|
Henry Perea (1)
Henry T. Perea (born June 29, 1977, in Fresno, California) is a Chevron lobbyist who was elected to the California State Assembly in November 2010. He is a Democrat who formerly represented the 31st district, encompassing western Fresno. Career Perea has been described as a leader of the moderate, more business-friendly wing of the state legislature's Democrats. On December 1, 2015, he announced that he would resign his seat at the end of 2015, a year early, to seek a lucrative position as a lobbyist.Melanie Mason"Leader of Legislature's moderate Democrats will resign to seek government relations job" ''Los Angeles Times'', December 1, 2015. Prior to his election to the Assembly, Perea served on the Fresno City Council from 2003 to 2010. He was first elected to the council at the age of 25 and served as council president in 2007. Perea also ran, unsuccessfully, in the 2008 Fresno mayoral election. Family He is married to Yahaira Garcia-Perea and they have three children. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
California's 31st State Assembly District
California's 31st State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Joaquin Arambula of Fresno. District profile The district encompasses western Fresno County and is anchored by the city of Fresno. Located in the middle of the Central Valley, the district is heavily agricultural and Latino. Fresno County – ''50.3%'' * Biola * Bowles * Calwa * Cantua Creek * Caruthers * Coalinga * Del Rey * Easton * Firebaugh * Fowler * Fresno – ''41.0%'' * Huron * Kerman * Kingsburg * Mendota * Monmouth * Orange Cove * Parlier * Raisin City * Reedley * San Joaquin * Sanger * Selma * Tranquillity Election results from statewide races List of Assembly Members Due to redistricting, the 31st district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2011 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission. Election results 1992 - present ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Fresno Mayoral Election ...
The 2008 Fresno mayoral election was held on June 3, 2008 and November 4, 2008 to elect the mayor of Fresno, California. It saw the election of Ashley Swearengin. Incumbent mayor Alan Autry was term limited. Results First round Runoff results References {{2008 United States elections Fresno mayor 2008 Fresno Fresno () is a major city in the San Joaquin Valley of California, United States. It is the county seat of Fresno County and the largest city in the greater Central Valley region. It covers about and had a population of 542,107 in 2020, maki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
California City Council Members
California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territories of the United States by population, most populous U.S. state and the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 3rd largest by area. It is also the most populated Administrative division, subnational entity in North America and the 34th most populous in the world. The Greater Los Angeles area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second and fifth most populous Statistical area (United States), urban regions respectively, with the former having more than 18.7million residents and the latter having over 9.6million. Sacramento, California, Sacramento is the state's capital, while Los Angeles is the List of largest California cities by population, most populous city in the state and the List of United States cities by population, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 Births
Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). * January 17 ** 49 marines from the and are killed as a result of a collision in Barcelona harbour, Spain. * January 18 ** Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious Legionnaires' disease. ** Australia's worst railway disaster at Granville, a suburb of Sydney, leaves 83 people dead. ** SFR Yugoslavia Prime minister Džemal Bijedić, his wife and 6 others are killed in a plane crash in Bosnia and Herzegovina. * January 19 – An Ejército del Aire CASA C-207C Azor (registration T.7-15) plane crashes into the side of a mountain near Chiva, on approach to Valencia Airport in Spain, killing all 11 people on board. * January 20 – Jimmy Carter is sworn in as the 39th Pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 California State Assembly Elections
The 2014 California State Assembly elections were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, with the primary election held on June 3, 2014, coinciding with the elections of State Senate elections and other races, including the gubernatorial election. Ultimately, the elections saw the California Republican Party pick up districts 16, 36, 65, 66, and recapture the vacant district 40, while losing district 44, thus rolling back the three-seat gain that the Democrats made in the 2012 elections, and ending their two-thirds supermajority in the chamber. Overview Results District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Write-in Candidate
A write-in candidate is a candidate whose name does not appear on the ballot but seeks election by asking voters to cast a vote for the candidate by physically writing in the person's name on the ballot. Depending on electoral law it may be possible to win an election by winning a sufficient number of such write-in votes, which count equally as if the person was formally listed on the ballot. Writing in a name that is not already on the election ballot is considered a practice of the United States. However, some other jurisdictions have allowed this practice. In the United States, there are variations in laws governing write-in candidates, depending on the office (federal or local) and whether the election is a primary election or the general election; general practice is an empty field close by annotated to explain its purpose on the ballot if it applies. In five U.S. states there are no elections to which it can apply, under their present laws. Election laws are enacted by each ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Incumbent
