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Antonio Amador
Antonio Amador (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 9th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Amador was a 2016 and 2014 Republican candidate for the same seat.
Amador was a 2012 Republican candidate for District 9 of the California State Assembly.
Biography
Amador served nearly 13 years with the Los Angeles Police Department. He continued his law enforcement career in a number of administrative positions before being appointed United States Marshall for the Eastern District of California. In 2009, Amador retired as a U.S. Marshall.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: California's 9th Congressional District election, 2020
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 9
Incumbent Jerry McNerney defeated Antonio Amador in the general election for U.S. House California District 9 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jerry McNerney (D) | 57.6 | 174,252 |
 | Antonio Amador (R) | 42.4 | 128,358 | |
| Total votes: 302,610 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 9
Incumbent Jerry McNerney and Antonio Amador defeated William Martinek and Crystal Sawyer-White in the primary for U.S. House California District 9 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jerry McNerney (D) | 57.0 | 86,556 |
| ✔ | | Antonio Amador (R) | 30.3 | 45,962 |
| William Martinek (R) | 12.7 | 19,255 | ||
 | Crystal Sawyer-White (D) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 22 | |
| Total votes: 151,795 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Alexis Medina (D)
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Jerry McNerney (D) defeated Antonio Amador (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. McNerney and Amador defeated Kathryn Nance (R) and Alex Appleby (L) in the top-two primary on June 7, 2016.[2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Jerry McNerney Incumbent |
57.4% | 133,163 | |
| Republican | Antonio Amador | 42.6% | 98,992 | |
| Total Votes | 232,155 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Jerry McNerney Incumbent |
55.3% | 71,634 | |
| Republican | Antonio Amador |
21.7% | 28,161 | |
| Republican | Kathryn Nance | 19.1% | 24,783 | |
| Libertarian | Alex Appleby | 3.9% | 5,029 | |
| Total Votes | 129,607 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State |
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2014
Amador ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent California's 9th District. Amador and incumbent Jerry McNerney (D) advanced past the blanket primary on June 3, 2014, defeating Steve Colangelo (R) and Karen Mathews Davis (R). McNerney defeated Amador in a race that took almost four days to officially call in the general election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry McNerney Incumbent |
52.4% | 63,475 | |
| Republican | Tony Amador | 47.6% | 57,729 | |
| Total Votes | 121,204 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Jerry McNerney Incumbent |
49.4% | 38,295 | |
| Republican | Tony Amador |
26.3% | 20,424 | |
| Republican | Steve Colangelo | 18.3% | 14,195 | |
| Republican | Karen Mathews Davis | 6% | 4,637 | |
| Total Votes | 77,551 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State |
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2012
Amador ran in the 2012 election for California State Assembly District 9. He advanced past the June 5, 2012 blanket primary, defeating Tom Santos (D), Edward Nemeth (R), Sophia Gonzales Scherman (R), and C.T. Weber (Peace and Freedom). Amador was defeated by incumbent Richard Pan (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard Pan Incumbent |
58.9% | 86,092 | |
| Republican | Antonio "Tony" Amador | 41.1% | 60,136 | |
| Total Votes | 146,228 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Richard Pan Incumbent |
39.9% | 24,617 | |
| Democratic | Tom Santos | 13.3% | 8,200 | |
| Republican | Antonio Amador |
16.3% | 10,060 | |
| Republican | Edward Nemeth | 11.1% | 6,823 | |
| Republican | Sophia Gonzales Scherman | 16.3% | 10,029 | |
| Peace and Freedom | C.T. Weber | 3.2% | 1,950 | |
| Total Votes | 61,679 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Antonio Amador did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
The following issues were listed on Amadors' campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Antonio Amador's campaign website, http://www.amador4congress.com/ | ||
2014
Amador's campaign website listed the following issues:[8]
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| —Tony Amador's campaign website, https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://www.amadorforcongress.com/ | ||
2012
Amador's campaign website listed the following issues:[9]
- Fiscal Responsibility
- Excerpt: "The current spending spree at all levels of government is unsustainable, and can only lead to the ruin of our country. Though often said, there is fundamental truth in the old saying “you cannot tax your way to prosperity.”"
- Safety and Correctional Reform
- Excerpt: "One of the greatest responsibilities of an elected representative is to ensure the safety of its citizens. Fool-hardy and mindless release of state prisoners into the general populace is akin to using a meat axe to trim “government waste”. Rather than balance the budget by across the board percentage reductions of services, a reckoning of why government exists, needs to be done."
- High Speed Rail
- Excerpt: "The emphasis that is being placed on developing a rapid transit system from San Francisco to Los Angeles is burdened with cost over-runs that are wasting Californians share of taxes to fulfill a boondoggle. State and Federal transportation funds can be better utilized to improve our state high-ways."
- Values
- Excerpt: "I am Pro-Life. I will support that position on any measure that comes before me in the Legislature. The institution of marriage is the bedrock of our society and is rightly defined as the lawful union of one man and one woman. I will resist all attempts to change this definition and any tax or regulatory policies that punish or weaken the families of America."
- Water, Energy and Farms
- Excerpt: "The 9th Assembly District is part of the bread basket of California and the Nation. Our farmers are over-regulated. California’s CAL OSHA, EPA, Department of Food and Agriculture and others are many times the problem and not the solution to farming. Water and energy are the engines of our region’s prosperity."
- Education
- Excerpt: "One of the biggest public investments we should make is in the education of our children. The biggest expense in California’s budget is the education budget. However, we are not getting our money’s worth."
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
| Antonio Amador | |
| Republican National Convention, 2016 | |
| Status: | District-level delegate |
| Congressional district: | 9 |
| State: | California |
| Bound to: | Donald Trump |
| Delegates to the RNC 2016 | |
| Calendar and delegate rules overview • Types of delegates • Delegate rules by state • State election law and delegates • Delegates by state | |
Amador was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from California. All 172 delegates from California were bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention.[10] As of July 13, 2016, Trump had approximately 1,542 delegates. The winner of the Republican nomination needed the support of 1,237 delegates. Trump formally won the nomination on July 19, 2016.
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Amador and his wife, Evelia, have four children.[11]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Campaign website, "About," accessed April 15, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "California Primary Results," June 7, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "California Primary Results," May 3, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary election results," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Campaign website, "Issues," accessed April 15, 2014
- ↑ Campaign website, Issues
- ↑ CA GOP, "Updated delegate list," accessed July 11, 2016
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed June 2, 2014
