Gilbert Gonzales
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Gilbert Gonzales was a 2012 Republican candidate for District 25 of the California State Senate.
Campaign themes
2012
Gonzales' campaign website listed the following issues:[1]
- Jobs
- Excerpt: "Gil is not a passive observer on the issue of job creation. As an American Marshall Fellow, he was able to engage business leaders and elected officials in Europe on their economic development strategies and policies. He used his skills and knowledge to play a key role in saving thousands of jobs in the San Fernando Valley."
- Education
- Excerpt: "Gil is proof positive that a quality education is the best way to ensure the children of California succeed. He will fight to ensure our children aren’t short changed when it comes to adequate facilities and access to the most qualified teachers."
- Taxes and Spending
- Excerpt: "Gil understands that all too often our state’s elected officials seek to rely on taxing hard working Californians as the sole means of balancing the budget. He feels that this is irresponsible leadership."
- Energy
- Excerpt: "One of Gil’s priorities will be reliable and affordable energy. He feels it is imperative that California lead the way in continuing investments in alternative energy and at the same time provide incentives to business and entrepreneurs to create cost effective and energy saving technologies."
- Pension Reform
- Excerpt: "Gil applauds the Governor and the Senate Republicans for adopting the Governor’s 12 Point Pension Reform plan. This is a good start moving forward. We’ve been able to negotiate favorable future pension obligations."
- Environment
- Excerpt: "Gil will support logical environmental policies that are mindful of our states wildlife and limited natural resources. Clean water and air is a goal every Californian must strive for and our government has an obligation to ensure we as leaders adopt legislation that is good for our environment and good for our economy."
Elections
2012
- See also: California State Senate elections, 2012
Gonzales ran in the 2012 election for California State Senate District 25. He and District 21 incumbent Carol Liu (D) advanced past the blanket primary on June 5, 2012, defeating Ameenah Fuller (D). He was then defeated in the general election on November 6, 2012.[2][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Carol Liu Incumbent |
60.8% | 213,127 | |
| Republican | Gilbert V. Gonzales | 39.2% | 137,651 | |
| Total Votes | 350,778 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Carol Liu |
51.3% | 62,930 | |
| Democratic | Ameenah Fuller | 5.4% | 6,592 | |
| Republican | Gilbert Gonzales |
43.3% | 53,093 | |
| Total Votes | 122,615 | |||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Gilbert + Gonzales + California + Senate"
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Campaign website, Why Support
- ↑ 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
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