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Darrell Steinberg
Darrell Steinberg was the Mayor of Sacramento in California. He assumed office on December 13, 2016. He left office on December 15, 2024.
Steinberg won re-election for Mayor of Sacramento in California outright in the primary on March 3, 2020, after the general election was canceled.
Biography
Steinberg earned his B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1981 and his J.D. from the University of California Law School, Davis, in 1984.
Elections
2024
Darrell Steinberg did not file to run for re-election.
2020
See also: Mayoral election in Sacramento, California (2020)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Sacramento
Incumbent Darrell Steinberg won election outright against Mac Arteaga and Jrmar Jefferson in the primary for Mayor of Sacramento on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Darrell Steinberg (Nonpartisan) | 77.3 | 89,048 |
| Mac Arteaga (Nonpartisan) | 13.7 | 15,821 | ||
 | Jrmar Jefferson (Nonpartisan)  | 9.0 | 10,399 | |
| Total votes: 115,268 | |||
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2016
The mayor's chair and four seats on the Sacramento City Council were up for election on June 7, 2016. Because incumbent Mayor Kevin Johnson did not seek re-election, the filing period for that race was extended to March 16, 2016.
While the June election was called a primary, it was functionally a general election. The only races where no candidate won a majority (50 percent plus one) of the votes cast in the primary advanced to the election on November 8, 2016. The November election was called a general election, but it was functionally a runoff election.[1] The following candidates ran in the Mayor of Sacramento primary election.
| Mayor of Sacramento, Primary Election, 2016 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Darrell Steinberg |
58.96% | 38,565 |
| Angelique Ashby | 26.17% | 17,115 |
| Tony Lopez | 8.84% | 5,780 |
| Marlene Andrade | 1.94% | 1,271 |
| Michael Edwards | 1.69% | 1,104 |
| Russell Rawlings | 1.18% | 774 |
| Richard Jones | 0.77% | 504 |
| Aaron Carranza | 0.30% | 195 |
| Write-in votes | 0.15% | 101 |
| Total Votes (100% reporting) | 65,409 | |
| Source: Sacramento County, California, "Unofficial Results Primary Election - June 7, 2016," June 8, 2016 | ||
U.S. Senate
Steinberg was initially considered a potential candidate in the 2016 election for the U.S. Senate, to represent California.[2] However, he endorsed Kamala Harris on February 5, 2015.[3]
2010
- See also: California State Senate elections, 2010
Steinberg sought re-election to the 6th District seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. He defeated Republican Marcel Weiland, Libertarian Steve Torno, and the Peace and Freedom Party's Lanric Hyland in the November 2 general election.[4]
| California State Senate, District 6 General Election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
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Darrell Steinberg (D) |
137,012 | |||
| Marcel Weiland (R) | 70,724 | |||
| Steve Torno (L) | 11,236 | |||
| Lanric Hyland (Peace and Freedom) | 5,916 | |||
2006
In 2006 Steinberg was elected to the California State Senate, District 6. He finished with 115,628 votes and was followed by Paul Green Jr. with 71,051 votes, C.T. Weber with 5,573 votes, and Alana Garberoglio with 4,774 votes.[5] Steinberg raised $812,323 for his campaign fund.
| California State Senate, District 6 | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
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Darrell Steinberg (D) |
115,628 | |||
| Paul Green Jr. (R) | 71,051 | |||
| C.T. Weber (P&F) | 5,573 | |||
| Alana Garberoglio | 4,774 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
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Campaign finance summary
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Notable endorsements
This section displays endorsements this individual made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage scope.
Noteworthy events
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| Coronavirus pandemic |
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On September 10, 2021, Steinberg announced he tested positive for COVID-19. He said he was fully vaccinated when he contracted the virus.[6]
Events and activity following the death of George Floyd
Steinberg was mayor of Sacramento during the weekend of May 29-31, 2020, when events and activity took place in cities across the U.S. following the death of George Floyd. Events in Sacramento, California began on Wednesday, May 27, 2020, in nearby Florin.[7] No curfews were issued over the weekend and the national guard was not deployed.
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State legislative tenure
Scorecards
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2014
In 2014, the California State Legislature was in session from January 6 to August 30.
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2013
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In 2013, the California State Legislature was in session from December 3, 2012, to September 13, 2013
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2012
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In 2012, the California State Legislature was in session from January 4 to August 31.
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Legislative scorecards
Capitol Weekly, California's major weekly periodical covering the state legislature, publishes an annual legislative scorecard to pin down the political or ideological leanings of every member of the legislature based on how they voted on an assortment of bills in the most recent legislative session. The 2009 scores were based on votes on 19 bills, but did not include how legislators voted on the Proposition 1A (2009). On the scorecard, "100" is a perfect liberal score and "0" is a perfect conservative score.[14][15]
On the 2009 legislative scorecard, Steinberg ranked as a 74.[16]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Steinberg served on the following committees:
| California committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Public Safety |
| • Rules, Chair |
| • Joint Rules |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Steinberg served on these committees:
| California committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Public Safety |
| • Rules |
| • Rules, Chair |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Steinberg served on these committees:
| California committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Rules |
See also
2020 Elections
External links
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Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ City Clerk of Sacramento, "Elective Offices," accessed September, 30 2015
- ↑ Daily KOS, "Who wants to take Barbara Boxer's seat? An updated list of potential Senate candidates," January 12, 2015
- ↑ Twitter, "Josh Richman," February 5, 2015
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2008 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ KCRA, "Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg says he has tested positive for COVID-19," September 11, 2021
- ↑ CBS 13 Sacramento, "‘I Can’t Breathe’: Police Brutality Protest Held In South Sacramento Streets In Honor Of George Floyd," May 27, 2020
- ↑ Washington Post, "The death of George Floyd: What video and other records show about his final minutes," May 30, 2020
- ↑ The New York Times, "8 Minutes and 46 Seconds: How George Floyd Was Killed in Police Custody," May 31, 2020
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 USA Today, "Medical examiner and family-commissioned autopsy agree: George Floyd's death was a homicide," June 1, 2020
- ↑ Associated Press, "Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter in Floyd’s death," April 20, 2021
- ↑ CNN, "Protests across America after George Floyd's death," accessed June 2, 2020
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedchi1 - ↑ Capitol Weekly, "Capitol Weekly's Legislative Scorecard," December 17, 2009
- ↑ Fox and Hounds Daily, "Random Thoughts on the Political Scene," December 18, 2009
- ↑ Capitol Weekly, "2009 Capitol Weekly State Legislative Scorecard (Archived)," accessed March 13, 2014
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| Preceded by - |
Mayor of Sacramento 2016-2024 |
Succeeded by Kevin McCarty |
| Preceded by - |
California State Senate District 6 2006-2014 |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
California State Assembly District 9 1998-2004 |
Succeeded by - |
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