James Macauley
James Macauley (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent California. He lost in the primary on March 5, 2024.
Macauley completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
James Macauley was born in San Francisco, California. He earned an associate degree from Skyline College in 1973 and a bachelor's degree from San Jose State University in 1977.[1] Macauley's career experience includes working as an accountant. He received training as a financial advisor and spent two years selling life insurance products for AAA. Additionally, he held licenses for Series 7, Series 66, and life insurance.[2][3]
Elections
2024
See also: United States Senate election in California, 2024
General election
General election for U.S. Senate California
Adam Schiff defeated Steve Garvey in the general election for U.S. Senate California on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Adam Schiff (D) | 58.9 | 9,036,252 |
 | Steve Garvey (R) | 41.1 | 6,312,594 | |
| Total votes: 15,348,846 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate California
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. Senate California on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Adam Schiff (D) | 31.6 | 2,304,829 |
| ✔ | | Steve Garvey (R) | 31.5 | 2,301,351 |
 | Katie Porter (D) | 15.3 | 1,118,429 | |
 | Barbara Lee (D) | 9.8 | 717,129 | |
 | Eric Early (R) | 3.3 | 242,055 | |
 | James P. Bradley (R) | 1.4 | 98,778 | |
 | Christina Pascucci (D) | 0.8 | 61,998 | |
 | Sharleta Bassett (R) | 0.8 | 54,884 | |
 | Sarah Sun Liew (R) | 0.5 | 38,718 | |
| Laura Garza (No party preference) | 0.5 | 34,529 | ||
 | Jonathan Reiss (R) | 0.5 | 34,400 | |
 | Sepi Gilani (D) | 0.5 | 34,316 | |
 | Gail Lightfoot (L) | 0.5 | 33,295 | |
 | Denice Gary-Pandol (R) | 0.4 | 25,649 | |
 | James Macauley (R) | 0.3 | 23,296 | |
 | Harmesh Kumar (D) | 0.3 | 21,624 | |
 | David Peterson (D) | 0.3 | 21,170 | |
 | Douglas Howard Pierce (D) | 0.3 | 19,458 | |
 | Major Singh (No party preference) | 0.2 | 17,092 | |
 | John Rose (D) | 0.2 | 14,627 | |
 | Perry Pound (D) | 0.2 | 14,195 | |
 | Raji Rab (D) | 0.2 | 13,640 | |
 | Mark Ruzon (No party preference) | 0.2 | 13,488 | |
 | Forrest Jones (American Independent Party of California) | 0.2 | 13,140 | |
| Stefan Simchowitz (R) | 0.2 | 12,773 | ||
 | Martin Veprauskas (R) | 0.1 | 9,795 | |
 | Don Grundmann (No party preference) | 0.1 | 6,641 | |
 | Michael Dilger (No party preference) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 7 | |
 | Carlos Guillermo Tapia (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 5 | |
| John Dowell (No party preference) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 3 | ||
 | Danny Fabricant (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 3 | |
| Total votes: 7,301,317 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Lexi Reese (D)
- Alexander Norbash (D)
- Renee Martinez (No party preference)
- Dominick Dorothy (D)
- Joshua Bocanegra (D)
- Barack Obama Mandela (R)
- Joe Sosinski (No party preference)
- James Shuster (R)
- Rommell Montenegro (D)
- Zakaria Kortam (R)
- John Pappenheim (R)
- Jacob Farmos (D)
- Roxanne Lawler (R)
- Jessica Resendez (D)
- Jeremy Fennell (D)
- Carson Franklin Jr. (D)
- Fepbrina Keivaulqe Autiameineire (Vienmerisce Veittemeignzce USA)
- Paul Anderson (G)
- Peter Liu (R)
- Dana Bobbitt (No party preference)
- Zafar Inam (D)
- Jehu Hand (R)
- Eduardo Berdugo (No party preference)
- Frank Ferreira (No party preference)
Endorsements
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2022
See also: California's 20th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 20
Incumbent Kevin McCarthy defeated Marisa Wood in the general election for U.S. House California District 20 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kevin McCarthy (R) | 67.2 | 153,847 |
 | Marisa Wood (D) | 32.8 | 74,934 | |
| Total votes: 228,781 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 20
Incumbent Kevin McCarthy and Marisa Wood defeated Ben Dewell, James Davis, and James Macauley in the primary for U.S. House California District 20 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin McCarthy (R) | 61.3 | 85,748 |
| ✔ | | Marisa Wood (D) | 24.0 | 33,511 |
 | Ben Dewell (D) | 6.3 | 8,757 | |
| James Davis (R) | 4.6 | 6,382 | ||
| James Macauley (R) | 3.9 | 5,488 | |
| Total votes: 139,886 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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James Macauley completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Macauley's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Spent first 10 years working for two High Tech Companies in Silicon Valley. Performed a variety of functional responsibilities before starting a Consulting Practice (1989). Provided Executive Services in Finance, Accounting, Sales, Operations and Administration. Target: Entrepreneurial Start-Ups.
