Congressman Salud Carbajal proudly represents the 24th Congressional District of California. The District includes the entirety of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties, and a portion of Ventura County.
Prior to representing the Central Coast in Congress, Salud served as Santa Barbara County’s First District Supervisor for twelve years. As County Supervisor, Salud championed the development of the Blue Ribbon Budget Task Force to examine our county operations and budget process. He has also advocated for health and social service safety net programs for our most vulnerable residents, co-sponsoring an initiative to provide health insurance for all the County's children and spearheading the creation of a job skills and mentorship program for at-risk youth throughout the County.
As your Congressman, I believe that we need to address all civil rights concerns by passing bipartisan legislation that protects American workers from discrimination on the basis of color, race, religion, age, disability, and gender. Civil rights laws that have been enacted over the last few decades have made strides to ensure that all people are able to succeed based on their abilities.
Unfortunately, recent Supreme Court decisions have weakened voting rights, workplace protections, and equality for LGBTQ individuals, for minorities, for women and for those serving in our military. This is why I will support bills that will protect our voting rights such as the Voting Rights Advancement Act and continue to ensure the expansion of rights for our LGBT communities are continued by supporting the Equality Act.
We must remain vigilant in the pursuit of a transparent election process and fight for equality. This not only allows all American to be successful but also serves to benefit future generations. Together all of our efforts comprise the struggle of a nation to promote respect and dignity to each and every person in the United States and abroad.