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Jason O'Brien (California)
Jason O'Brien was an at-large member of the Fontana Unified Board of Education in California. O'Brien assumed office in 2016. O'Brien left office on December 11, 2020.
O'Brien (Democratic Party) ran for election to the California State Senate to represent District 29. O'Brien lost in the primary on March 5, 2024.
O'Brien also ran for election to the San Bernardino County Board of Education to represent Area C in California. O'Brien lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
San Bernardino County Board of Education
General election
General election for San Bernardino County Board of Education Area C
Incumbent Laura Abernathy Mancha defeated Jason O'Brien and Maria Arias in the general election for San Bernardino County Board of Education Area C on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Laura Abernathy Mancha (Nonpartisan) | 58.5 | 79,381 | |
 | Jason O'Brien (Nonpartisan) | 24.0 | 32,519 | |
| Maria Arias (Nonpartisan) | 17.5 | 23,767 | ||
| Total votes: 135,667 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for O'Brien in this election.
California State Senate
General election
General election for California State Senate District 29
Eloise Gomez Reyes defeated Carlos A. Garcia in the general election for California State Senate District 29 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Eloise Gomez Reyes (D) | 57.0 | 160,820 |
 | Carlos A. Garcia (R) | 43.0 | 121,085 | |
| Total votes: 281,905 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 29
Eloise Gomez Reyes and Carlos A. Garcia defeated Kathleen Torres Hazelton and Jason O'Brien in the primary for California State Senate District 29 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eloise Gomez Reyes (D) | 45.0 | 44,977 |
| ✔ | | Carlos A. Garcia (R) | 32.0 | 31,947 |
 | Kathleen Torres Hazelton (R) | 13.0 | 12,996 | |
| Jason O'Brien (D) | 10.0 | 10,045 | |
| Total votes: 99,965 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2020
See also: Fontana Unified School District, California, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Fontana Unified School District Board of Education At-large (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Fontana Unified School District Board of Education At-large on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jennifer Quezada (Nonpartisan) | 35.6 | 27,445 | |
| ✔ | Joe Armendarez (Nonpartisan) | 20.0 | 15,445 | |
| Jason O'Brien (Nonpartisan) | 18.5 | 14,243 | |
| Shelley Bradford (Nonpartisan) | 18.2 | 14,003 | ||
| Oliver Christian (Nonpartisan) | 5.9 | 4,570 | ||
| Oscar Solis (Nonpartisan) | 1.8 | 1,375 | ||
| Total votes: 77,081 | |||
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2016
Two of the five seats on the Fontana Unified School District Board of Education were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. In their bids for re-election, incumbents Barbara Chavez and Lorena Corona faced four opponents: Mars Serna, Peter Garcia, Jason O'Brien, and Bobbi Chavarria. Garcia and O'Brien won the election.[1][2]
Results
| Fontana Unified School District, At-large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Peter Garcia |
22.27% | 13,491 |
| Jason O'Brien |
21.36% | 12,939 |
| Mars Serna | 18.54% | 11,230 |
| Barbara Chavez Incumbent | 13.57% | 8,223 |
| Lorena Corona Incumbent | 13.18% | 7,986 |
| Bobbi Chavarria | 11.09% | 6,717 |
| Total Votes | 60,586 | |
| Source: San Bernadino County Elections Office of the Registrar of Voters, "Final Certified Election Results," accessed December 7, 2016 | ||
Funding
O'Brien reported $17,818.00 in contributions and $17,818.00 in expenditures to the San Bernardino County Elections Office of the Registrar of Voters, which left his campaign with a $0.00 balance in the election.[3]
Campaign themes
2024
San Bernardino County Board of Education
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Jason O'Brien did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
California State Senate
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Jason O'Brien did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Jason O'Brien did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ San Bernardino County Elections, "Candidate List," August 13, 2016
- ↑ San Bernadino County, "Final Unofficial Election Night Results," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ San Bernardino County Elections Office of the Registrar of Voters, "County of San Bernardino Public Portal for Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed February 16, 2017
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