9505.60
No partyWayne Dapser (write-in)140.01
Invalid or blank votes16,04310.15
Total votes158,105 100.00
Republican hold

1998

California's 67th State Assembly district election, 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Scott Baugh (incumbent) 66,570 57.53
Democratic Marie H. Fennell43,37237.48
Libertarian Autumn Browne5,7724.99
Invalid or blank votes13,19810.24
Total votes128,912 100.00
Republican hold

Congressional

2018

California's 48th congressional district election, 2018 [53] [54]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dana Rohrabacher (incumbent)52,73730.3
Democratic Harley Rouda 30,09917.3
Democratic Hans Keirstead 29,97417.2
Republican Scott Baugh27,51415.8
Democratic Omar Siddiqui8,6585.0
Republican John Gabbard5,6643.3
Democratic Rachel Payne (withdrawn)3,5982.1
Republican Paul Martin2,8931.7
Republican Shastina Sandman2,7621.6
Democratic Michael Kotick (withdrawn)2,6061.5
Democratic Laura Oatman (withdrawn)2,4121.4
Democratic Deanie Schaarsmith1,4330.8
Democratic Tony Zarkades1,2810.7
Libertarian Brandon Reiser9640.6
Republican Stelian Onufrei (withdrawn)7390.4
No party preference Kevin Kensinger6900.4
Total votes174,024 100.0

2022

2022 United States House of Representatives elections in California [55]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Katie Porter (Incumbent) 137,374 51.7
Republican Scott Baugh128,26148.3
Total votes265,635 100.0
Democratic hold

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