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James "JD" Bennett
From Ballotpedia
James "JD" Bennett was a 2012 Republican write-in candidate for District 31 of the California State Assembly.
Bennett was honorably discharged from the U.S. Marine Corps and retired from 26 years in law enforcement.[1] Bennett is vice commander of American Legion Post 509 in Fresno, California.[1]
Elections
2012
Bennett ran in the 2012 election for California State Assembly District 31. Bennett was defeated by Henry T. Perea (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012. Bennett ran as a Republican write-in candidate.[2] He won in the June 5, 2012 blanket primary election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Henry T. Perea Incumbent |
64% | 55,626 | |
| Republican | James "JD" Bennett | 36% | 31,282 | |
| Total Votes | 86,908 | |||
Endorsements
Bennett received endorsements from:[3]
- Devin Nunes, U.S. Representative, 21st Congressional District
- Tom McClintock, U.S. Representative, 4th Congressional District
- Doug LaMalfa, State senator, 4th District and candidate for the 1st Congressional District
- Michael Reagan, Republican strategist and former radio host
- David Valadao, Assemblymember, 30th District and candidate for 21st Congressional District
- Connie Conway, Assemblywoman, 34th District
- Andy Vidak, Farmer and 2010 Congressional Candidate
- Shannon Grove, Assemblywoman, 32nd District
- John Harris, Chairman/CEO Harris Ranch Farms
- Bill Jones, Assemblymember, 59th District and former CA Secretary of State
- Johnny Tacherra, Farmer/Business Owner and 2012 Congressional Candidate
- Gun Owners of California
- Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association
- Tim Donnelly, Assemblymember, 59th District
- Brian Jones, Assemblymember, 77th District
- Jim Nielsen, Assemblymember, 2nd District
- Mimi Walters, State senator, 33rd District
- Tom Del Beccaro, Chairman, California Republican Party
- Dr. Linda Halderman, Assemblywoman, 29th District
- Republican Party of Fresno County
- Sam Blakeslee, State senator, 15th District
- Joel Anderson, State senator, 35th District
- Woody Woodrum, President/CEO Eagle Forum
- Mike Morrell, Assemblymember, 63rd District
- Donald P. Wagner, Assemblymember, 70th District
- Valerie Davis, President, Fresno Unified School Board
- Joshua Mitchell, Mayor of the City of Sanger
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "James + Bennett + California + Assembly"
External links
Footnotes
Current members of the California State Assembly
Leadership
Majority Leader:Cecilia Aguiar-Curry
Minority Leader:James Gallagher
Representatives
District 1
Heather Hadwick (R)
District 2
Chris Rogers (D)
District 3
James Gallagher (R)
District 4
District 5
Joe Patterson (R)
District 6
Maggy Krell (D)
District 7
Josh Hoover (R)
District 8
David Tangipa (R)
District 9
Heath Flora (R)
District 10
Stephanie Nguyen (D)
District 11
Lori Wilson (D)
District 12
Damon Connolly (D)
District 13
Rhodesia Ransom (D)
District 14
Buffy Wicks (D)
District 15
District 16
District 17
Matt Haney (D)
District 18
Mia Bonta (D)
District 19
District 20
Liz Ortega (D)
District 21
Diane Papan (D)
District 22
Juan Alanis (R)
District 23
Marc Berman (D)
District 24
Alex Lee (D)
District 25
Ash Kalra (D)
District 26
Patrick Ahrens (D)
District 27
Esmeralda Soria (D)
District 28
Gail Pellerin (D)
District 29
Robert Rivas (D)
District 30
Dawn Addis (D)
District 31
Joaquin Arambula (D)
District 32
Stan Ellis (R)
District 33
Alexandra Macedo (R)
District 34
Tom Lackey (R)
District 35
Jasmeet Bains (D)
District 36
Jeff Gonzalez (R)
District 37
Gregg Hart (D)
District 38
Steve Bennett (D)
District 39
Juan Carrillo (D)
District 40
Pilar Schiavo (D)
District 41
John Harabedian (D)
District 42
Jacqui Irwin (D)
District 43
District 44
Nick Schultz (D)
District 45
James Ramos (D)
District 46
Jesse Gabriel (D)
District 47
Greg Wallis (R)
District 48
Blanca Rubio (D)
District 49
Mike Fong (D)
District 50
Robert Garcia (D)
District 51
Rick Zbur (D)
District 52
Jessica Caloza (D)
District 53
District 54
Mark Gonzalez (D)
District 55
Isaac Bryan (D)
District 56
Lisa Calderon (D)
District 57
Sade Elhawary (D)
District 58
Leticia Castillo (R)
District 59
Phillip Chen (R)
District 60
Corey Jackson (D)
District 61
Tina McKinnor (D)
District 62
Jose Solache (D)
District 63
Natasha Johnson (R)
District 64
Blanca Pacheco (D)
District 65
Mike Gipson (D)
District 66
Al Muratsuchi (D)
District 67
District 68
Avelino Valencia (D)
District 69
Josh Lowenthal (D)
District 70
Tri Ta (R)
District 71
Kate Sanchez (R)
District 72
Diane Dixon (R)
District 73
District 74
Laurie Davies (R)
District 75
Carl DeMaio (R)
District 76
Darshana Patel (D)
District 77
Tasha Horvath (D)
District 78
Christopher Ward (D)
District 79
District 80
David Alvarez (D)
Democratic Party (60)
Republican Party (20)
