Fotios Tsimboukakis
Fotios "Frank" Tsimboukakis was a candidate for the nonpartisan District 5 seat on the San Diego City Council in California. He was defeated in the primary election on June 7, 2016.
Tsimboukakis was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 38 of the California State Senate.
Biography
Born in Greece, Tsimboukakis immigrated to the United States following high school.[1] He earned his B.A. in Mass Communications and Sociology from U.C. Berkeley in 1984 and his M.B.A. from National University in 1988.[2]
Professionally, Tsimboukakis has worked in a variety of industries from news and sports reporting to finance. Most recently, from 1990 to 2011, he worked in sales and marketing.[2]
Campaign themes
2016
Tsimboukakis participated in Ballotpedia's 2016 survey of municipal government candidates. The following sections display his responses to the survey questions. When asked what his top priority would be if elected, the candidate made the following statement:
| “ | GET THE CITY'S INFRASTRUCTURE REPAIRED AND UPDATED AS FAST AND AS GOOD AS POSSIBLE.[3][4] | ” |
When asked what he would most like to change about the city, the candidate made the following statement:
| “ | PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION QUALITY AND AVAILABILITY[3][4] | ” |
When asked what he is most proud of about the city, the candidate made the following statement:
| “ | THE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES COEXISTENCE[3][4] | ” |
Ranking the issues
The candidate was asked to rank the following issues by importance in the city, with 1 being the most important and 12 being the least important. This table displays this candidate's rankings from most to least important:
| Issue importance ranking | |
|---|---|
| Candidate's ranking | Issue |
| City services (trash, utilities, etc.) | |
| Crime reduction/prevention | |
| Public pensions/retirement funds | |
| Transportation | |
| K-12 education | |
| Unemployment | |
| Environment | |
| Homelessness | |
| Civil rights | |
| Government transparency | |
| Housing | |
| Recreational opportunities | |
Positions on the issues
The candidate was asked to answer four questions from Ballotpedia regarding issues facing cities across America. The questions are in the left column and the candidate's responses are in the right column:
| Question | Response |
|---|---|
| Very important | |
| State | |
| Public outreach/education programs | |
| Recruiting new businesses to your city |
2014
Tsimboukakis' website highlighted the following campaign themes:[5]
- Taxes
- Excerpt: "To change the State Tax code, to eliminate the renters credit and allow instead for the deduction of rental expense as a separate item on the State Tax forms."
- Higher education
- Excerpt: "To put in effect a plan to eventually eliminate tuition on the three higher education systems in California, Community Colleges, CSU and the UC systems."
- Housing
- Excerpt: "The establishment of a Home Owner Associations oversight and enforcement agency in the State, to be supported by a nominal fee by HOAs."
- Energy
- Excerpt: " Initiate negotiations and execute state wide agreements with Solar energy companies and installers, to streamline the installation process and lower installation costs as to encourage expanded solar coverage. I will, in addition, push for the reduction and/or elimination of installation permit fees required of senior citizens, by local municipalities...To ensure no power plants are built in my district, or near it, by expanding renewable energy options."
Elections
2016
The mayor's chair and five of the nine seats on the San Diego City Council were up for election on June 7, 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. Incumbent Mark Kersey defeated Fotios Tsimboukakis and Keith Mikas in the primary election for San Diego City Council District 5.
| San Diego City Council District 5, Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Mark Kersey Incumbent |
70.96% | 14,411 |
| Fotios Tsimboukakis | 19.76% | 4,013 |
| Keith Mikas | 9.28% | 1,884 |
| Total Votes (100% reporting) | 20,308 | |
| Source: San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Presidential Primary Election, Tuesday, June 7, 2016," June 8, 2016 | ||
2014
- See also: California State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the California State Senate 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. Incumbent Joel Anderson (R) and Fotios "Frank" Tsimboukakis (D) were unopposed in the blanket primary. Anderson defeated Tsimboukakis in the general election.[6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joel Anderson Incumbent |
68.9% | 146,510 | |
| Democratic | Fotios "Frank" Tsimboukakis | 31.1% | 66,066 | |
| Total Votes | 212,576 | |||
Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Tsimboukakis' endorsements included the following:[9]
- East County Democratic Club
- George Gastil, Lemon Grove City Councilman
- Senate 38 District Delegates,
- La Mesa Democratic Club
- California Democratic Party
- San Diego County Democratic Party
- Racquel Vasquez, Lemon Grove City Councilwoman
- Poway Democratic Club
- Marty Block, California State Senator, 39th District
- San Diego City Beat Publication
- Evolve.org, a Community Organization
- Lake San Marcos Democratic Club
- Local Union 230, Plumbing and Pipefitters, San Diego
- Citizens for Patient Rights
- Rancho Santa Fe Democratic Club
- California Faculty Association
- Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper
- San Diego North County Democrats
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms 'Fotios Tsimboukakis' 'San Diego'. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.
See also
- San Diego, California
- Municipal elections in San Diego, California (2016)
- United States municipal elections, 2016
External links
- Campaign website
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Fotios Tsimboukakis on Facebook
- Fotios Tsimboukakis on LinkedIn
Footnotes
- ↑ Fotios "Frank" Tsimboukakis for California Senate 38: "Biography," accessed April 7, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on April 7, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey, 2016, "Frank Tsimboukakis's Responses," April 4, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Fotios "Frank" Tsimboukakis for California Senate 38: "Issues," accessed April 7, 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
- ↑ fotiosforsenate38.com, "Endorsements," accessed September 19, 2014
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