
Dawit Kellel
No Party Preference | California
Candidate Profile
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Dawit Kellel
Party
No Party Preference
Election Year
2026
Election
Primary
Race
Governor
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
Coastline College, Coastline, Associates of Arts, 2002-2005
City College, San Diego, Information Technology Management, 2015-2017
City College, San Diego, General Buisness, 2015-2017
City College, San Diego, Human Resource Management, 2014-2017
City College, San Diego, Electricity in Infrastructure, 2014-2017
WORK & MILITARY
United States Navy, 1998-2018
AFFILIATIONS
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
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OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Neutral
I am pro choice and protect women's rights to choose. Individuals have the right to choose. That decision should be between the patient and her doctor. That said, it is not fully the responsibility of tax payers to fund it. Should be case by case basis.
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
When the health of the mother is endangered.
Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.
Neutral
Under California law abortion right is protected. But, once a child is born alive, they should have legal protection rights.
The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.
Neutral
The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.
Disagree
ECONOMY
What is your position on the minimum wage?
Cities with voter approved measures should determine the minimum wage.
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
Individual property rights should be protected at all times.
List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.
1- First, find out exactly how much revenue the State collects through taxes. 2- Second, go through the spending line by line. 3- Third, audit each and every department. 4- Fourth, remove non essential spending.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
Religion should not dictate decisions made by the State.
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Neutral
The question is too broad. However, I believe, individual and business rights should be respected.
HEALTHCARE
What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.
C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. People have already paid into the program.
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Disagree
People's medical privacy should be respected.
NATIONAL SECURITY
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Agree
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
The United States's relationship with all allied countries is important as long as they don't undermine America's interest.
IMMIGRATION
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
Strongly Disagree
EDUCATION
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Agree
Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
Agree
There is always the possibility of a caveat attached to those funds that could undermine the USA security.
VALUES
Government should recognize and support the fundamental right and essential duty of parents to direct their child's health and educational well-being.
Strongly Agree
Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.
Strongly Agree
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Choose not to answer
I support the expansion of gambling in my state.
Strongly Agree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Orthodox Christian. God, family and country.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
EQUALITY
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.
Strongly Agree
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.
Neutral
I need more data.
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Nuclear power plants.
ABOUT YOU
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?
Lean Conservative
Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.
NO
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
NO
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?
To bring justice and uphold the law.
Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.
Neutral
Disagree to some extent, but the parents should be the first line of defense for their children.
Sharia law should not be accepted or incorporated in any form within the legal framework of the United States.
Strongly Disagree
It is an ideology rather than a religion that is against our constitution and way of life.
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
After a full background check, law abiding citizens should be able to keep and bear arms.
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