My first W-2 job was in Food Service (16). Worked my way through college (retail sales, house painter, carpet installer, restaurant host, grounds-crew; audio video tech). Started career 7 years later: Small Business Accountant, Concord, Ca. . Positions Held (30-Yrs): Acct Mgr, Controller, VP; CFO
Family Man, Little League Mgr, Soccer Coach, Community Organizer.
Bottom-line: Know what it means to work hard for what one wants; what it takes to win. Also know what failure feels like and how quickly things can change.
One Absolute Truth:
"Our lives never turn out the way we expect".
Life's a journey. Older one gets the more "Wudda, Cudda, Shudda Opportunities" we collect.
Ran for Congress (2022: CA-D20) Running now for U.S. Senate (CA) to deliver a strong message.
"Washington: Fix Our Family First in 2024!" jimmacauley.podia.com
I'm Also A Man With A Plan :)- Restore 1913 Tax Protocol. Adjust for Inflation and Normalize the original 1913 $3,000 Standard Income Deduction raising it to $120,000 in 2025. By eliminating the Income Taxes on working families this legislation will immediately reduce the Cost of Living for 120 million Working Americans who today earn less than $120,000. Their Tax Savings can then be used to 1) Reduce Personal Debts 2) Increase Charitable Giving 3) Increase Personal Consumption and/or 4) Increase Personal Savings. Adoption of this Tax Elimination legislation will also further mitigate the need for future across-the-board wage increases which have historically served to only exacerbate the many problems working Americans experience during periods of rising prices.
- Enact legislation to permit Workers to convert up to $18,360 (15.3% of $120,000) in Employer/Employee Payroll Taxes into Tax-Free Investment Capital. This action transforms $35 trillion in Payroll Taxes by 2045 into "New Tax-Free Savings", which by 2045 in a $70 trillion economy with a 70% "Debt to GDP Ratio" and the Dow Industrials then trading at 280,000, will create $135 trillion of Worker Generated Retirement Wealth. These "Working Capitalists Enriched for Their Effort" means fewer retirees by 2045 will need Federal, State & Local Assistance. Those that do will have far more Financially independent Taxpayers "Living the Dream" available to provide that aid.
- "Noblesse Oblige": Great Wealth Creates Great Responsibility. The 1913 argument used to ratify the Sixteenth Amendment was two-fold. 1) The Investor Class will pay all Taxes on Income because the tax creates no financial hardship; 2) The Investor Class as "Asset Owners" disproportionately benefit from policies involving Federal Spending. As "Asset Owners", when taxes are used to service federal debt, to develop the infrastructure and to strengthen the military, the value of their Assets also increase exponentially, reimbursing them many times over for any taxes paid. My View: That argument for a Narrow Tax Base is still valid today and must be used to restore the 1913 Tax Protocol.
Again, "Character Matters"
jimmacauley.podia.com
Priority 2 is the successful disengagement of our relationship with China and the formation of a New United Nations working toward and committed to the original principles upon which that geopolitical institution was founded following WWII.
