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California's 47th Congressional District
California's 47th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. Following the 2020 United States redistricting cycle, 2020 redistricting cycle, the district shifted to Orange County, California, Orange County to contain Irvine, California, Irvine, Huntington Beach, California, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, California, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, California, Newport Beach, and Seal Beach, California, Seal Beach. It is currently represented by Democratic Party (United States), Democrat Dave Min. Competitiveness The district, a Democratic-leaning swing district with a Cook Partisan Voting Index of D+3, includes the heavily Democratic city of Irvine, California, Irvine, and Republican-leaning coastal cities such as Huntington Beach, California, Huntington Beach and Newport Beach, California, Newport Beach. Recent election results from statewide races Composition Under the 2020 redistricting, California's 38th congressional district is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 California Lieutenant Gubernatorial Election
The 2010 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010, to elect the lieutenant governor of California. The primary election took place on June 8, 2010. Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Abel Maldonado, who had been appointed to the office, ran for election to a full term but was defeated by Democratic Mayor Gavin Newsom of San Francisco. Newsom started his four-year term on 10 January 2011. Democratic Primary Candidates * Janice Hahn, member of the Los Angeles City Council * Eric Korevaar, businessman and scientist * Gavin Newsom, Mayor of San Francisco Polls Results Republican Primary Candidates * Sam Aanestad, state senator representing the 4th district * Bert Davis, businessman * Yvonne Girard, judicial assistant * Dave Harris, businessman * Scott Levitt, attorney * Abel Maldonado, incumbent lieutenant governor Results Other Primaries General election Opinion polls Results Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neel Kashkari
Neel Tushar Kashkari George W. Bush administration archives, February 27, 2006. Hosted a Archives.gov Accessed January 19, 2014. (born July 30, 1973) is an American banker, economist and politician who is the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. As interim Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Stability from October 2008 to May 2009, he oversaw the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) that was a major component of the U.S. government's response to the Financial crisis of 2007–2008. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, he unsuccessfully ran for Governor of California in the 2014 California gubernatorial election, 2014 election. Born and raised ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 California Gubernatorial Election
The 2014 California gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the governor of California, concurrently with elections for the rest of California's executive branch, as well as elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic governor Jerry Brown ran for re-election to a second consecutive and fourth overall term in office. Although governors are limited to lifetime service of two terms in office, Brown previously served as governor from 1975 to 1983, and the law only affects terms served after November 6, 1990. A primary election was held on June 3, 2014. Under California's nonpartisan blanket primary law, all candidates appear on the same ballot, regardless of party. In the primary, voters may vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation. The top two finishers — regardless of party — advance to the general ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney (born March 12, 1947) is an American businessman and retired politician. He served as a United States Senate, United States senator from Utah from 2019 to 2025 and as the 70th governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007. He was the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party's nominee in the 2012 United States presidential election, 2012 U.S. presidential election. Mitt Romney is a son of George W. Romney, a former governor of Michigan. Raised in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Mitt spent over two years in France as a Mormon missionary. He married Ann Romney, Ann Davies in 1969; they have five sons. Active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) throughout his adult life, Romney served as Bishop (Latter Day Saints), bishop of his Ward (LDS Church), ward and later as a Stake (LDS Church), stake president for an area covering Boston and many of its suburbs. By 1971, he had participated in the political campaigns of both his paren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 United States Presidential Election In California
The 2012 United States presidential election in California took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. California voters chose 55 electors, the most out of any state, to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan. Prior to the election, every major news network considered California to be a state Obama would win or a safe blue state. According to Secretary of State Debra Bowen's website, the President won the popular vote with 60.24%, with Mitt Romney in second place at 37.12%, and Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson in third at 1.10%. The Democrats have won the state in every presidential election after Republican George H. W. Bush ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Strickland
