Ernest Bustamante
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Ernest Bustamante was a 2014 judicial candidate for the Pinal County Justice Courts in Arizona.[1]
In 2012, he was a Democratic candidate for District 8 of the Arizona House of Representatives.
Elections
2014
See also: Arizona judicial elections, 2014
Bustamante ran for election to the Pinal County Justice Courts.
Primary: He was defeated in the Democratic primary on August 26, 2014, receiving 25.9 percent of the vote. He competed against Arnold Estrada and Peter Curley.
[1][2]
2012
Bustamante ran in the 2012 election for Arizona House of Representatives District 8. He and Emily Verdugo defeated George Arredondo in the Democratic primary on August 28, 2012. He was defeated in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Frank Pratt Incumbent |
27.6% | 24,195 | |
| Republican | Thomas "T.J." Shope |
25.2% | 22,102 | |
| Democratic | Ernest Bustamante | 24.3% | 21,258 | |
| Democratic | Emily Verdugo | 22.9% | 20,102 | |
| Total Votes | 87,657 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Ernest Bustamante |
40.1% | 6,173 |
| Emily Verdugo |
36.6% | 5,636 |
| George Arredondo | 23.3% | 3,581 |
| Total Votes | 15,390 | |
2010
Bustamante and incumbent Barbara McGuire won the August 24 primary. They were then defeated by Republicans John Fillmore and Frank Pratt in the November 2 general election.[5][6]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 23 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Frank Pratt (R)
|
32,303 | |||
| John Fillmore (R)
|
30,986 | |||
| Barbara McGuire (D) | 23,679 | |||
| Ernest Bustamante (D) | 22,698 | |||
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 23 Democratic Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Barbara McGuire (D)
|
6,276 | |||
| Ernest Bustamante (D)
|
6,020 | |||
| Ralph Varela (D) | 4,741 | |||
Campaign themes
2012
Bustamante's campaign website listed the following issues:[7]
- Economy
- Excerpt: "JOBS must be a priority. As State Representative, I will work to expand Enterprise Zones and continue to support such policies that create incentives for small businesses to create JOBS."
- Education
- Excerpt: "Unfortunately, the Republican-controlled legislature has made reckless cuts to education & eliminated all-day Kindergarten. We need forward thinking leaders who understand that we must prepare our children to enter a global workforce. That’s why, as State Representative, I helped pass all-day Kindergarten and invested in our universities. "
- Energy
- Excerpt: "Arizona should become the leader in solar and wind technology. Solar environmental policy can be good economic policy and provide jobs to stimulate the economy -- provided such policies do not increase energy costs."
Personal
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Bustamante and his wife, Martha, have three children.[8]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pinal County, "Primary Election," August 26, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Unofficial Results: Pinal County," August 26, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2012 Primary candidate list," accessed December 20, 2013
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed December 20, 2013
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2010 Primary results," accessed December 20, 2013
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "General election results," accessed December 13, 2013
- ↑ Campaign website, Issues
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed June 2, 2014
