Andrew Janz is a Deputy District Attorney with the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office.  Andrew has prosecuted a number of high-profile cases including those against gang members, career criminals, and would-be murderers.  He has risen quickly through the ranks of the District Attorney’s office and his most recent assignment was to the Violent Crimes Unit. 

Andrew attended California State University, Stanislaus where he was awarded a bachelor’s degree in Economics and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration.  While attending CSU Stanislaus, he was a student leader on campus and worked on a number of issues to improve the quality of student life on campus.  Specifically, Andrew focused on reducing the cost of higher education, expanding recreational programs, and promoted alcohol safety and education. 

In 2007, Andrew was appointed by the Chancellor to a statewide strategic planning commission tasked with mapping the future of higher education in California.  He was also selected to attend the prestigious Panetta Institute for Public Policy founded by former CIA Director Leon Panetta.  In 2008, he helped coordinate a statewide voter registration campaign with the California State Student Association where nearly 20,000 new students were registered to vote.  The Student Association received the National Secretaries of State Medallion Award for their 2008 voter registration efforts. 

After leaving CSU Stanislaus, Andrew attended Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles where he earned his law degree.  While there, he was selected to be a member of Law Review and elected by his peers to be the President of the Student Bar Association.  Outside of the classroom Andrew was a research assistant to Justice Earl Johnson, Jr. who was instrumental in the creation of the Legal Services Program under President Lyndon Johnson’s “War on Poverty”.  After law school, Andrew clerked for District Court Judge Carolyn Ellsworth in Las Vegas, Nevada.Andrew is a registered Democrat.  He has lived in California Congressional District 22 for most of his life, specifically Visalia, and is a graduate of Redwood High School.  Andrew’s father worked in local food processing plants and his mother worked in a local hospital.  Andrew entered into public service because of his late father’s influence.  Andrew’s father was a Peace Corps volunteer in the late 1970s and early 1980s and stationed to Southeast Asia. 

Andrew is a member of the Downtown Fresno Rotary Club and the Fresno County Prosecutor’s Association.  He is married to Heather Walker Janz who is a small business owner and the President-elect of the Central Valley Chapter of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists.  Heather and Andrew have two dogs.

I am a proud product of Clovis Schools, graduating from Clovis West and then The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. I immediately returned to the Central Valley for work, starting a career in private business that would see me grow bottom-lines, manage employees and teams, deal with regulatory agencies and plan budgets for over a decade. From small mom-and-pop stores to large, multi-national corporations, I’ve seen quite a bit of the private sector. My edge has always been relating to people, be they employees, clients, or customers. I measured my greatest successes not by the title I received, but instead, the growth and achievements I was able to help my employees realize. That’s why I’m running for Congress in CA-22.

Over 100 years ago my family fled violent war in Mexico to settle here in Fresno, California. We've come a long way since then.

We are farmworkers, small business owners, veterans, education pioneers, civil servants, church goers, doctors, employers, construction workers and agri-business managers.  We are hunters, hikers, fishermen, golfers, water polo players, Bulldog sports fans, great cooks...and pretty good eaters, too.  Above all, we have come to represent the best of the Valley:  Compassionate, hard-working individuals and families looking for the slice of the American Dream in the nation’s greatest heartland.

Being born and raised in Clovis, CA, my values have been developed through growing up in what is now the 22^nd Congressional District, my military service, as well as my being a husband to a loving wife and father of five great children. If elected, I would be the FIRST Clovis native to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives.

In June of 2003, three weeks after graduating from Clovis High, I began my career in the United States Navy. My primary assignment was as a Sonar Technician, maintaining electrical equipment and performing underwater acoustic analysis to track and prosecute submarines. This position required the upkeep and maintenance of a Secret security clearance for preserving the confidentiality of military intelligence, something direly needed to replace our current representative. During my tenure, I also participated in Counter-Narcotics Terrorism operations in the seas of South America, I earned the Humanitarian Service Medal for my efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and was awarded three Good Conduct Medals for honorable and ethical Naval Service. After four and a half years aboard the USS John L. Hall, my sea service tour was over, and I returned home to Clovis to become a recruiter in the Clovis Recruiting Station.

Following my honorable discharge in 2012, I went on to complete a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources Management and a Master’s in Business Administration. For the past several years, I have worked in the Human Resources Division for a local municipality. 

Now, I am prepared for my next adventure, representing the diverse population within California’s 22^nd Congressional District in Washington D.C.

MY PHILOSOPHY

Since enlisting in the military following graduation from Clovis High School, I have long worked for positive change in this district. My family and I now feel that the time has come for me to seek elected office. I want to bring fresh ideas and positive solutions to the House of Representatives by running for Congress. I have always been very concerned about the dilution of our Constitution and I believe there are workable solutions available that will enhance the lives of the individuals in this district without compromising the very essence of our country. I would like to invoke real change and know that I am the candidate to do just that. After developing my own ideologies over the years and obtaining significant experience in human resources; I am the candidate with the ability to facilitate conversations across party lines and create change that is so desperately needed in District 22. 

CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT

Our Constitution defines the specific purposes of our federal government and the limitations from controlling the rights of citizens. I took an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America, and I want to fight for a government so small that it fits within those boundaries. WE NEED MORE LIBERTY MINDED PEOPLE IN WASHINGTON TO STOP THE GOVERNMENT’S OVERREACH AND DISREGARD FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS.

NATIONAL DEBT

The national debt is $21 trillion and climbing. Even our representatives who claim to be financially responsible with taxpayer funds have supported increasing our debt ceiling. Debt interest payments, not the principle, cost tax payers $310 billion annually; that equals nearly $1,000 per every man, woman, and child in our country. My children will inherit the consequences of our decisions. I WANT PUT A STOP TO IRRESPONSIBILITY IN GOVERNMENT SPENDING!

IMMIGRATION

Immigration is broken! The current system encourages individuals to enter our country for the purposes of living off our system, trafficking drugs and people, and bring a bad name to the majority of immigrants who come seeking a better life for themselves and their families who are ready to contribute to our society. I WANT TO PUT AN END TO LAWS CREATING BLACK MARKETS, TIGHTEN RESTRICTIONS ON WELFARE, AND STREAMLINE THE IMMIGRATION PROCESS FOR PEOPLE WANTING TO ENTER THE UNITED STATES FOR THE RIGHT REASONS.

MILITARY/VETERANS

Being a veteran gives me firsthand experience of military operations and the needs of veterans separating from service. I feel having an invincible national defense is crucial for the security of our country, but I have seen the grossly wasteful practices of the bureaucrats in charge of our military. WE CAN HAVE THE WORLD’S STRONGEST MILITARY AT A FRACTION OF TODAY’S SPENDING THROUGH IMPROVED EFFICIENCY.

HEALTHCARE

The politicians and bureaucrats in Washington have emphasized the need for healthcare insurance reform but have ignored the fundamental problem; the cost of healthcare itself. For decades, the federal government has established policies and processes which insert themselves into the doctor-patient relationship and increase administrative, non-health related, costs. TO MAKE HEALTHCARE ITSELF MORE AFFORDABLE, WE NEED TO REMOVE THE BUREAUCRACY DRIVING UP COSTS.