Anthony A. Strickland (born February 17, 1970) is an American politician who is a California State Senate, California state senator representing the California's 36th senatorial district, 36th district since 2025. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he previously represented the California's 19th senatorial district, 19th district from 2008 to 2012. He was a member of the Huntington Beach City Council from 2022 to 2025 and was Mayor of Huntington Beach from 2022 to 2023. During his tenure as Mayor, he was involved in conflicts with the state of California due to his opposition to new housing. He was also a California State Assembly, state assemblyman representing the California's 37th State Assembly district, 37th district from 1998 to 2004. He owns a political and business consulting firm. He is the president and CEO of Strong America, an advocacy group and super PAC.John ScheibeTony Strickland could face more than $100,000 in FPPC fines ''Ventura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 California State Controller Election
The 2010 California State Controller election was held on November 2, 2010, to choose the California State Controller, State Controller of California. The primary election was held on June 8, 2010. Incumbent John Chiang (California politician), John Chiang won reelection. Candidates The following were certified by the California Secretary of State as candidates in the primary election for State Controller. Candidates who won their respective primaries and qualified for the general election are shown in bold. American Independent * Lawrence Beliz, businessman * Nathan Johnson Democratic * John Chiang (California politician), John Chiang, incumbent State Controller Green * Ross D. Frankel, accountant Libertarian * Andrew "Andy" Favor, certified public accountant Peace and Freedom * Karen Martinez Republican * David Evans, certified public accountant * Tony Strickland, state senator and nominee in 2006 Primary results American Independent Republican ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mimi Walters
Marian Elaine "Mimi" Walters (née Krogius; born May 14, 1962) is an American businesswoman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, she served from 2015 to 2019 as the U.S. representative for California's 45th congressional district. Before running for office, Walters was an investment banker from 1988 to 1995, and served as chairwoman of the Laguna Niguel Investment and Banking Committee. She then served two terms on the Laguna Niguel City Council from 1996 to 2004, serving as Mayor in 2000, before representing the 73rd Assembly district in the California State Assembly from 2004 to 2008. She was subsequently elected to the California State Senate, representing the 33rd Senate district from 2008 to 2012 and the 37th Senate district from 2012 to 2015. Walters was elected to represent California's 45th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives in 2014, and was re-elected in 2016. She ran for a third term in the 2018 mid-term elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 California State Treasurer Election
The 2010 California State Treasurer election was held on November 2, 2010, to choose the State Treasurer of California. The primary election was held on June 8, 2010. Democratic Incumbent Bill Lockyer won reelection. Candidates The following were certified by the California Secretary of State as candidates in the primary election for State Treasurer. Candidates who won their respective primaries and qualified for the general election are shown in bold. American Independent * Robert Lauten Democratic * Bill Lockyer, incumbent State Treasurer Green * Charles "Kit" Crittenden, retired professor Libertarian * Edward Teyssier, business owner/attorney Peace and Freedom * Debra L. Reiger, retired technology manager Republican * Mimi Walters, state senator Primary results General results References External links Official campaign Web sites Robert Lauten [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Cooley
Stephen Lawrence Cooley (born May 1, 1947) is an American politician and prosecutor. He was the Los Angeles County District Attorney from 2000 to 2012. Cooley was re-elected in 2004 and again in 2008. In 2010, Cooley won the Republican nomination for California Attorney General against John C. Eastman and Tom Harman in the June 8 primary election. During the general election campaign, Cooley said he would defend Proposition 8, a 2008 ballot measure that banned same-sex marriages in California but was then being appealed in the federal courts. Cooley lost to the Democratic nominee, then- San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris (future Vice President), in the November 2 general election, a close race, the results of which were not finalized until November 24, 2010. Early life and education The second of five children, Cooley was born at St. Vincent's Hospital (now St. Vincent's Medical Center) in Los Angeles. His father was an FBI agent and his mother a homemaker. Cooley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 California Attorney General Election
The 2010 California Attorney General election was held on November 2, 2010, to choose the California Attorney General, Attorney General of California. The primary election was held on June 8, 2010. Incumbent California Attorney General, Attorney General Jerry Brown, a California Democratic Party, Democrat, had declined to run and instead 2010 California gubernatorial election, ran successfully for governor of California. The two major candidates were district attorneys from Los Angeles County District Attorney, Los Angeles County and San Francisco District Attorney's Office, San Francisco, California Republican Party, Republican Steve Cooley and Democrat Kamala Harris, respectively. On November 24, 2010, Cooley conceded to Harris, giving the Democrats a sweep of statewide executive offices. On November 30, Harris declared victory. Harris was the state's first female attorney general, and first Asian American (mother from India) state attorney general when her term began in Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
