Rep. Salud Carbajal, a current member of the U.S. Congress representing California’s 24th district, shared several updates on his activities through social media posts on April 24, 2025. Carbajal, who has been serving in Congress since 2017 after previously serving on the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, addressed matters including public safety, social security, and veteran healthcare.
On the topic of public safety, Carbajal reported having a “productive meeting with the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office in Ojai to discuss public safety priorities for the city—including protecting USPS mail. Grateful for their work keeping our community safe.” He added a light note about Ojai, describing it as “an official elephant sanctuary.” The original post can be found here.
Later in the day, Carbajal spoke about social security, emphasizing the need to protect it from potential policy changes. He stated, “I was in Santa Barbara today to say loud and clear: Hands off Social Security. On the Central Coast, close to 150,000 people depend on Social Security—and we won’t let Trump gut it for another billionaire tax break.” His call for unity to defend this program is documented here.
In another engagement, Carbajal addressed the challenges facing military veterans regarding their healthcare. He noted meeting with “Ojai’s American Legion Post 482 to hear about the impacts of current shortfalls in the VA health care system,” emphasizing the need to remove barriers to care for those who have served. Details of this meeting were shared here.
Salud Carbajal, born in Moroleón, Guanajuato in 1964, was raised in Santa Barbara. He graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1990 with a BA.
