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Common Sense. Common Ground.

Cmdr. Bob Smith, USN (Ret.), CD-24

Common sense.
Common ground.

A retired Navy Commander and combat veteran running to bring proven leadership, not partisan theater, home to California’s Central Coast.

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November 3, 2026. Make your plan to vote.

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26+Years of U.S. Navy service, including combat deployments and advanced weapons systems
2023Named the U.S. Navy Engineer of the Year
B.S. M.S.Engineering Technology and Systems Engineering
10+Years rooted in Carpinteria with his wife Adriana and their children

The Debate

I’m challenging Carbajal to a debate.

One stage. Two hours. In Santa Barbara, in person, before ballots are mailed in October. No teleprompters, no prewritten notes. Just both of us answering for how we’d represent the Central Coast.

Read the invitation ▸Carbajal has held this seat since 2017.
His answer is due
Sept
8
Awaiting response
If he says yes, we meet him wherever he chooses. If he says no, we publish his reason in his own words.

Why Bob

A problem solver,
not a politician.

Bob has spent his life leading teams, solving hard problems, and serving his country. He is not running to build a political career. He is running because the Central Coast needs more than another predictable vote in Washington.

This district has been represented by the same person since January 2017. Carbajal is a decent man and this is not about his character. It is about what nine years produced. Bob believes public office should be public service, not a career ladder.

Combat veteran
Systems engineer
Central Coast local
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Bob Smith, candidate for U.S. Congress, California's 24th District

“The greatest compliment and respect in my life was being treated as a sailor and a warfighter. Bob did this every day.”

Jamie Roseland, Master Chief, U.S. Navy (Retired)

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On the issues

Common sense for CD-24

Affordability

The American Dream, attainable again.

Cut wasteful spending, lower the cost of housing, energy, and food, and expand homeownership for working families.

Education

Real careers and real opportunity.

Reading, math, and STEM excellence, vocational pathways, and research partnerships with UCSB and Cal Poly.

Energy and Water

Reliable. Affordable. Clean. Secure.

A balanced grid with reliable baseload power, coastline protection, and secure water storage and drought resilience. See what is planned off Morro Bay

Immigration

Compassion with order.

Secure the border, remove violent offenders, provide legal clarity for long term residents, and modernize agricultural and seasonal visas.

Defending America

Peace through strength.

Stop fentanyl at the source, lead in AI and cyber defense, and strengthen Vandenberg SFB and Naval Base Ventura County.

Every pillar ladders back to one thing.

Solving real problems for Central Coast families and bringing federal resources home.

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Visual simulation of rows of floating offshore wind turbines off the Central Coast.


Our Ocean

Three hundred machines off Morro Bay. Carbajal called it historic.

Each one about 900 feet tall, across 376 square miles of ocean. He has championed this project for years. Bob spent twenty six years building naval radar, and says the numbers do not work.

376 sq mi
Leased off Morro Bay

900 ft
Taller than a Golden Gate tower

11
The whole world’s experience

Visual simulation, not a photograph. Turbine count and dimensions are not yet fixed.

“The challenges we face are not partisan. They are practical.”

Cmdr. Bob Smith, USN (Ret.)

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Meet Bob, in his own words

Meet Bob Smith, his story

The choice

Two records. One question: what changed?

Carbajal has represented this district since 2017. Bob Smith is running to replace him. Not a fight about character. A decision about method and results. Every figure here is from the public record.

232
Members voted to ban congressional stock trading
Carbajal was not one of them. House roll call 280, 22 July 2026.
$4,025,858
Taken by Carbajal in PAC and other political committee money
Six cycles. Bob has accepted none. FEC filings through 30 June 2026.
Jan 2017
When Carbajal took this seat
Carbajal called housing costs out of control in June 2026. He has held this seat since January 2017.
See the full record

Judge us both on results, then decide.

November 3, 2026, 74 days left

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