Emanuel Patrascu
Emanuel Patrascu was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 74 of the California State Assembly.
Campaign themes
2014
Patrascu's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
Fight for Orange County Taxpayers
- Excerpt: "As a Past President of the Orange County Young Republicans and an Orange County business owner, Emanuel Patrascu will fight to protect Prop. 13 and keep taxes low."
Protecting Orange County’s Fire Rings
- Excerpt: "Emanuel Patrascu helped write the bill to save Orange County’s beach fire rings from liberal politicians and government bureaucrats who have been working to have them removed."
Stopping High Speed Rail
- Excerpt: "The High Speed Rail boondoggle is costing taxpayers billions for a train that goes nowhere and will probably never be built. Emanuel Patrascu want to defund High Speed Rail for Good."
Elections
2014
Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. Keith D. Curry (R) and Matthew Harper (R) defeated Anila Ali (D), Karina Onofre (D) and Emanuel Patrascu (R) in the blanket primary. Harper defeated Curry in the general election.[2][3][4]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | ![]() |
59.5% | 60,070 | |
Republican | Keith D. Curry | 40.5% | 40,896 | |
Total Votes | 100,966 |
Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Patrascu's endorsements included the following:[5]
- Former United States Treasurer Rosario Marin
- Congressman Jeff Denham
- Assemblyman Travis Allen
- Assemblyman Eric Linder
- Assemblyman Jim Silva (Ret.)
- Assemblyman Van Tran (Ret.)
- Westminster Mayor Tri Ta
- Huntington Beach Councilman Joe Carchio
- Fountain Valley Councilman Mark McCurdy
- Laguna Beach Councilman Steve Dicterow
- Lake Forest Mayor Scott Voigts
- Aliso Viejo Councilman Mike Munzing
- Orange County Young Republicans
- California Young Republican Federation
- Ed Laird, Huntington Beach Business Leader
- Mario Rodriguez, Chairman, Hispanic 100
- Yuri Vanetik, OC Business Leader
- Mike Ali, Huntington Beach Business Leader
- Frank Singer, Huntington Beach Business Leader
- Jim Fitzpatrick, President, Costa Mesa Taxpayer Association
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Emanuel + Patrascu + California + Assembly"
See also
- California State Assembly
- California State Assembly elections, 2014
- California State Legislature
- California State Assembly District 74
External links
- Official campaign website
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Emanuel Patrascu on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ joinemanuel.org, "Issues," accessed May 14, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2014 Primary election candidate list," accessed March 27, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 14, 2014
- ↑ joinemanuel.org, "Endorsements," accessed May 14, 2014