Jay Blas Jacob Cabrera
Jay Blas Jacob Cabrera was a candidate for an at-large seat on the Palo Alto Unified School District school board in California. Cabrera was defeated in the at-large general election on November 8, 2016.[1]
Cabrera was a 2016 independent candidate for District 24 of the California State Assembly. He was defeated in the primary election on June 7, 2016.
Cabrera previously ran for a seat on the board. He was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014. He was also a 2012 independent candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 19th Congressional District of California.
Biography
Cabrera earned his undergraduate degree in Environmental Studies and Biology from UC Santa Cruz. His professional career includes his work as a social entrepreneur with a nonprofit, business, political organizations and grass roots community organizing with a multitude of organizations and movements, most recently including the Occupy Movement.
Cabrera ran for election to the Santa Cruz City Council in 2008. He ran again in 2010 for the California State Assembly's 24th District as a write-in candidate. He then ran for San Francisco Mayor in 2011 as a write-in candidate.[2]
Elections
2016
Palo Alto Unified School District
Three of the five seats on the Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Education were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. In their bids for re-election, incumbents Melissa Baten Caswell and Heidi Emberling ran against challengers Jay Blas Jacob Cabrera, Todd Collins, Jennifer DiBrienza, and Srinivasan Subramanian.[3] Caswell won re-election, and DiBrienza and Collins won the other seats on the ballot.[4]
Results
| Palo Alto Unified School District, At-large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jennifer DiBrienza |
28.73% | 20,868 |
| Todd Collins |
21.04% | 15,284 |
| Melissa Baten Caswell Incumbent |
18.67% | 13,556 |
| Heidi Emberling Incumbent | 18.39% | 13,358 |
| Srinivasan Subramanian | 8.61% | 6,255 |
| Jay Blas Jacob Cabrera | 4.55% | 3,306 |
| Total Votes | 72,627 | |
| Source: Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Official Final Results," accessed December 7, 2016 | ||
Funding
Cabrera filed an exemption form detailing he would not spend or receive more than $2,000 for this campaign. Because of this, he did not have to file additional campaign finance reports.[5][6]
California State Assembly
Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 25, 2016, for candidates filing with signatures. The deadline for candidates using a filing fee to qualify was March 11, 2016.[7] Incumbent Rich Gordon (D) did not seek re-election.
Marc Berman defeated Vicki Veenker in the California State Assembly District 24 general election.[8][9]
| California State Assembly, District 24 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Marc Berman |
54.43% | 92,419 | |
| Democratic | Vicki Veenker | 45.57% | 77,362 | |
| Total Votes | 169,781 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
The following candidates ran in the California State Assembly District 24 Blanket primary.[10][11]
| California State Assembly, District 24 Blanket Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Marc Berman |
28.15% | 30,649 | |
| Democratic | Vicki Veenker |
22.23% | 24,201 | |
| Republican | Peter Ohtaki | 19.77% | 21,525 | |
| Democratic | Barry Chang | 10.92% | 11,890 | |
| Democratic | Mike Kasperzak | 10.42% | 11,343 | |
| Libertarian | John M. Inks | 4.18% | 4,546 | |
| Independent | Jay Blas Jacob Cabrera | 2.39% | 2,603 | |
| Democratic | Sea Reddy | 1.93% | 2,102 | |
| Total Votes | 108,859 | |||
2014
The election in Palo Alto Unified featured two seats up for general election on November 4, 2014. There was no primary election.
Candidates Ken Dauber, Catherine Crystal Foster, Jay Blas Jacob Cabrera, Gina Dalma and Terry Godfrey ran for election. Dauber and Godfrey won election to the two seats by defeating Foster, Cabrera and Dalma. No incumbents filed for re-election.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Ken Dauber |
29.5% | 10,709 | |
| Nonpartisan | Terry Godfrey |
27.1% | 9,837 | |
| Nonpartisan | Catherine Crystal Foster | 26.6% | 9,637 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gina Dalma | 14% | 5,077 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jay Blas Jacob Cabrera | 2.8% | 998 | |
| Total Votes | 36,258 | |||
| Source: Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Official Final Results," accessed December 23, 2014 | ||||
2012
Cabrera ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent California's 19th District. He was defeated in the open primary on June 5, 2012.[12][13]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Zoe Lofgren (D) Incumbent |
65.2% | 60,726 |
| Robert Murray (R) |
23% | 21,421 |
| Phat Nguyen (R) | 7.7% | 7,192 |
| Jay Blas Jacob Cabrera (NPP) | 4.1% | 3,829 |
| Total Votes | 93,168 | |
Campaign themes
2012
Cabrera stated the following about his political philosophy in a biographical submission to Ballotpedia.[2]
"This is a difficult one to answer shortly, but simply stated my goal is the transformation of governance structures from our 200 year old slow and bureaucratic system, into one that is based on interactive technologies to bring our governance structures into the 21st century. If successful, when my work is complete, our government will function at the fast and accelerating pace that our society is currently functioning at, with non-stop real-time interactivity utilizing the internet, cell phones, and snail mail."
Recent news
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See also
- Palo Alto Unified School District, California
- Palo Alto Unified School District elections (2016)
- Palo Alto Unified School District elections (2014)
- California's 19th Congressional District elections, 2012
- California State Assembly
- California State Assembly District 24
- California State Assembly elections, 2016
- California State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bio Submission to Ballotpedia, May 27, 2012
- ↑ Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Santa Clara County, "November 8, 2016 Presidential General Election Summary," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "County of Santa Clara Public Portal for Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed September 30, 2016
- ↑ California Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 8, 2016," accessed September 30, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Key Dates and Deadlines," accessed April 18, 2017
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for the November 8, 2016, General Election," accessed September 7, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 23, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Statement of Vote," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Unofficial election results," November 6, 2012 (dead link)
| 2016 Palo Alto Unified School District Elections | |
| Santa Clara County, California | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Melissa Baten Caswell • Incumbent, Heidi Emberling • Jay Blas Jacob Cabrera • Todd Collins • Jennifer DiBrienza • Srinivasan Subramanian |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
| 2014 Palo Alto Unified School District Elections | |
| Santa Clara County, California | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Jay Blas Jacob Cabrera • Gina Dalma • Ken Dauber • Catherine Crystal Foster • Terry Godfrey |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