The incumbent is the current holder of an official, office or position, usually in relation to an election. In an election for president, the incumbent is the person holding or acting in the office of president before the election, whether seeking re-election or not. In some situations, there may not be an incumbent at time of an election for that office or position (ex; when a new electoral division is created), in which case the office or position is regarded as vacant or open. In the United States, an election without an incumbent is referred to as an open seat or open contest. Etymology The word "incumbent" is derived from the Latin verb ''incumbere'', literally meaning "to lean or lay upon" with the present participle stem ''incumbent-'', "leaning a variant of ''encumber,''''OED'' (1989), p. 834 while encumber is derived from the root ''cumber'', most appropriately defined: "To occupy obstructively or inconveniently; to block fill up with what hinders freedom of motion or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 California State Assembly Election
The 2012 California State Assembly elections took place on November 6, 2012, with a primary election held on June 5, 2012. Voters in all 80 of California's state assembly districts voted for their representative. The Democrats gained three seats from the Republicans, winning 55 seats and securing a two-thirds supermajority in the chamber. Overview Results District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 District 6 District 7 District 8 District 9 District 10 District 11 District 12 District 13 District 14 District 15 District 16 District 17 District 18 District 19 District 20 District 21 District 22 District 23 District 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 California State Assembly Election
The 2010 California State Assembly elections were held on November 2, 2010. Voters in California's 80 State Assembly districts voted for their representative. The Democratic Party gained two seats: the 5th district from the Republicans and the 31st district from a termed-out Independent Independent or Independents may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups * Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s * Independ ..., expanding their majority to 52. Overview Results Below are the final official results as reported by the Secretary of State. District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 District 6 District 7 District 8 District 9 District 10 District 11 District 12 District 13 District 14 District 15 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Brand
Lee R. Brand (born April 5, 1949) is an American politician and businessman who is the 25th mayor of Fresno, California. He took office as the successor for Ashley Swearengin on January 3, 2017. Upon inauguration, Brand became the oldest to assume the mayoralty of Fresno beating the previous holder Dr. Chester A. Rowell by 3 years and 21 days. Early life Brand was born in The Dalles, Oregon. His father was Archie L. Brand better known as ‘Brandy,’ of English descent, and his mother was Florence G. Trosi. His parents, his brother and he lived in a small motel room with no indoor bathroom. Archie and Florence worked for his grandfather Archie M. Brand better known as A.M. as dishwashers and general labor at the café, gas station, motel and small zoo A.M. operated. Brand's mother was from Fresno, and his maternal grandfather and grandmother, Ralph Trosi and Pierina Trosi immigrated to the U.S. from Naples. The Brand family moved to Fresno when A.M. no longer ran the roads ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Fresno Mayoral Election
The 2016 Fresno mayoral election was held on June 6, 2016 and November 8, 2016 to elect the mayor of Fresno, California. It saw the election of Lee Brand. Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan. Incumbent mayor Ashley Swearengin was term-limited. Results First round Runoff results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Fresno mayoral election, 2016 2016 California elections 2016 United States mayoral elections 2016 mayoral election June 2016 events in the United States 2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ... November 2016 events in the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashley Swearengin
Ashley Emile Swearengin (née Newton; born May 24, 1972) is an American politician who served as the 24th mayor of Fresno, California. She is Fresno's second female mayor. She was first elected in a Two round system, run-off election in 2008 Fresno mayoral election, 2008 and was re-elected in 2012 Fresno mayoral election, 2012. Swearengin ran for California State Controller, State Controller in 2014. After leaving the mayor's office, she became the president/CEO of the Central Valley Community Foundation. Early life and education Swearengin was born in Texas and raised in Arkansas. Her family moved to Fresno in 1987. She graduated from Fresno Christian High School and subsequently attended California State University, Fresno. Swearengin holds a Bachelor of Science (''magna cum laude'') and a Master of Business Administration (''summa cum laude'') from California State University, Fresno. Her husband, Paul, and she have two children, Sydney and Samuel. Early career In 2000, she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
