Dale Mensing

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Dale Mensing
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U.S. House, California, District 2
Former candidate
PartyRepublican
Military service
Service/branchU.S. Navy
Years of service1979-1983
Personal
Date of birthJuly 27, 1958
Place of birthStockton, California
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Dale Mensing was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of California.[1]

Mensing was a 2014 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of California.[2] Dale Mensing lost the general election on November 4, 2014.

Biography

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Mensing graduated from Bob Jones Academy in 1976. He later attended Bob Jones University for 2 years. From 1979 to 1983, he served in the Navy as a neuro-psychiatric technician in the Navy's Hospital Corp. Mensing then became a medical courier.[3]

Mensing worked for 14 years at a supermarket called Shop Smart Food Warehouse. He then worked for the postal service for six years and became the postmaster of Laytonvile, CA. In 2008, he returned to the same supermarket to his present position as a cashier.[3]

Elections

2016

See also: California's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Jared Huffman (D) defeated Dale Mensing (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Huffman and Mensing defeated Erin Schrode (D) and Matthew Robert Wookey (Independent) in the top-two primary on June 7, 2016.[4][5]

U.S. House, California District 2 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJared Huffman Incumbent 76.9% 254,194
     Republican Dale Mensing 23.1% 76,572
Total Votes 330,766
Source: California Secretary of State

U.S. House, California District 2 Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJared Huffman Incumbent 68.3% 157,897
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDale Mensing 15.7% 36,187
     Democratic Erin Schrode 9.1% 20,998
     Independent Matthew Wookey 7% 16,092
Total Votes 231,174
Source: California Secretary of State

2014

See also: California's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014

Mensing ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent California's 2nd District. Mensing and incumbent Jared Huffman advanced past the blanket primary on June 3, 2014, defeating Andy Caffrey (D). Mensing was then defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014.[6][7]

U.S. House, California District 2 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJared Huffman Incumbent 75% 163,124
     Republican Dale Mensing 25% 54,400
Total Votes 217,524
Source: California Secretary of State
U.S. House, California District 2 Primary, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJared Huffman Incumbent 67.9% 99,186
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDale Mensing 22.3% 32,614
     Democratic Andy Caffrey 9.8% 14,245
Total Votes 146,045
Source: California Secretary of State

Campaign donors

2014

Candidates for Congress were required to file reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Mensing's reports.

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See also

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. ↑ Facebook, "Dale K. Mensing," accessed March 10, 2014
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 [Email submission to Ballotpedia, March 29, 2014]
  4. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election," accessed April 4, 2016
  5. ↑ The New York Times, "California Primary Results," June 7, 2016
  6. ↑ The Huffington Post, "Election 2014," November 4, 2014
  7. ↑ The New York Times, "California Primary Results," May 3, 2014
  8. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Dale Mensing October Quarterly," accessed October 23, 2014
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