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Barbara Mulvaney
Barbara Mulvaney was a 2014 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 33rd Congressional District of California.[1]
Education
Mulvaney attended San Francisco State University, but received a bachelor's degree from la Universidad de las Americas in Chalula, Puebla, Mexico. She received a J.D. from Southwestern Law School in 1982.[2]
Career
Mulvaney is an International Human Rights Attorney. She was a Senior Advisor for the Iraqi Inspector General and Bureau of Supreme Audit, and Deputy Director for Constitutional and Legislative Affairs with the United States Department of State from 2008-2012. She is a former Senior Prosecutor for the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal on Rwanda. From 2002-2008, Mulvaney acted as Santa Fe County Attorney and the Director of Special Investigations and Prosecution Division in Santa Fe New Mexico from 1990-2000. Under Janet Reno, she was the Assistant Attorney General at the Dade County State’s Attorneys Office in Miami, Florida from 1982-1990, and prior to that served as a Deputy District Attorney in the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office.[2]
Elections
2014
Mulvaney ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent California's 33rd District. Mulvaney was defeated in the blanket primary on June 3, 2014.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |
 Elan Carr |
21.6% | 23,476 | |
| Democratic | Ted Lieu |
18.8% | 20,432 | |
| Democratic | Wendy Greuel | 16.6% | 17,988 | |
| Independent | Marianne Williamson | 13.2% | 14,335 | |
| Democratic | Matt Miller | 12% | 13,005 | |
| Republican | Lily Gilani | 7.1% | 7,673 | |
| Republican | Kevin Mottus | 2.4% | 2,561 | |
| Democratic | Barbara Mulvaney | 2.3% | 2,516 | |
| Democratic | David Kanuth | 1.4% | 1,554 | |
| Democratic | Kristie Holmes | 0.9% | 994 | |
| Libertarian | Mark Herd | 0.8% | 883 | |
| Green | Michael Sachs | 0.7% | 732 | |
| Democratic | Michael Shapiro | 0.6% | 650 | |
| Independent | Tom Fox | 0.5% | 509 | |
| Democratic | Zein Obagi | 0.4% | 477 | |
| Democratic | Vince Flaherty | 0.3% | 345 | |
| Democratic | James Graf | 0.3% | 327 | |
| Independent | Brent Roske | 0.2% | 188 | |
| Total Votes | 108,645 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State |
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Campaign finance summary
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Awards and associations
- Recipient, State Department Meritorious Honor Award[2]
Recent news
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- California's 33rd Congressional District elections, 2014
- California's 33rd Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ [Candidate submission to Ballotpedia, February 18, 2014]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Southwestern Law School, "Barbara Mulvaney," accessed May 10, 2014
- ↑ The New York Times, "California Primary Results," June 3, 2014
