Damon Alexander

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Damon Alexander

Nonpartisan

Prior offices:

San Bernardino City Council Ward 7

Years in office: 2020 - 2024

Predecessor: James Mulvihill (Nonpartisan)

Successor: Treasure Ortiz (Nonpartisan)

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Marine Corps

Contact

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Damon Alexander was a member of the San Bernardino City Council in California, representing Ward 7. He assumed office on December 16, 2020. He left office on December 18, 2024.

Alexander ran for election to the San Bernardino Community College District to represent Area 5 in California. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Alexander also ran for re-election to the San Bernardino City Council to represent Ward 7 in California. He lost in the primary on March 5, 2024.

Biography

Damon Alexander earned a master's degree. As of October 2020, Damon Alexander has served in the U.S. Marine Corps since 2020.

Elections

2024

San Bernardino Community College District

General election

General election for San Bernardino Community College District Area 5

Carlos Aguilera defeated Tawnya Rhoades-Hensley, Damon Alexander, and James Albert in the general election for San Bernardino Community College District Area 5 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Carlos Aguilera (Nonpartisan)	38.4	11,023
	Submit photo	Tawnya Rhoades-Hensley (Nonpartisan)	26.0	7,480
		Damon Alexander (Nonpartisan)	24.5	7,037
	Submit photo	James Albert (Nonpartisan)	11.1	3,198

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 28,738
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Fatima Cristerna Sanchez (Nonpartisan)

Endorsements

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San Bernardino City Council

General election

General election for San Bernardino City Council Ward 7

Treasure Ortiz defeated James F. Penman in the general election for San Bernardino City Council Ward 7 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Treasure Ortiz (Nonpartisan)	55.8	3,929
		James F. Penman (Nonpartisan)	44.2	3,115

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,044
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for San Bernardino City Council Ward 7

Treasure Ortiz and James F. Penman defeated incumbent Damon Alexander in the primary for San Bernardino City Council Ward 7 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Treasure Ortiz (Nonpartisan)	39.0	1,125
✔		James F. Penman (Nonpartisan)	31.1	897
		Damon Alexander (Nonpartisan)	29.8	860

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,882
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Endorsements

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2020

See also: City elections in San Bernardino, California (2020)

General election

General election for San Bernardino City Council Ward 7

Damon Alexander defeated incumbent James Mulvihill in the general election for San Bernardino City Council Ward 7 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Damon Alexander (Nonpartisan)	65.6	5,490
		James Mulvihill (Nonpartisan)	34.4	2,874

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,364
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for San Bernardino City Council Ward 7

Damon Alexander and incumbent James Mulvihill defeated Dave Mlynarski, Esmeralda Negrete, and John Jesus Abad in the primary for San Bernardino City Council Ward 7 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Damon Alexander (Nonpartisan)	32.5	1,236
✔		James Mulvihill (Nonpartisan)	28.1	1,066
	Submit photo	Dave Mlynarski (Nonpartisan)	16.4	622
	Submit photo	Esmeralda Negrete (Nonpartisan)	12.4	471
	Submit photo	John Jesus Abad (Nonpartisan)	10.6	404

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,799
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Endorsements

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2015

See also: Municipal elections in San Bernardino, California (2015)

San Bernardino City Council, Ward 7 Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
James L. Mulvihill Incumbent	28.11%
Scott Beard	21.55%	384
Kim Robel	19.30%	344
Damon Alexander	18.97%	338
Leticia Garcia	12.07%	215
Source: San Bernardino County Elections Office of the Registrar of Voters, "Consolidated Election: November 3, 2015: Final Certified Election Results," accessed May 2, 2016

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Damon Alexander did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

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Damon Alexander did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Damon Alexander completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Alexander's responses.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am resident of San Bernardino of more than 30 years. My children matriculated thorough SBCUSD. I am San Bernardino City Commissioner on the Board of Public Safety. I am the immediate past president of the North End Neighborhood Association (NENA), I am an American Legion past San Bernardino County (25th District) Commander. I have a B.S. degree from University of La Verne and hold a Th.M from Sacramento Theological Seminary and a MPA from National University. I am married with a blended family of five.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• To address immediately the homeless issue in San Bernardino.
• Infrastructure of the city needs attention (i.e., potholes, lights)
• Crime reduction

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I am passionate about economic development and how we can move toward growth. In economic terms, innovation is the development and application of ideas and technologies that improve goods and services in my city. We have a city where opportunity zones comprise 60% of the city and if development is encourage we draw a vastly different cliental than we currently have.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Honesty and Integrity

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Self takes a back seat to the needs of the public to which you service.

What legacy would you like to leave?

That San Bernardino lose its nick names and becomes one of the safest cities in America.

What kind of skills or expertise do you believe would be the most helpful for the holders of this office to possess?

Servant leadership, You must have the ability to understand that economic growth only comes from increasing the quality and quantity of the factors of production, which consists of land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship and San Bernardino has all theses.

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Preceded by James Mulvihill	San Bernardino City Council Ward 7 2020-2024	Succeeded by Treasure Ortiz