Your feedback ensures we stay focused on the facts that matter to you most—take our survey.

Bob Peterson (California)

From Ballotpedia
Jump to: navigation, search
BP-Initials-UPDATED.png
This page was current at the end of the individual's last campaign covered by Ballotpedia. Please contact us with any updates.
Bob Peterson

Silhouette Placeholder Image.png

Republican Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

June 7, 2016

Contact

Personal website

Bob Peterson was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 46th Congressional District of California.[1] Peterson was defeated in the primary election.

Elections

2016

See also: California's 46th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Loretta Sanchez (D) did not seek re-election in 2016. She instead sought election to California's U.S. Senate seat in 2016. Lou Correa (D) defeated Bao Nguyen (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Correa and Nguyen defeated Joe Dunn (D), Bob Peterson (R), Louie Contreras (R), Rodolfo Rudy Gaona (R), Lynn Schott (R), and Nancy Trinidad Marin (Independent) in the top-two primary on June 7, 2016.[2][3]

U.S. House, California District 46 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLou Correa 70% 115,248
     Democratic Bao Nguyen 30% 49,345
Total Votes 164,593
Source: California Secretary of State


U.S. House, California District 46 Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLou Correa 43.7% 40,880
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBao Nguyen 14.6% 13,625
     Republican Bob Peterson 12.6% 11,781
     Democratic Joe Dunn 12.4% 11,596
     Republican Lynn Schott 7.9% 7,373
     Republican Louie Contreras 3.7% 3,441
     Independent Nancy Marin 3.5% 3,306
     Republican Rodolfo Gaona 1.7% 1,567
Total Votes 93,569
Source: California Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Peterson's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“
  • Apple and the FBI: As a member of the law enforcement community for over 28 years, I understand the process involved in order to obtain private information during the course of a criminal investigation. It requires a court order. It seems proper to expect Apple to assist in retrieving data when ordered by a court. My heart goes out to the San Bernardino terrorist victims and their families, however, I don’t think our government can use such an event to compel private enterprise to create something that doesn’t already exist.
  • Marijuana: While in many cases medicinal marijuana can be effective for patients suffering from various maladies, which I support, I do not believe, that legalizing marijuana for recreational purposes is good for the community. Whatever the result of the ballot measure this fall, it will still be in conflict with federal law, which does not recognize or allow for the recreational use of marijuana. I have seen first-hand the impact of the devastation of drugs in a community, from the degradation of ones health to an increase in criminal activity to pay for the drugs.
  • Immigration: We are a Nation of laws and I think this is an example of Executive overreach by President Obama. His unilateral implementation of this law without any authority may be rendered moot by the courts, and will leave thousands in limbo. This should be done right and that means this issue must be authorized by the Congress. I will support full legislative action to implement a similar program as a Member of Congress.
  • Minimum wage: It is clear in at least six major communities around the country (Chicago, Oakland, San Francisco, Seattle, Los Angeles and Washington, DC) that increases in the minimum wage result in job loss. My concern is that businesses will look for ways to reduce the number of employees and will invest in ways to automate their businesses and further reduce the reliance on minimum wage employees. People matter to me and I think this will ultimately hurt the entry-level workers. This should not be misconstrued as oppositional to any minimum wage increase.

[4]

”
—Bob Peterson's campaign website, http://www.votebobpeterson.com/

Recent news

The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms Bob Peterson California Congress. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.

Bob Peterson (California) - Google News

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election," accessed April 4, 201
  2. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election," accessed April 4, 2016
  3. ↑ The New York Times, "California Primary Results," June 7, 2016
  4. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


California's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
Alex Padilla (D)
Adam Schiff (D)
Representatives
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
Ami Bera (D)
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
Adam Gray (D)
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
Ro Khanna (D)
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
Jim Costa (D)
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
Raul Ruiz (D)
District 26
District 27
District 28
Judy Chu (D)
District 29
Luz Rivas (D)
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
District 35
District 36
Ted Lieu (D)
District 37
District 38
District 39
District 40
Young Kim (R)
District 41
District 42
District 43
District 44
District 45
District 46
District 47
Dave Min (D)
District 48
District 49
District 50
District 51
District 52
Democratic Party (45)
Republican Party (9)


Flag of California
v • e
State of California
Sacramento (capital)
Elections

What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures

Government

Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy


Retrieved from "https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Bob_Peterson_(California)&oldid=9679886"