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Darren Ellis (California State Assembly candidate)
Darren Ellis (Republican Party) ran for election to the California State Assembly to represent District 4. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Ellis completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Darren Ellis earned a bachelor's degree from Northern Arizona University and a graduate degree from the Saint Mary's College of California. His career experience includes working in law enforcement and as an entrepreneur. [1]
Elections
2024
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2024
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 4
Incumbent Cecilia Aguiar-Curry defeated Darren Ellis in the general election for California State Assembly District 4 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D)  | 66.5 | 133,421 |
 | Darren Ellis (R) | 33.5 | 67,277 | |
| Total votes: 200,698 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 4
Incumbent Cecilia Aguiar-Curry and Darren Ellis defeated Sherman McFarland in the primary for California State Assembly District 4 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D) | 99.3 | 78,623 |
| ✔ | | Darren Ellis (R) (Write-in) | 0.6 | 444 |
 | Sherman McFarland (D) (Write-in) | 0.1 | 95 | |
| Total votes: 79,162 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Ellis in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Darren Ellis completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Ellis' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I have a background in Law Enforcement, Legal Consulting, and entrepreneurship, having sold a successful small business to pursue goals which would bring us back to our home, California, a place nearly unrecognizable upon our return.
My entire life has been dedicated to public service. From being an active member of the Board of Directors for a Restorative Justice non-profit organization, to working in Law Enforcement, to teaching K-12 education, my professional roles have been for the benefit of our communities, states, and country.
This venture into politics is not for me; It is for my daughter, my family, my friends, and my fellow Californians. I am doing this while currently working on my Doctorate and while raising a family because our children, families, and fellow community members deserve better. This is FOR YOU, because you deserve true REPRESENTATION, not a politician.- Restore Parental Choice and Discretion in Education:
Legislation and Policies passed in recent times not only violate parental rights and autonomy, but all forms of common sense, decency, and ethics. It is government's responsibility to provide appropriate education to our children, preparing them for a sustainable and successful future through lessons rooted in STEM curriculum. Instead, Democrat run Education has moved to deprioritize STEM curriculum standards, placing higher value on indoctrination into extreme DEI policies antithetical to meritocracy and common sense values.
Parents have the fundamental right to custodial and educational choices according to their values and morals, NOT THE STATE. - Prioritize Legal California Residents and Industry: What was once a state renown for prosperity and innovation in Industry, Agriculture, and Opportunity, California is now the land of evacuation and abandonment. Agriculture has been crippled by restrictions and regulations, Industry has been forced to flee for business friendly states with lower tax burdens and increased security and autonomy, and opportunity is limited to those with financial means or illegal status. Needed social welfare programs benefiting unhoused Veterans, children, and job seekers have been slashed to pay for free healthcare, housing, and more for ILLEGAL immigrants, all at a huge expense to the taxpayer. Legal California Residents and Businesses Must Come First.
- Restore Law and Order and Provide Californians a Safe Home: Democrats oppose waging wars in foreign lands, but have shown themselves more than willing to wage war on the impoverished and law-abiding citizens here at home. Democrat policies have given way to increased criminality, demoralized law enforcement, non adjudication in the courts, and a complete loss of Law and Order state wide. It has resulted in food deserts, increases in incidents of violent crime and victimization, and is exacerbated by policies that make self-defense under the Second Amendment unaffordable to those indigent community residents hit hardest by economic and financial instability. Everyone has a Constitutional Right to Safety and Security.
Education, Agriculture and Industry, Criminal Justice and Systemic Reform, Economic Stability through Fiscal Responsibility, Mental Health and Social Services, Safety and Prosperity for all Californians, and Constitutional Restoration.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 27, 2024
