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G. Rick Marshall
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June 7, 2022

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G. Rick Marshall (Republican Party) ran for election to the California State Board of Equalization to represent District 3. Marshall lost as a write-in in the primary on June 7, 2022.

Marshall was a candidate for at-large representative on the Torrance Unified Board of Education in California. The general election was held on November 3, 2015.[1] He lost the election.[2]

Elections

2022

See also: California State Board of Equalization election, 2022

General election

General election for California State Board of Equalization District 3

Incumbent Tony Vazquez defeated Y. Marie Manvel in the general election for California State Board of Equalization District 3 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tony Vazquez
Tony Vazquez (D)
 
70.4
 
1,484,626
Image of Y. Marie Manvel
Y. Marie Manvel (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
29.6
 
623,017

Total votes: 2,107,643
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Board of Equalization District 3

Incumbent Tony Vazquez and Y. Marie Manvel defeated John Mendoza and G. Rick Marshall in the primary for California State Board of Equalization District 3 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tony Vazquez
Tony Vazquez (D)
 
66.5
 
849,250
Image of Y. Marie Manvel
Y. Marie Manvel (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
21.6
 
275,830
John Mendoza (D)
 
11.3
 
144,153
Image of G. Rick Marshall
G. Rick Marshall (R) (Write-in)
 
0.7
 
8,769

Total votes: 1,278,002
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2020

See also: Municipal elections in Los Angeles County, California (2020)

General election

General election for Water Replenishment District of Southern California District 2

Incumbent Robert Katherman defeated George Uraguchi, Joe Macias, and G. Rick Marshall in the general election for Water Replenishment District of Southern California District 2 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Robert Katherman
Robert Katherman (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
53.3
 
138,045
George Uraguchi (Nonpartisan)
 
20.6
 
53,390
Joe Macias (Nonpartisan)
 
17.5
 
45,301
Image of G. Rick Marshall
G. Rick Marshall (Nonpartisan)
 
8.6
 
22,187

Total votes: 258,923
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2018

See also: California State Board of Equalization election, 2018

General election

General election for California State Board of Equalization District 3

Tony Vazquez defeated G. Rick Marshall in the general election for California State Board of Equalization District 3 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tony Vazquez
Tony Vazquez (D)
 
69.9
 
1,895,972
Image of G. Rick Marshall
G. Rick Marshall (R)
 
30.1
 
815,829

Total votes: 2,711,801
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Board of Equalization District 3

The following candidates ran in the primary for California State Board of Equalization District 3 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of G. Rick Marshall
G. Rick Marshall (R)
 
26.4
 
335,570
Image of Tony Vazquez
Tony Vazquez (D)
 
20.2
 
255,988
Image of Cheryl Turner
Cheryl Turner (D)
 
16.9
 
214,916
Scott Svonkin (D)
 
13.4
 
170,254
Image of Nancy Pearlman
Nancy Pearlman (D)
 
12.6
 
160,105
Doug Kriegel (D)
 
3.5
 
44,962
Ben Pak (D)
 
3.5
 
44,588
Image of Micheál O'Leary
Micheál O'Leary (Independent)
 
3.4
 
43,084

Total votes: 1,269,467
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2015

See also: Torrance Unified School District elections (2015)

Two of the five seats on the Torrance Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 3, 2015. The election was held at large.[3][4] The seats held by incumbents Don Lee and Terry Ragins were on the ballot.[5] The two incumbents defeated challengers G. Rick Marshall and Clint Andrew Paulson.[1][2]

Results

Torrance Unified School District, At-large, General Election, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Don Lee Incumbent 33.3% 5,846
Green check mark transparent.png Terry Ragins Incumbent 31.5% 5,534
G. Rick Marshall 19.7% 3,458
Clint Andrew Paulson 15.5% 2,720
Total Votes 17,558
Source: Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "NOVEMBER 03, 2015 - LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS: Final Official Election Returns," accessed November 24, 2015

Funding

See also: Campaign finance in the Torrance Unified School District election

At the time of this election, the Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk did not publish school board candidate campaign finance reports online. Ballotpedia staffers requested this information, but the only free method of viewing the files was at their office.

The Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk targeted the end of 2018 to make school board candidate campaign finance reports available online for free. From that point forward, Ballotpedia began including campaign finance data for Los Angeles County school board candidates.[6][7][8]

The first campaign finance reporting deadline was September 24, 2015, and the second one was October 22, 2015. If candidates raised or spent more than $1,000 from a single source, including their own funds, between August 5, 2015, and November 2, 2015, they had to file a campaign finance report within 24 hours.[9]

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Endorsements

Marshall was endorsed by The Huey Report.[10]

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

G. Rick Marshall did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

G. Rick Marshall did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2015

Ballotpedia survey responses

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See also: Ballotpedia's school board candidate survey

Marshall participated in Ballotpedia's 2015 survey of school board 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:

Keeping the commitment to the community to open the Aquatic center to the public. Ensure that all school modernization is awarded on a competitively bid basis and not to a single source contractor. Strengthen hiring and screening and review process for employees that work with children to keep the children safe from sexual predators.[11]
—G. Rick Marshall (2015)[12]
Ranking the issues

Marshall was asked to rank the following issues by importance in the school district, with 1 being the most important and 7 being the least important. This table displays this candidate's rankings from most to least important:

Education policy
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Education on the ballot
Issue importance ranking
Candidate's ranking Issue
1
Improving education for special needs students
2
Balancing or maintaining the district's budget
3
Expanding school choice options
4
Closing the achievement gap
5
Improving college readiness
6
Expanding career-technical education
7
Expanding arts education
Positions on the issues

Marshall was asked to answer 10 questions from Ballotpedia regarding significant issues in education and the school district. The questions are in the left column, and the candidate's responses are in the right column of the following table:

Question Response
What is your stance on implementing Common Core standards?
"They should not be implemented."
Should your district approve the creation of new charter schools?
"Yes"
Should the state give money to private schools through a voucher system?
"Yes"
Are standardized tests an accurate metric of student achievement?
"Yes"
How can the district ensure equal opportunities for high and low achieving students?
"Students should not be passed unless they have mastered the proficiency for the grade level. This may require interventions of various sorts for some low achieving students. Parents should be given the opportunity to find the school that works for them."
How should expulsion be used in the district?
"Expulsion cases must be viewed on a case-by-case basis rather than the district having an overarching policy."
If a school is failing in your district, what steps should the school board take to help the students in that school?
"May need to consider closing the school and moving the students to other schools. May need to offer teachers more money for better results. May need to offer parents the opportunity to have a charter school."
Do you support merit pay for teachers?
"Yes"
How should the district handle underperforming teachers?
"Set up a mentorship program for the underperforming teacher with a more experienced teacher in the district."
How would you work to improve community-school board relations?
"Have more community meetings with parents. Be out in the community meeting students, faculty and parents. Have regular "townhalls" for the community to question the school board or attend a school board meeting."

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