
Samantha Mota
About Samantha Mota
Samantha Mota (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 37th Congressional District. She is on the ballot in the primary on June 2, 2026.
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[{"question": "Ballotpedia survey responses", "answer_html": "<p>See also: <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a></p>\n<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-10 col-md-6 col-xs-offset-1 col-md-offset-3\"><p><a href=\"https://ballotpedia.org/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\"><img align=\"middle\" alt=\"Candidate Connection\" src=\"https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/8/88/Candidate_Connection_Logo.png\" width=\"90%\"/></a></p></div></div>\n<p>Samantha Mota completed <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a> survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Mota's responses.</p>\n<p><span class=\"expand-all\">Expand all</span> | <span class=\"collapse-all\">Collapse all</span></p>\n<div aria-multiselectable=\"true\" class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\" role=\"tablist\"><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-356148-2025-12-10\" id=\"heading-key-message-356148-2025-12-10\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-key-message-356148-2025-12-10\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-356148-2025-12-10\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tPlease list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading-key-message-356148-2025-12-10\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-key-message-356148-2025-12-10\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><ul><li>This is a grassroots campaign that remains community focused, completely transparent, and comprehensively illustrated.</li><li>I'm running for Congress because we NEED representation. There has been a lack of new, bold, and transparent government and leadership in politics.</li><li>I will break barriers built by those meant to lead, not bar, and build bridges into politics to increase participation, foster trust, and reduce corruption and abuse of power.</li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-356148-2025-12-10\" id=\"heading1-356148-2025-12-10\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse1-356148-2025-12-10\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-356148-2025-12-10\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading1-356148-2025-12-10\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse1-356148-2025-12-10\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tThe areas of public policy that I am passionate about are immigration reform, universal health care, Family Leave, and economic stability to heal the betrayal that have left our communities, neighborhoods, and nation abandoned and broken.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div></div>\n<div class=\"small\" data-nosnippet=\"\"><p><i><b>Note:</b> 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.</i></p></div>", "answer_text": "See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection\n\nSamantha Mota completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Mota's responses.\nExpand all | Collapse all\nPlease list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office? This is a grassroots campaign that remains community focused, completely transparent, and comprehensively illustrated. I'm running for Congress because we NEED representation. There has been a lack of new, bold, and transparent government and leadership in politics. I will break barriers built by those meant to lead, not bar, and build bridges into politics to increase participation, foster trust, and reduce corruption and abuse of power. What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? The areas of public policy that I am passionate about are immigration reform, universal health care, Family Leave, and economic stability to heal the betrayal that have left our communities, neighborhoods, and nation abandoned and broken.\nNote: 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."}]
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