"Term Limits" need to be established for the House (5-2yr term maximum), Senate (2-6yr term maximum), Federal Judges (Mandatory Retirement age 80).
And a Provision to this Constitutional Amendment must also include the ability of the people to recall men and women elected to these positions if the people determine its appropriate to so act.
The censure, expulsion & impeachment processes cannot be the only tools available to the people to remove someone from their position of responsibility if the electorate believes that course of action is warranted.
That said, "Power Corrupts and Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely".
"Term Limits" need to be established for the House (5-2yr term maximum), Senate (2-6yr term maximum), Federal Judges (Mandatory Retirement age 80).
And a Provision to this Constitutional Amendment must also include the ability of the people to recall men and women elected to these positions if the people determine its appropriate to so act.
The censure, expulsion & impeachment processes cannot be the only tools available to the people to remove someone from their position of responsibility if the electorate believes that course of action is warranted.
When in doubt, if necessary, I'll plead my case to the people of their state and then let them discuss the matter with the good Senator.
But I also believe an individual, elected by the people, based on what the elected official represented to be their long-held principles... also then has a duty and obligation to be unrelenting and arguably even steadfast in his/her pursuit of those values.
And, failing that stalwart position, should their constituency then find their elected representative to be wanting, should then also be "Recallable" and as required replaced by the people.
Truth ... it frequently feels like there's too much investigation and not enough real substantive work being done in Washington. Washington needs to fix that if they are to remain a credible force in the eyes of average Americans who increasingly believe they're government and its institutions are failing them.
...and then expect these working folks to be anything other than poor for >30 years of retirement?
How does that work exactly?
Why don't these 537 Executives instead tax LeBron James and "The 20%" the projected $40 trillion in Funding expected to be needed for Entitlements through 2045 and then tell "The 20%",
"Hey! We're never going to pay you back! "
The only thing that matters or should have ever mattered in the selection process should be the ability of the selected individual to perform the required function with a high level of proficiency ...."IN THE SEARCH AND PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE"
Be a straight shooter. Tell it like it is.
"Peel The Onion Even If It Makes Everyone Around You Cry".One rarely ever fixes in Private what they're afraid to talk about in Public ... so let the chips fall where they may.
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2022
James Macauley completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Macauley's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Consistent with the Taxation Agreement made with the American people in 1913, every worker, Rich or Poor, effective 1/1/23 shall receive $120,000 of their income federally tax-free. This reduces the taxes of 43 million taxpayers to "0"
- Consistent with 1913 Tax Agreement, effective 1/1/23 workers may convert 15.3% Employer/Employee Payroll Tax on up-to $120,000 of income into "Mandatory Tax-Free Savings" increasing the Investment Capital for 70% of workforce by up-to $18,360.
- Consistent with the 1913 Taxation Protocols, as intended all federal taxes on income beginning 1/1/23 shall be paid by the top 20% of American income earners. "Noblesse Oblige": With great wealth comes great responsibility ... beginning with taxes.
… as your Congressman … “To Right This Ship Domestically"
I believe our first priority as a nation "MUST BE" to reduce the taxes paid by working Americans in-order-to:
1. increase their Disposable Income by reducing wherever possible the taxes they are today forced to pay at the Federal, State and Local Level
2. increase their rightful share of the growth and prosperity of the country these working Americans are in fact responsible for building and maintaining … by doing what?
… by simply giving every worker in America from a very young age another "Choice" about how and where … THEIR MONEY ... their Payroll Taxes ... their “Mandatory Retirement Savings" is invested throughout their career.
Domestic: Spurring Economic Development, Managing Federal Spending , Reviving/Restoring 1913 Taxation Protocols, Reducing Cost of Living, Increasing U.S. Self Sufficiency, Reestablishing Law and Order, Regaining Control of Public Schools, Resolving Issues of Illegal Immigration, Confronting Drug Epidemic, Administering to Homeless, Reducing Wealth Gap Ratio.
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 18, 2022
- ↑ The Bakersfield Californian, "McCarthy's challengers in new 20th District share goal of replacing him," May 14, 2022
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 11, 2024
