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Eileen MacEnery
Eileen MacEnery was a 2012 Democratic candidate for District 44 of the California State Assembly. She is a single mother from Newbury Park.[1]
Issues
Policy Positions
MacEnery has expressed support for the Our Children, Our Future initiative. She also wants to focus transportation dollars on mass transit and buses rather than highways.[1]
Incumbent's Absence
MacEnery has criticized incumbent Jeff Gorell (R) for his absence from the legislature while serving in the Navy. Gorell is a reservist who was called up around the time of his election. He continued to hold his seat in the legislature even though he was in Afghanistan; fourteen bills were introduced in his name when he was on his year-long tour of duty.[1]
Of Gorell's decision to stay in office, MacEnery was quoted[1] as saying:
"I’m tired of people of (this district) and East Ventura County not being represented by either party. Jeff Gorell is a decent, honorable, ethical person. He was called to Afghanistan and had a lot more things on his mind. The (issue) is not why he vacated office, it’s that he did vacate office. Proper procedure wasn’t followed. (The 37th District) was left without representation. To me, this is a violation of the oath of office."
Elections
2012
MacEnery ran in the 2012 election for California State Assembly District 44. She advanced past the blanket primary on June 5, 2012, defeating Thomas Mullens (D). MacEnery was defeated by incumbent Jeff Gorell (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[2][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Jeff Gorell Incumbent |
52.9% | 86,132 | |
| Democratic | Eileen MacEnery | 47.1% | 76,805 | |
| Total Votes | 162,937 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Eileen MacEnery |
23.3% | 15,343 | |
| Democratic | Thomas Mullens | 18.6% | 12,226 | |
| Republican | Jeff Gorell Incumbent |
58.1% | 38,263 | |
| Total Votes | 65,832 | |||
Endorsements
MacEnery received endorsements from:[5]
- California Democratic Party
- Democratic Club of the Conejo Valley
- League of Humane Voters
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Eileen + MacEnery + California + Assembly"
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Camarillo Acorn, "Two challenge Gorell for Assembly seat," May 11, 2012
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary election results," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2012 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ Eileen MacNery, "Endorsements," accessed October 10, 2012
